And with that, we're done with the last full week of May. The days absolutely aren't normal, but they seem to be moving along at a much faster clip now. On a whim, we took a day trip out to Sequim over the weekend. Really, the fact that we could decide impulsively to take a…
May has been speeding by. March felt like it was at least three years long, and April was only a bit faster. It must be that we've been in this weird stasis for long enough now, but the days seem to be going by in hyper speed now. Memorial Day weekend completely caught me off…
Last weekend was Mother's Day, and a wonderful couple of days. Prior years, the holiday hasn't been my favorite, with too high expectations that never end up coming to fruition. This year, quarantine and all, somehow ended up being the best one I've ever had. I started out the weekend with a trip to the…
It's funny how fast time seems to be going these days after the drag of how long March lasted. While things are definitely still quite difficult, the days are moving by at a much more rapid clip. Have you noticed this as well? Strange, for sure. Thought it still is hard to believe it's been…
Well, we've had another week of mostly beautiful weather. Other than that... I think my husband has correctly labeled this time the doldrums. We've "settled in" to this quarantine pandemic life for the most part now, but any time I look out very far and realize we aren't near the end of this gets me…
Another week down where we haven't been farther than ten or so miles from our house, and rarely even that far. While in some ways, things are starting to feel more normal (less surreal and more "real"), having that reality sink in isn't all great. In some ways, it is better, because it means I'm not…
Easter was this past Sunday, and it was definitely one that won't soon be forgotten. Instead of going to celebrate at church, I watched the sermon from my couch. Instead of a day full of family and good food, well, we still got some of that, but from a distance. We went to my parents'…
The kiddo has been seriously missing his Nana and Grammy (my mother and grandmother), who he usually sees for a full day once a week. At first, he enjoyed FaceTime calls with them, but over the last few week, he's mostly refused to even do that, saying that he "wants to see their whole body."…
This week has been one of an overwhelming number of hours related to work as well as my unpaid work of doing what I can to support our local businesses. I may be more settled in to the realization that this is "real life," but I'm also just tired. Okay, exhausted. So this week's update…
I haven't felt much like writing and almost skipped today's post, but ultimately I decided that I want a diary of these strange times. Four weeks ago, I startejd working from home. At that point, things felt completely surreal and like I was probably overreacting by pulling the kiddo from preschool. A month later, it…