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Quarantine Time - 2020

We are living in a government mandated quarantine - stay home, stay safe.  Only essential workers.  Everything but grocery stores and gas stations are open.   No this is not a movie or a book plot - this is our current state of life beginning March 14th.   A highly contagious (deadly) virus, known as the coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading around the globe and the only way to slow it down or stop it is to not be around people.   It is all surreal and scary and every other emotion.   

Our current status is Aaron works every other day.  I continue to work my job as nothing as changed from home and the kids have NO school  or activities.  There is no Church or Sunday School.   So, needless to say our free time has increased exponentially!   Week 1,  I was loving the new life,  slower pace; you can get alot done when not running the roads every night and all weekend.   Then came Week 2... the anxiety and depression sink in; nothing accomplished; crappy weather; not sure when it will end!  We are now in Week 3 and I reset my mindset.  I will enjoy the time to read, write, color, get outside, spend time with my family, get in touch with people i haven't talked to in awhile.  Maybe tackle a project or finish something I have started or learn something new.   The whole situation is out of my control so exerting negative energy is not worth it.  I am going to to make best of this time.  (at least that is what I am telling myself).

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