Still here, still reading one book a day. Six weeks into quarantine and I've yet to go stir-crazy. I'm not surprised: I'm your bona fide introvert, and though I'm decent at playing the part of the extrovert, it's an exhausting act to maintain. It wasn't until this shelter-in-place that I realized ... Read More
Loosen Up My Buttons
Put on pants for the first time in a month and though I was pleased to see that I was just able to fit into my (most forgiving pair of 501) Levi's, I was taken by how little the soft spill atop my waistband affected me. I've let go. Of myself, yes, but what this quarantine has granted me is the ... Read More
Distancing Diaries: A Day in the (Quarantine) Life
A Saturday chez moi, because 75% of the workday is spent in front of a computer—and that's no fun. And because we're still on lockdown, in quarantine. 8:00AM I'm up, but still in bed, luxuriating under a cocoon of comforter and weighted blankets. It's easy waking up sans alarm when there's sun. ... Read More