Day 68: Writing In The Sun

I jumped out of bed and hopped on the bike to meet a friend for morning coffee. It was so nice to see Rachel Bies and her little boy Bowie. We chatted 6-feet apart in the sun before I biked back home. The bike works as a great little tripod btw.

At 1 pm, I did a writing workshop with Meghan Yuri Young where she gave us prompts over Zoom. We wrote thoughts, feelings, and to end the class I wrote a bunch of postcards to send to friends.

This is a hard time for all of us but we can all stay home and make the most of our space while connecting online. Please be safe out there and know that this will be over one day.

Day 67: Like A Bird, Flying In The Sunshine

I woke up and did some work then set out in the afternoon on the bike. It felt so free to be riding in the sunshine again. I bought a sequin top from a friend on Facebook and when I passed by to pick it up, she tossed it over the balcony and I popped it in my basket. ?

I met April in her backyard to do Ryan Heffington’s workout together in the sun, at a distance. We danced in the grass with a couple more of the girls on Houseparty. We decided to wear matching outfits bc why not?!

We spent the afternoon biking around the city in the sun. So fun. It felt great to laugh together. Follow April on IG at @aprilwozny!

DAY 66: Living for Leisure

Mum wore this crochet outfit to a wedding when she was a TEENAGER! Nana’s friend knit it for her and she went with my dad. I AM obsessed!!! She always had such cool style, her clothes are our treasured heirlooms. LOVE YOU MUM!

Picked up the orange wool blanket at a thrift shop in Coromandel on my 2018 trip to NZ to visit the fam. ???? The hat is from Lack of Color, Australia and the glasses belonged to someone’s grandma.

After this lockdown, I’m never not wearing a full entire outfit! I have such an appreciation for every single item in my closet!

Day 65: Look Around, There’s Beauty Everywhere

I spent most of the day working on that documentary submission w/ Sean then picked up some packages from the office. It’s been months since I went there.

Went for an evening walk in the neighbourhood and it’s so beautiful. After being in the woods for months I’m really noticing all the colour, street art, greenery. I love this area so much.

I love the cottage but it feels good to be home.

Casie Stewart, signature, iPad Pro.

Day 64: Hello, Meet My Natural Hair Colour

Sun In Lemon product image

Dirty blonde! LOL. I’m not a true bleach blonde, ok? I’ve been dying my hair since my first attempt with Sun In around grade 7. Remember this yellow bottle? I just looked it up and apparently it’s still around. ?Sean really likes this natural colour and lucky for him, I can’t lighten it again for the foreseeable future.

Today we are heading to the city to pick up Emily for the child switchover. Sean and I have been working on a big submission for a VR documentary and will be working at the house for 24 hours. This week he’s heading back up north w/ Emily for some dad-daughter time while I stay home. I didn’t expect to be away for 2.5 months and I need to get a few things sorted before heading back to the cottage.

I have a bit of anxiety about being around so many people but I’m also kind of excited to be home. I’ve hardly seen anyone for months and some days I find it really hard. I’m a social person and my friends are like family. If it’s nice out, I’d like to bike around a bit and see some friends IRL, at a safe distance.

Before heading out, I repotted some indoor plants, my propagations with their new roots, and planted some herbs. It’s finally warm enough for them to live outside. ? Do you like my gardening outfit? This hat is absolutely necessary, the bugs are out in full force. The mosquitos haven’t started yet but I am dreading them. Those buggers seem to love me so much and thank you but NO THANK YOU, PLS GO AWAY. My bites swell up and are itchy AF.

I have run over 60k this month and am shooting for 100K by May 31st. Over the past 6 months, I’ve gone from couch potato to at least 1K a day, so completing 100k in a month will be a big milestone.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT.