Heather Reid Writes

Heather is an essayist, editor, CMO, mommy, and wife seeking stillness while in a state
of nearly constant motion. She lives, walks, and eats in the greatest city in the world: Chicago.

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The Big Sit

January 18, 2022 by Heather Reid in adultlife, COVID, finding quiet, work

In January of last year, I wrote about my then-new habit of LovingKIndness meditation. Throughout the tumult that was 2021, I resolved to be gentle to myself through this practice, and I committed to a year of once-daily meditation.

And I did.

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January 18, 2022 /Heather Reid
meditation, forgiveness, work
adultlife, COVID, finding quiet, work
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The Way Back Home

June 20, 2021 by Heather Reid in adulting, adultlife, COVID, family, momlife

In early 2020 when things shut down, my family and I shut down, too. At first, it was just supposed to be a few weeks. No big deal: After Spring Break (our trip was canceled like everything else), we’d be back.

Of course, it didn’t quite work out that way.

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June 20, 2021 /Heather Reid
work, family, pandemic, growingup
adulting, adultlife, COVID, family, momlife
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