Category Archives: Personal

Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 81-82

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Thistle

Because I was on vacation for most of Week 81, I didn’t hear a lot of news – I kinda avoided it on purpose, tbh – and have combined these two weeks together. And really, with things settling down again, … Continue reading →

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September 2021 in Review (Except Vacation)

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Thistle

September was divided into two very distinct sections. There were the first three weeks, filled with a whole lot of malaise and depression, and the last week, which began Jason’s and my nine-day road-trip vacation. I’m keeping the vacation portion … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Culling Social Media

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Thistle

It’s time. I first got on social media in early 2006, when I was a stay at home mom to three boys aged five and under. My job was 24/7 and I had no way of meeting people, living in … Continue reading →

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Subscription Review: Hello Fresh

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Thistle

Over the summer, my family had a lot of crap going on: car accidents, foster kittens, colitis issues, finding out Laurence is allergic to milk and eggs, etc. It made for a lot of fraught mealtimes and far more eating … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – 100 Happy Days, Part 1

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Thistle

I was not doing well mentally over the summer, so I made myself a personal 100-day challenge that began September 1st. My plan was to discuss it here at some point. Honestly, the plan was overly ambitious and stressful, so … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 80

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Thistle

It was a fairly calm week, so let’s get to it. This week’s numbers: Cases: 306,769 (+4,615) Deaths: 4,314 (+152) Seven-day rolling average: 595 (-213/day) Positivity rate: 4.9% (-2.2%) Cases per 100k: 41.7 (-2.8) Hospitalizations: 820 patients; 289 in ICU … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 79

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Thistle

We are in the middle of a worrisome scare here this week. Ambrose’s college just opened up to on-campus students last week. He only has two in-person classes, on Mondays and Wednesdays. Monday, he went to these classes, and by … Continue reading →

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Saturday Coffee – 20 Years

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Thistle

On September 11, 2001, my family consisted of Jason, me, and 10.5-month Morrigan. This photo of us was taken in September that year, though I couldn’t tell you if it was before or after the 9/11 attacks. At that time, … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 78

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Thistle

Let’s get right to it. I don’t have pics for this week, so I’m going to sprinkle this post with lots of cute kitten photos instead. Heh. This week’s numbers: Cases: 295,953 (+8,542) Deaths: 4,017 (+81) Seven-day rolling average: 983 … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – More Kitten Updates

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Thistle

Yes, another kitty update. And if anyone is annoyed by that…well, there might be quite a few of these going forward, because after these kittens are off to their forever homes, I plan to volunteer as a foster for one … Continue reading →

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