Wow. Quarantine life. It was supposed to be 3 weeks! And in a few days, it will be a full year more than that.
I’ve been meaning to write more, but when every day is blurs-day, and I don’t go ANYWHERE, there’s not a lot of exciting stuff to write about. Or is there? I actually think there’s plenty to write about, I just need to make time and prioritize it.
So, this is going to be the month of writing more again.
See you soon!
xoxo
OMG, I passed 100 books this year! While the year isn’t quite done, I expect to only add 1 or 2 more, depending on how much TV I watch between now and midnight tomorrow night.
Here’s my annual list of books that stood out for me this past year. These are not the “best” books, and they were not necessarily published in 2020. These are just the books that moved me, that touched my soul in some way. Click the links to read my reviews.
In no particular order….
We’re 8 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days into quarantine. Here in California, we’ve had various levels of quarantine, along with multiple classification schemes.
Currently, we’re using colors. In addition to being in the purple (worst) category, we got another “stay at home order” over the weekend. This is what we started with in March and what kicked off my quarantine counter.
For some, the changing levels impact what they do. For me, I’ve been doing pretty the same thing(s) since March—nothing.
Ok, not nothing, but pretty darn close. I haven’t been to get a haircut; I did my own and somehow managed to not make a total mess out of it. But after 3 years of skipping the dentist, I can’t get away with that anymore, so I have gone to my dentist. Oh, and the chiropractor.
I’ve also gone to the hardware store. I tried not to; I did online-ordering for same-day curbside pick-up. Then my order sits “in processing” for days and days, so I keep going inside the store. But I haven’t been to a grocery store, or to the pet store, in months and months.
Work is good; I’m able to do everything online. It’s a bit lonely not seeing anyone in person, and most zoom meetings are just that—meetings.
We have a vaccine, but it’s unclear if we can get it distributed to everyone or if enough people are willing to take it. Hopefully, it’s safe and will be available soon for those of us willing. I booked a trip to Scotland in August 2021, and I’d really love to not cancel it!
So what am I doing?
Let’s see—I broke my personal record for the number of books read in a year (and I might crack 100, we’ll see!!!); I’ve been doing a lot of small (and not so small) projects around the house; puzzles—lots and lots of puzzles.
I’ve posted many photos of my puzzles, so I thought I’d share some of my home improvement projects today.
So, if this is actually hell, at least I’m going to have a cozy space to spend eternity!
Regarding the projects, the bedroom project started out small; remove the carpet, refinish the existing floor underneath. Turns out it was SO MUCH BIGGER THAN EXPECTED, and it didn’t help that I kept adding to it (let’s paint! new window treatments)! We’re almost done, and I could not have done it without my amazing mom and step-dad, Nancy and Michael. Of course, there are many more projects on the to-do list!
* this is my made-up name for the color; I don’t actually know what it’s called.
