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Cancelling Play May 2020
The pandemic was a frightening time, especially at the start, when our world had just turned upside down. We were all locked down with our schedules cleared, obsessively washing our hands, watching the news and trying to work form home. Here is my essay about this timeframe on the Playground Professionals website, click on link …
Lockdown in May 2020
May 7 Just once, I would like to be on a Zoom call where everyone already knew how to use Zoom and I am not looking at someone else’s ceiling the whole time! May 11I’m god at making friends. It’s a useful skill to have. But a pandemic is a hard situation be to meet …
Lockdown TV/March 29, 2020
What To Watch? Randomly Watching on TV 📺 (this list was updated a the pandemic went along): News LIVE with Kelly & Ryan (from their house) Flea Market Flip Love It or List It Survivor: Winners at War (Go Boston Rob! Spoiler Alert – He does not win.) Live events (Garth Brooks, Elton John, etc.) …
Lockdown News/March 26, 2020
Too Much Bad News I now have a love/hate relationship with the news and television. I love the following: The routine of watching TV in a time of uncertainty News about people being kind Stories of patients who are recovering Cute kids and animal videos I hate the following: Stories about hoarding and gun purchases …
Lockdown HoJo/March 25, 2020
😍 Things Can Only Get Better 😍 Today I watched a YouTube of my favorite singer Howard Jones in concert (I missed one of his concerts while in quarantine). I actually started singing along. I realized I have not been singing along or even listening to music in quarantine. I also have not really read …
Lockdown World/March 23, 2020
What has not changed: Hungry pets awaiting meals Dogs with wagging tails Flowers blooming & sunshine Love of friends & family What has changed: People hoarding toilet paper Zoom conference calls Curbside pickup at stores/restaurants Donating personal protective equipment Online concerts/events Freezing whole pizza pies Newscasters even wearing face masks as they report the news …
Lockdown Schedule/March 22, 2020
New Schedule 6-9am Watch News/Write Journal Entries/Shower/Breakfast/Read Newspaper/Feed horses or walk dogs 9am Work on computer 12pm Lunch 1-3 pm Work on Computer 3pm Nap or watch Ellen on TV 4-7pm Get the mail Work on Computer 6pm Go for a walk/Dinner/More news/Go to sleep/Netflix Mixed In – Telephone calls, laundry, dishwashing, etc.
Lockdown Changes/March 21, 2020
How It Was The world does not seem real because our lives have so dramatically changed. I used to go to the gym on Saturdays to work out and discuss the 80’s music that they played. Afterwards I would complete a list of errands: deli, post office, bank, chiropractor, etc. Now I wonder if some …