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Simplifying Life

Week 1 of Lockdown What adjustments have I made during this time of "house arrest?" I hate to sound insensitive, but so far, the biggest adjustment is learning to be at home 24/7.   I realized that we've been always out and about that we've taken that for granted.  My kids are learning to enjoy things other than playing with their electronic toys.  They're keeping themselves entertained with board games and playing cards.  They learned how to play Black Jack, Solitaire, Ungoy-unguyan.  I have yet to teach them Pequa and the Memory Game.  What's important is they play together and get-along during these times of "house arrest." Before the lock-down, we were lucky enough to get the Harry Potter book set.  It was a good decision because it took their minds and hands off their electronic toys.  How has it affected us? I see that gas expenses have gone down.  There are fewer piles of clothes that need to be laundered.  There'...

Dreaming of You

I am trying to distract myself from this pandemic.  Currently, I am attracted to simple lines and designs of these bags.  They are not too loud but speaks well of craftsmanship.    I hope to get my hands on one of these soon. *photos not mine, grabbed from Colehaan.com, Prada.com, Wandler.com, Cuyana.com

Emotions

For weeks now, I've been trying to process these emotions that engulf me.  I do not know if these are just hormones.  I've felt immense anxiety, loneliness, gratitude, pride (the good kind), anger, relief.  Many times I've been offended by people's selfish and greedy ways that I just couldn't help bursting into tears.  It is difficult to process.  I always have a hard time understanding why such behavior exists. I do acknowledge these feelings, I do not disregard them.  I bring out my emotional oils and sniff them till I feel better.  Most importantly, I pray long and hard that I overcome these negative feelings right away.  This is the most effective of them all.