When It All Came Tumbling Down
This was the first morning since Helene that my husband and I sat down to review our weekly calendar. There’s enough routine now and reliable utilities to plan our work hours, schedule zooms, coordinate playdates for our kids, and even add something social or fun on top of it all. That’s not to say things are back to normal. We still drive over a dozen downed power lines to get to our house; the water coming out of our faucet isn’t safe for drinking and stings your eyes in the shower, WIFI is intermittent, school is still out, and we are still hearing heartbreaking stories from friends in different corners of WNC. But the framework of daily life is slowly being put back together.
I’m not sure if it was from the boredom of being at home or perhaps just being ready for a change, but this past week our son with the long golden locks decided it was time for a fresh new ‘do’. My husband went to work with his clippers and when it was all over we could better see our son’s freckled face. And the grandparents rejoiced. This past weekend, my mom even “rewarded” Gus for his haircut with a trip to our favorite gem mine in Hendersonville.
Continue reading to learn more, written by Jennifer Pharr Davis.
November 26, 2024
Jennifer Pharr Davis
Jennifer Pharr Davis ni adventurer anayetambuliwa kimataifa, msemaji, mwandishi, na mjasiriamali ambaye amepanda zaidi ya maili 14,000 za njia kwenye mabara sita tofauti.
Mnamo 2011 aliweka wakati unaojulikana kwa kasi zaidi kwenye Njia ya Appalachian kwa kumaliza njia ya miguu ya maili 2,185 kwa siku 46 (wastani wa maili 47 kwa siku). Na tangu wakati huo hajapungua.
Jennifer amebeba mimba ya maili 700, alitembea katika jimbo la North Carolina wakati akimnyonyesha mtoto wake mchanga, na akapanda katika majimbo yote 50 na binti yake wa miaka miwili.
Yeye ni mwanachama wa Baraza la Rais la Michezo, Fitness na Lishe, alionyeshwa katika filamu ya 2020 IMAX Into America's Wild, na aliwahi kwenye bodi ya Hifadhi ya Njia ya Appalachian.
Jennifer ni nguvu ya asili. Lakini kinachomsisimua zaidi ni kuwatambulisha watu kwenye fursa za kubadilisha maisha ambazo asili hutoa.
Chunguza Maudhui Zaidi
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
“Our mission is for everyone in the world to have access to clean water,” maintained Beth.
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
We tested four portable water filters and recommend the Sawyer Mini Water Filter.
Kutoka kwa kikosi
Mazungumzo ya Campfire na jamii yetu, kutoka kwa Wanachama wa Squad na Mabalozi kwa Washirika wa Brand na timu ya Sawyer.
