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I’ve written up a quarantine update for y’all – 6 weeks in and still going strong(ish). The post turned into lots of ideas of shows to binge, books to read, and ways to entertain your kids since I’m sure they’re getting antsy and bored!
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Hi, friends! Let’s check in with each other. How is quarantine going for you? Is your state still under a shelter-in-place order, or has it been partially lifted? How is your mental health doing?
What have you been doing to survive? Do you have Netflix shows, books, podcasts, activities, etc to recommend? I’m taking alllll the recommendations over here!
Let me give you all of my updates, and then share yours with me in the comments!
Truthfully, the past couple of weeks have actually been really hard, emotionally and mentally. My grandfather passed away (not from COVID-19), and not being able to be with family is hard. Not knowing when/if there will be a memorial and a chance for us to say goodbye is taking its toll on me. And, if you follow me on Instagram, you know I’ve been struggling with not being able to pursue options to help us have a second child, because everything is shut down right now.
There have been a lot of moments of anxiety – and that’s okay. Since I normally struggle with anxiety, I kind of figured I’d struggled more through all of this. But there are still moments of positivity and joy as well. We put out the sandbox that Oma bought Cam for his birthday, and that sandbox has brought that little boy so much joy. He plays in it multiple times a day, making his tractors and trucks dig and dump, over and over and over.
Today, we ventured to a new park – without a playground, to avoid a meltdown – and Camden got a kick out of standing on the bridge, watching geese forever. The joy of goose-watching definitely missed me, but I get joy when he enjoys it.
So, right now, I’m balancing the joy with the anxiety. I’ll take it. What about you?
Here’s the important stuff:
Lately I’ve been watching and loving:
I tried, but just couldn’t get into:
So far, I’ve read and loved:
What else should I be watching and reading?
When this all started, I remember thinking ‘I’m a stay at home mom; this shouldn’t be so hard.’ I was sorely mistaken. I failed to appreciate the activities we did each week, to get out of the house, for socialization (for me and Camden both), to keep our house a little cleaner. We used to go to open gym, and library storytime, and the children’s museum. We played on playgrounds and wandered Target. And now that we can’t do those things – it’s hard.
So, more importantly than what we haven’t been doing, here is what we have been doing:
And that’s a wrap on our current quarantine status! Our stay-at-home order was extended yesterday to last until at least May 30th, so I’m sure I’ll be back in a couple of weeks with another update. Let me know what you’re up to in the comments!
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