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What to Call It?

Posted on 03/16/2020 by chick

I haven’t decided yet what to call our pandemic-induced time at home. Quarantine Self-isolation Lockdown Exile I like “quarantine” and “lockdown” for their simplicity, but “self-isolation” is probably more accurate. It feels like “exile,” though, and that’s the term I … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Marshall Law

Posted on 03/16/2020 by chick

Since much of the Twitter talk today is in regards to “Marshall Law,” I will tell you about how Marshall Law works, because that’s something I know a lot about. Under Marshall Law, there is/are… No school and no homework … Continue reading →

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Day 2: Word of the Year

Posted on 03/15/2020 by chick

Today’s Thoughts My husband said to me today that he thinks the Word of the Year will be “flatten the curve.” I thought this was very interesting, because I had already decided that it will be “social distancing.” I was … Continue reading →

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Third Pattern

Posted on 03/15/2020 by chick

Yesterday was the first day since Rhode Island announced that all schools would be closed next week, and that made it feel like the first day of vacation. (It was really more like the first day of quarantine, but we … Continue reading →

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Day 1: King Lear

Posted on 03/14/2020 by chick

On Twitter today, people are pointing out the Shakespeare wrote “King Lear” while he was quarantined. Apparently we’re supposed to find inspiration in this and each pen our own masterpiece while we isolate ourselves. Does a blog post count? If … Continue reading →

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Bad Managers

Posted on 03/10/2020 by chick

Today I am trying not to worry too much over the government’s bad management of the coronavirus pandemic as I struggle with the near impossibility of meeting a work deadline due to my own poor time management.

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Nature Report

Posted on 03/09/2020 by chick

The crocuses have been blooming for several days, and the daffodils are budding. No sign of violets in the yard yet, but I found tiny telltale leaves of dandelions, chickweed, clover, cinquefoil, and ground ivy. And the peepers have started … Continue reading →

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Absentminded Antiprocrastination

Posted on 03/05/2020 by chick

Being a mom has eroded my procrastinating tendencies. I still look at unpleasant chores, such as the dishes, and say to myself, “I can’t handle this right now.” But then ten minutes later, the work is done. I’ve gotten so … Continue reading →

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Cross-Stitch Pattern #2

Posted on 03/02/2020 by chick
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Awkward and Weird

Posted on 02/29/2020 by chick

Heard around the house: Awkward turtles make weird babies. From “The Llama Song“

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