First up is some BREAKING NEWS: Dirty Kanza is postponed until September 12th. I think we all knew it was coming. Due to the everything that’s happening in the world, I had a feeling it was only a matter of time before it was either cancelled or postponed. And postponing was the right decision. Last …
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“It’s a wild time. Might as well stay alive through it.” -Lauren Fleshman Earlier this week, as I was scrolling Instagram, I noticed Lauren Fleshman go live with Sarah Lesko—both of whom are associated with Oiselle. I’m not a huge fan of Instagram Live, but I was between work projects and just needed to listen …
After last week’s daily quarantine posts, it didn’t feel right to keep writing about my days that are mostly very boring. Because being bored these days is a privilege. I am not a healthcare worker putting in endless shifts caring for others. I am not a cashier at a grocery store coming into contact with …
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My last quarantine update for the week, I promise. When I went to bed last night, there were over 244,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide. When I logged in to work this morning I checked again: 246,444. (I’m using this interactive map here.) In under twelve hours, the world added over 2,000 cases, and that …
Have you seen that movie? The Bill Murray masterpiece where weatherman, Phil Connors, relives the same day over and over until he finds true love with Rita (AKA Andie MacDowell)? I am Bill Murray. My lonely apartment is Pennsylvania. The groundhog is mocking us all. The only thing that felt remotely different about today was …
By the end of the second day, I started feeling lonely. The first time I talked to a human being was at 4:30 p.m. when I went out for fresh air. My neighbor was sitting on her back porch doing the same after working inside all day. Normally, in a past life, I would’ve loved …
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Once I made it through the first day of figuring out what style of working works for me, I felt like it was easier to make a plan and get myself and my space organized. On Monday, day one of this thing, I started with a morning run, which set my day off on the …
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Today is day one of working from home due to COVID-19. My mom works from home every day. A lot of my friends here in Colorado have remote jobs and work from home every day. But a two-week WFH policy sounds like both a blessing and a curse to me. I love the comfort of …
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Things are really good, but sometimes they’re not, and that’s ok. Let me wash my hands real quick and we’ll have a chat… ^^^ Simpler times when I wasn't panicking about Coronavirus. I’m really nervous about the Coronavirus. I’m anxious and overwhelmed. I’ve never felt so threatened by an outbreak as I do with Coronavirus. …
I used to love my Apple AirPods. I used to recommend the Apple AirPods to everyone I met. I thought they were convenient, compact, and intuitive. I loved how quickly they charged, how they fit in every bag and pocket, how they stayed in my ears during bouncy trail runs and even HIIT workouts, and …
