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Quarantine Diaries – Week 17

Posted on July 10, 2020 by

I want to tell a quick story this week about covid and privilege. In the last week, both my son and my best friend’s family came down with covid symptoms. As explained in Week 16’s post, my son went down … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 16

Posted on July 3, 2020 by

Oh y’all, I can’t tell you how sad I am that I’m still needing to track this stuff on a weekly basis. It has gotten so bad that I’ve changed back to my original daily format, because my little sectional … Continue reading →

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June 2020 in Review

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

This month has been a rollercoaster and an exercise in frustration. At the beginning of the month, my calendar was nearly as full as it would have been pre-quarantine. I had nearly a dozen hikes scheduled (all with six or … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 15

Posted on June 26, 2020 by

We have officially passed the 100th day since COVID19 came to the San Antonio community (March 13th). In the beginning, we did well. Recently, not so much. Sigh. It’s been a particularly difficult week for me personally, as I’ll discuss … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – First Steps

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

There have been several big changes to my life this week. Covid has spiked so badly here that my hiking group has canceled the remaining June hikes and decided not to schedule any for July. That’s a big part of … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 14

Posted on June 19, 2020 by

It’s been a Week, y’all. This might even apply to me at this point (sigh): If your mental health is at a point where you cannot bear to hear more about quarantine stuff, skip to the bottom of this post … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 13

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

So. I didn’t plan to be writing this week. I said I was going to start grouping these into several weeks at a time. We were doing relatively well here, though the spike in numbers during Week 12 was alarming … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 12

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

It was a tough week, not as much for me personally as it was for others because I have the privilege of pale skin, but as a whole in our country. This is only compounded by the potential threat of … Continue reading →

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May 2020 in Review

Posted on June 1, 2020 by

As my long-time followers will already know, May is always a tough month for me between the weather getting insanely hot and my personal PTSD issues. It was particularly tough this month as quarantine stretched into its third month, with … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 11

Posted on May 29, 2020 by

It has been a whirlwind week, with the end of school, Morrigan applying for summer jobs (in this environment – eek), lots of virtual parties, and tons of insane weather. Summer is here, whether we like it or not (not, … Continue reading →

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