Week three of coronavirus has me in a slump. I’ve been feeling an uncharacteristic lack of energy and motivation, that I can only blame on latent stress caused by all the uncertainty right now. I’ve been giving myself grace, but I know too much ‘grace’ will only result in excessive time on the couch, surfing social media and snacking. Continue reading “how I’m trying to feel more ‘normal’”
how we’re spending our time in quarantine
Just like everyone else, we’re spending A LOT of time at home these days. Admittedly, my day-to-day hasn’t changed all that much since I’m still home with the baby much of the time. However, now that we’re in week three of social distancing, I’m starting to feel the lack of play dates, walks with friends and errand-running. I can’t even imagine how I’d handle having school-aged children home, suddenly, and attempting to keep them busy educate them! Continue reading “how we’re spending our time in quarantine”
Miss Maelle goes to Washington
Earlier this month, we had ourselves an impromptu ‘spring break,’ and boy are we glad to have gotten out on a quick trip (and home again) before all the quarantining started! Maelle and I had tentatively planned to join Andrew on a work trip to London in early May, but that’s obviously not happening… We aren’t sure when our next opportunity to travel will be, and we feel the absence of trip-planning acutely; this will be the first time in four or five years that we aren’t planning a trip to Europe right about now. Continue reading “Miss Maelle goes to Washington”
