Day 23: Seasons Change

The lake melted yesterday! We’ve wanted to be here to see it happen for years. In one day, it goes from being icy to flowing water. It’s beautiful. Sean set up a timelapse to capture it and I took photos throughout the day.

Today is Monday and the TDSB starts online classes for students with assignments due end of the week. We’ve got Em set up on a desk in the master bedroom so she has her own workspace.

Cut My Bangs!

I caved and trimmed my bags yesterday. I like to dry cut with them combed straight, then use the electric shaver to get a straight line, and clean up with good scissors. I’m so glad to have grown my hair out last year, I can only imagine I’d be about to shave my head right now. I love having my hair done at Sassoon but luckily, I’ve got a lot of experience in cutting my own bangs so I’m happy with the result. No disasters!

After dinner, we finished Unorthodox and How To Fix a Drug Scandal, both good shows. Today we made coleslaw, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, pie dough, and another round of Instant Pot rice.

If you aren’t making rice in your Instant Pot, you are missing out, it’s so easy. Add 1 cup of rice to 2 parts water or broth in the pot, a bit of butter and salt, set to cook on the rice setting (10 or 12 min depending on pot size), and voila, the BEST rice!

Good song for today!

P.S. TUESDAY IS FULL MOON! See some of my rituals in this video from the fall. I’m going to do a few of these today including writing some thoughts & intentions on paper & burning in the fire.

Day 22: Make Something Each Day

Day 22: Make Something Each Day

Yesterday I made granola, a chickpea lentil curry, spicy roasted chickpeas, roast potatoes, and Sean made meatballs. I spent some time drawing on my … View Post
Day 21: Reality Check

Day 21: Reality Check

The news today is a very sobering reality of just how intense this situation is. I have been watching the live news reports on … View Post
Day 20:  Good Kid, Mad Hope

Day 20: Good Kid, Mad Hope

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Day 19: Find the Sun

Day 19: Find the Sun

It was nice & sunny today. Woke up early and did a morning workout in front of the fire. I started my onion fabric … View Post
Day 18: Reach Out

Day 18: Reach Out

Before isolation, I’d been going to the gym 5-7 days/week between 6-7 am from November to March. Over that time, I gained … View Post
Day 17:  Opportunity

Day 17: Opportunity

Today I slept in a bit (8am!) and woke up feeling better. It’s amazing the difference a day makes. I need to set … View Post
Day 16: Challenges

Day 16: Challenges

When I was a kid my mum made this rule that if my sister or I had a friend over, we would both have … View Post
Day 15: Stocking Up

Day 15: Stocking Up

Today we went to the city with the trailer to get supplies, my plants, our bikes, and Emily. Having new clothes feels like a … View Post
Day 14: Sunshine

Day 14: Sunshine

Feeling good today. Danced in the morning sun to my fav Friday mix from the radio. Did some work then jumped rope. Tuned in … View Post
Day 13: Making Space

Day 13: Making Space

I woke up not feeling great but pulled myself out of bed to make coffee. The Y&R has 2 new eps on the … View Post
Day 12: Baking & BBQ

Day 12: Baking & BBQ

I swear if it wasn’t for this quarantine diary I would have no idea what day it is. It’s hard to believe … View Post
Day 11: Skipping

Day 11: Skipping

I haven’t been running but I picked up skipping again! My sister and I used to be a skipping demo team for the … View Post