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Fri-Yay

Normally, I'd be super pumped about it being Friday, but when you stay at home all day everyday, time starts to blur a little.

I'm gearing up to be very busy next week, as my department will be heavily involved in the R&D response to COVID-19 and helping Canadian industry retool to meet our growing needs for medical supplies and equipment. It's an interesting time to work in communications. Lots of folks are working long hours right now to figure this out - so think twice before criticizing a public servant.

Aside from it being a very busy news day, it was also a busy day in our household. Hubby had the day off and was kind enough to clean the entire house from top to bottom while I worked. Having the kids at home 24/7 means the place gets messier a whole lot quicker. We all have to do a better job of keeping our spaces clean - for sanity's sake.

Today's boredom buster was "family yoga". After supper, we all went for a nice long walk then down to our gym in the basement to stretch it out. We managed to find a 16-minute family yoga segment online that had us tipping over a few times, but was appropriate to different ages. Hubby and I could actually feel it this morning, which is kind of sad. One small mercy of this social isolation, is that we might actually lose some weight. We have cut back our portion sizes to make food last longer, we aren't doing takeout, and we're making a point of exercising more. We purposely didn't stock up on junk food before the shutdown, as we didn't want to be tempted to just watch TV and pig out.  We are also limiting our alcohol to weekends. "Make it last!" is the new mantra.

To head into the weekend in a positive frame of mind, I decided to start something new which I hope to make a Friday night tradition - motivational chalk art on the driveway.

This week's message is, "Apart, but together!". 

I was looking out my window later in the evening. and it did my heart good to see people point or smile at the driveway as they walked by. That, my friends, is the beauty in all of this. People are finding ways to uplift each other. In some ways, I feel like we're more deliberate and genuine in our interactions than ever before. There's a sense of kinship that comes from shared experiences. The human spirit is an incredible thing.






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