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Gardening for the Soul

As I wrote a few weeks ago… One of these days when I’m not 1. sick or 2. anxiety filled and in a fetal position in bed, I…

Day #36 – Losing My Patience

Meh. I suppose I feel better today. Woke up around noon. Still congested & stuffy as per course the last 5 freaking weeks. Definitely feeling the Big D….

Day #34 & Day #35 – A Whole Lotta Nothing

I’ve done a whole lotta nothing the last two days. Watched it snow. Ignored Twitter. Cooked. Slept. Read. Watched movies. Thursday: I made tacos for lunch. I like…

Media/News Blackout

I reached my limit. I shouldn’t have read these articles, but I did. A grocery clerk with cerebral palsy died of coronavirus. She had kept working to help…

Day #33 – Midweek Decline?

Me: Ugh. Wait, what time is it? Time to get up? HWMMS: No, it’s only 6am. Me: Oh, the old time to get up. Falls back to sleep….

Day #32 – (Feeling Better!)

Feeling Better. Shhhhhhhhhhhhh. And dare I say not just better, but ((normal)) after over a month of being sick! Second day in a row. Relief. Sunday night was…

Nighttime Doggos

The time is about 12am last night (this morning.) Harley Boo whined and made me get out of bed to go potty…except NO POTTY for Harley. He just…

Day #31 – Two Degrees

Today, it hit close to home. Not home, but close. Two degrees close. This morning, I found out a friend’s cousin passed away in WNY from Covid-19. Tonight,…

Quarantined with Norm Macdonald

I don’t know why HWMMS is listening to a video of Norm Macdonald talking on the phone to Roseanne Barr right now, but Roseanne said… “I think this…

Day #30 – FEISTY

#Day30 #SelfQuarantine I’m FUCKING FEISTY. People in crowds at the park, beach, church, golf clubs, dept store shopping? WTAF? THIS IS NOT OK. The easiest thing we could…

Video Chatting

I know this probably makes me a terrible friend but I’ve been invited to 4 video happy hour – get togethers for the weekend and that is 4…

Day #29 – Dying Alone

As crazy as it sounds, and I know my empath heart would break over and over, but *if* I have Covid-19 immunity, I would completely volunteer to sit…

Day #28 – Privilege

I’m COMPLETELY FINE sheltering in place as long as needed so PEOPLE DON’T DIE. It’s not about never getting the virus, it’s about conserving important resources. #flattenthecurve I‘ve…

Day #27- Sad

Day #27 – Self-Quarantine (Day #2 of Unemployment) A month ago, my plan for today involved getting ready for April 1st – Tool *Fool* Fest Event & I…

All Things Jennifer – March 2020

In my past month roundups (January & February)  I was focused on my three words. Peace. Art. Friends. Wow. Those were the before times, eh? Peace? I guess I found…

Day #25 – Unemployment

Day #1 Unemployment & Day #24 Self-Quarantine I started the day in bed trying to be clever. This is Week #2 HWMMS has been full-time working from home….

Day #24 – Day? Day? WHAT DAY IS IT?

(Day 19) March 25th – Today is the first day since I’ve been sick (for those counting that would be March 6th) that I put in an 8…

Day #23 – Sigh

I woke up with this sweet boy at my side, he let out a big doggo sigh…I told him everything would be ok. Then started to tear up….

Day #22 – All Things Laid Off

UGH. I just sent my “last day” email out to my Foundry Family. I’m completely selfishly heavy-hearted about this. Even though I knew it was inevitable…With no expectation…

Day #20 The Isolation *Might* Be Getting To Me

Day #20. I’ve been out of the house twice. Once to go to the doctor. Once to go to the drive-thru at the pharmacy to pick up more…

What’s Cooking?

You can tell I’m feeling better since I started cooking a wee bit again. Earlier in the week I made MaCORNA salad. And although it’s been a week…

Day #17 (And #15 & #16)

Whoa. 17? It’s been 17 days since I’ve been sick and staying at home self-isolating? Where does the time go? (I’ll tell ya, sleeping…) Sleeping is a safe…

Oxygen Breathing Thingy

For those with asthma or bronchitis or anxiety (um, I am all of the above…) I HIGHLY recommend buying one of these little Oxygen Breathing Thingy devices for…

Not My Family Macaroni Salad

I think we all turn to our past for moments of comfort in trying times. And holy mother of all things are we in trying times right now….

Day #14 – The Richest Country in the World

Sorry friends, I don’t have it in me today. I stayed offline for a lot of the day and when trying to catch up, became very overwhelmed and…

Day #13.75 – Surreal

Everything is so surreal. This can’t be real life? If I don’t force myself to be numb I don’t think I will make it through the next few…weeks?…

Day #13- Feeling Better! (And helpful links for the community)

Day #12 – I’m actually drinking coffee today and feeling better. Shhhhh. Don’t tell the evil virus! Also, check out the growth on that darn short short haircut!…

All Things Jennifer

Pleasing herself and others since 1973.

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