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Finally Feeling Like Fall

I woke up early Saturday morning and stepped outside to feed the cats.  I could not believe it.  It was quite chilly!  The temp said 57 degrees, but it felt colder than that because the wind was blowing.  It felt AMAZING!  After days and days of View Post

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Spring Break Is Finally Over

And just like that...Spring Break 2020 is finally over.  In August.  Boy, what a strange year this has been so far.  I never imagined when I left work to start my Spring Break in March that I wouldn't be returning to the school building for work View Post

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Finishing Up the School Year Safer at Home

We are finishing up the school year safer at home!  This past Friday marked the last day of work for me and the kid was finished with school the day before.  I had to report to the school Friday to check out with the principal like we always do at View Post

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Tuesday- Shelter in Place Update

Good morning! The shelter in place continues. I really thought with the time I have at home now that I would be blogging more, but that just hasn't happened.  We spent so much time this past weekend getting prepared around our home to shelter in View Post

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Using COVID-19 Time Off To Reset

I found myself in a yucky place mentally yesterday.  Each time I walked by our pantry I started second-guessing my shopping choices.  Did I buy enough groceries?  Do we have enough food?  Should I have bought more?  Each time I used a paper towel or View Post

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How Are You Feeling About Coronavirus?

Well, that escalated quickly, yes? Just checking in with everyone to see how you are feeling about Coronavirus right about now.  I'm very concerned at this point.  I am still not panicking, but I'm definitely inundated with information and opinions View Post

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Spring Cleaning Our Home On Spring Break

Spring Break is finally here and we are spring cleaning on spring break in our home!  My husband took the week off as well, so we are all at home this week.  The kid has surprised me by not sleeping in like he normally does when there is no school.  View Post

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Panic Buying Because of Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

This weekend I kept seeing videos popping up in my social media feeds of people panic buying because of Coronavirus (COVID-19).  People were literally in lines that stretched around the outsides of stores.  Shelves were being wiped completely empty View Post

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