This is simple. I'm Tish Oxen writer.

Hey, friends. Hey friends in this episode I'm chatting with my friend and co-host

Christine Bailey and as always on the show we're talking about what we wrote this

week. She's a farmer but it hasn't always been this way,

having lived in an urban city before.

So she talks about what it means to live connected.

It seems like it'd be easier to connect with neighbors living in a city, but she's found that the opposite is actually true.

So she shares little ways they've made their farm open to neighbors and friends and how we can do the same in our own homes,

whether we're in the suburbs or small town

or even major metropolitan area.

And then this week, I wrote about morning and evening routines

and how they've been so important to me over the years. So. morning and

talk with Christine about three rituals I've been holding on to the past few weeks that are really simple, but really important, especially when life is as

nuts and unexpected as it has been for us lately. These three things have helped me

feel like I'm getting somewhat of a passing grade at adulting 101, even if I'm not doing so hot and the other life things that I have no control over right now.

We'll get right into it, but first a quick reminder to make sure you're signed up for my

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