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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 59 and 60

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Amanda

So much of life right now feels tentatively safe at the moment. It feels like for the last 13-14 months, I’ve been living in an underground shelter, hunkering down and waiting until things are safe again, and now we’re peeking … Continue reading →

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April 2021 Wrap-up

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Amanda

I say this every year, and 2021 is no different: April is very tough for me, and the beginning of a difficult season. In normal years, April brings in waves of heat and the beginning of summer. It’s followed by … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Memorial

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Amanda

My grandfather passed away on March 29th. Originally, there was going to be no funeral or memorial service for him, per his wishes. However, my grandmother decided that she wanted a family get-together/memorial for those of us still here, so … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 57 and 58

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Amanda

Welp, it’s taken slightly longer than expected – most likely due to the wonderful vaccine efforts going on – but we’re definitely seeing another upward covid trend here. After a month of things bottoming out and stabilizing, we’re seeing increases … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 55 and 56

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Amanda

Still sitting in equilibrium here in SA. There’s been little news or developments, and we’re in a race against this disease with vaccines now… Week 55 – March 26 to April 1 205,777 cases, 3,152 deaths, 190 seven-day rolling average … Continue reading →

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March 2021 Wrap-up

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Amanda

What a weird, weird month. Most of March was actually pretty nice. I had a lot of good moments, learned some things about myself, had tons of birthday celebrations, etc. Ambrose got his first job, Jason and the boys got … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Toxic Headspace

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Amanda

Ooooooy. This week hasn’t been good. I mentioned in Friday’s post that my grandfather is in the hospital. I’ve spent an anxious few days waiting for news and trying to distract myself, which means eating too much junk food and … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 54

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Amanda

So. It’s Week 54, and there’s SO MUCH information this week that it needs its own weekly post. So here we go: Week 54, March 19 to 25. This week, we’ve arrived at 203,191 cases, 3,076 deaths, a 179 seven-day … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 52 and 53

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Amanda

I feel like we’re currently in the calm before the storm. We’re hitting all sorts of record lows, or lowest-lows-in-months at least, and we’re getting people vaccinated as quickly as possible. But of course, all covid safety measures were removed … Continue reading →

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Anniversary: The Day the World Exploded

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Amanda

It’s been one year today since covid officially came to San Antonio. Friday the 13th, my son’s 16th birthday, the “last” day of spring break, and the start of an entirely new world. Today, I look back on the weeks … Continue reading →

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