Ben and I have been doing DIY projects like crazy. He’s been building a substantial patio and baking, when not helping me rip out carpets so we can expose + re-finish the hardwoods that have been hiding underneath the dirty old carpet. Meanwhile, I’ve been working from home nearly full-time and keeping busy with every form of craft you could think of. I’m nearly done making a sweater and I’ve been teaching myself to sew clothes.

Ben and I have also been making cloth masks for family + friends, and to sell to raise money for local coronavirus relief.

It’s been interesting, finding a routine. I thought at first that the greatest temptation would be to cozy up, settle in, and spend the whole time on the couch. I tried working that way the first day that the hospital locked down and the lab was moved remotely.

But I quickly realized that I have WAY too much restless energy for that. The real struggle has honestly been finding enough things to do to approximate some kind of normal. The second day of work, I started building up a home office. That’s been much better.

But keeping up normalcy hasn’t always been so easy.

Passing the time in general in isolation is hard. Easter hit me in a particular way, though.

Still, we made the best of it we could.

But in the day to day, we’re doing alright. This is a defining moment in our lives. The goal for us at this point is to be able to look back and say we weathered the storm together and grew closer. That would be a pretty good silver lining.