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3 April 2020

Isolation Day 12:⁣ ⁣⁣ Today in isolation meant Sean was home all day which was pretty great. ⁣ ⁣ Being cooped up means there are soooo many minutes in the day for the kids to be jerks. Who knew? ⁣ ⁣ Though there’s a good amount of the good, too. I have to remind myself. Here’s some of that: ⁣ ⁣ • before my work meetings, I did a cardio session. Each time I laid down to do my set of leg lifts, Lucy clobbered me with nuzzles and licks. It was pretty cute. ⁣ ⁣ • the kids are becoming quite confident in the kitchen. ⁣ ⁣ • today I brightened my mood with bright clothes. It worked because I’m simple! ⁣ ⁣ • Sean and the kids watched a recording of the old 1990 Duke vs UConn elite 8 game that went into overtime. ⁣ ⁣ • Thora made a List of Constructive Things in hopes to encourage her to do more than sleep this time away. ⁣ ⁣ • Thora made shepherds pie tonight for dinner. It was a winner! ⁣ ⁣ • I finished the pantry cleanout! It is so satisfying to have combined the many duplicates of various o...
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2 April 2020

Isolation Day 11:⁣ ⁣⁣ Things (besides working from home) that happened today. ⁣ ⁣ • an early trip to the store ⁣ • a (relatively) clean body means a new tattoo canvas⁣ • sibling cuddles⁣ • half-assed yoga⁣ • 2 dog walks⁣ • dropping off groceries to an older neighbor and chatting with him for a bit⁣ • Meals are whatever, however⁣ • Reading! ⁣ • some good progress on the Isolation Pantry Cleanout⁣ • though there is still a disheartening amount of pantry detritus everywhere⁣ • Auric and Thora cooked dinner while I had a zoom happy hour with workmates.⁣ • Auric’s first attempt at homemade sushi wasn’t too shabby. Have a good day/night everyone!

1 April 2020

Isolation Day 10:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Today was so similar to many of the other days. So what will I want to remember about this time? ⁣ Firstly, Auric is really into pretending to have been knocked unconscious, your approach coincidentally timed with him rousing from a blackout. Sometimes fake blood is involved. Often amnesia has occurred. So that keeps things interesting. ⁣ ⁣

31 March 2020

Isolation Day 9:⁣ ⁣ Lots of family exercise in our house today. ⁣ ⁣ 🚢‍♂️A long walk for Sean (rehabbing a strained calf).⁣ ⁣ πŸƒ‍♀️A hill repeat session from a 4-week running program for me. ⁣ ⁣ πŸ’ͺThora busted out another session of her school’s distance learning PE homework. ⁣ ⁣ πŸƒ‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏊‍♂️ But Auric showed us all up by out of the blue, completing a solo DIY triathlon. He went for an out and back run down the road in one direction, collected his bike at our driveway for a ride up the road in the other direction, finishing up with several laps in the pool. ⁣ But that wasn’t it. I came back from my exercise just in time to see The Fightin’ Pococks’ Makeshift Gym. ⁣ Sean and Auric had played the time-honored game, “Fill These Bags with Stuff!” in order to improvise weights.⁣ ⁣ Thora joined in too for some duffel bag lifting, thera-band pulling, and toilet paper barbells. You know, your classic gym equipment.⁣ ⁣ And speaking of Thora, you may be wondering where she is in all these upd...