Coffee Break Up

Kathryn Crawford Saxer Self Care

Dear Coffee, I hate to say it, but it’s time we broke up. I love how you smell, I love how you taste, but you’re not good for me. You make my stomach hurt. We’ve had some wonderful times together and I’ll really, really miss you. But I feel anxious when I’m around you. I get all sweaty. I can’t sleep. As I said, you make my stomach hurt. I know we’ve broken up before, but this time I really …

Thank You, Aliens

Kathryn Crawford Saxer A Little Kindness

Aliens have abducted my husband. My Spock-like software engineer of a husband – or his alien clone – put a gratitude journal on both our phones. Who is this guy and what has he done with my husband? Every morning at 7:30 this app pops up, disrupting whatever else I happen to be doing, and I have to stop and think about and write down what I’m grateful for in this moment. After a couple of weeks of this, I’m …