This post is dedicated to George Floyd. View this post on Instagram Yesterday, in yet another act of anti-black police violence causing mass outrage, George Floyd yelled “I can’t breathe” and pleaded for his life as a white Minneapolis police officer violently pinned him down with his knee on his neck. George died after. He … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 11
*This post contains affiliate links* Happy Memorial Day weekend! It’s a weird disconnect for me that a month has passed since I last had a day off…how does time pass so quickly? Weekend plans in the before time would have included going to a wedding, but unfortunately that is not happening any longer because of … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 10
*This post contains affiliate links* It’s the 9th week of quarantine!! That’s the start of basically ever email I received this week. We also passed our 60th day of self-isolation on Wednesday. Parts of New York state are starting to re-open today, but NYC has only met 4 of 7 metrics set by the governor … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 9
*This post contains affiliate links* Happy Friday! This week marks three years since we adopted Jada! She’s at least 11 years old, but still loves to zoom around and scratch the furniture. She’s so sweet and I’m so happy that we get to cuddle her all the time! This week has been filled with some … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 8
*This post contains affiliate links* In many ways, these weekly posts are an update on my life in a pandemic hot zone. In other ways, I treat these posts as a way to remember all the thoughts and emotions and news that passes each week. At any given moment I feel overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, concerned, … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 7
This week I spent a lot of time day dreaming of being outside! … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 6
*This post contains affiliate links* New week, new stay at home orders! This week the governor of New York extended the stay at home order through May 15, this comes after the announcement that NYC school’s will not be going back (and continue with e-learning) through the remainder of the year. Josh and I received … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 5
*This post contains affiliate links* Happy Friday! I keep having these grand visions of working from home, eating healthy meals, and doing something productive with my downtime. In reality, I’m just trying to get through the day and eating sleeves of Oreos. I keep looking at my phone as if its going to tell me … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 4
*This post contains affiliate links* This weekend it really hit me that I don’t want to get this virus. I’ve been trying to combat my own paranoia, but I can’t stop thinking about how this pandemic won’t go away and it seems inevitable that me and Josh will get it just because we live in … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 3
*This post contains affiliate links* Hi friends, how are we holding up? Still feeling anxious? Me too. Let’s get through the bad news first: Josh was officially laid off on Sunday night and he was able to apply for unemployment on Tuesday (so many people are applying that NY state had to separate applications by … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 2
