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Walked my bike to the bike store, waited in a socially-distanced line for at least 45 minutes (good thing I had a podcast and headphones), got air in the tires and the chain put back on, biked three blocks home. It’s been out of commission for a year or so, excited to be back on.

I’m hearing from a lot of people, including many of my students who did personal history projects on how coronavirus has been affecting them, that they’re getting a lot less activity than they’re used to, and as a result are feeling physically and mentally not great. Several of them noted gaining weight, and while I

Sometimes I wake up tired and cranky, and I’m trying to pay attention to what actually makes me feel better. Lying in bed and playing a video game (Polytopia is my default these days) for 30 minutes kills time, but doesn’t actually make me feel better. It’s numbing and distracting, which is better than nothing?

I don’t like exercising late in the day, but better late than never — I wrapped up work enough that I could squeeze in 20 minutes on the treadmill before Dr. Who with Kev and the kids. 1 minute running 19 minutes walking, half of that at incline of 4, half of it flat. Felt

This is the kind of fabric design that I aspire to. So, so pretty — whomever ordered these masks clearly shares my tastes. I’ve set aside a little of these two fabrics because I want to try sewing myself summer tank tops from them. It feels weird, not using every scrap of cotton for masks,

Someone ordered a mask using fabric printed from a crocus sketch I drew. I am such a beginner with drawing, it is just lovely that someone liked this enough to want to wear it. I showed Kavi, and she was excited — “Your art is saving lives!” Well, sort of.