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One month of "shelter-in-place"

I thought it was about time to write an update to my last blog post. It has been one month since my last post and one month since I/we have been in quarantine/shelter-in-place. The day that I wrote that March post was the last day I was actually AT work. I have somewhat settled into life in our current dystopia. Instead of feeling panicky and paranoid, I'm just slightly nervous. Sort of a perpetual sense of unease under the surface. Not panic, not fear, but just a bit on edge. Now, I am trying to find pleasure in the little things, and take life one day at a time. I know "find pleasure in little things" and "one day at a time" are cliches, but how else can we live our lives right now? There's not much to "look forward to," since any semblance of normalcy is likely many months away in a best case scenario. I just try to live in the moment as much as possible and not be bothered by stupid annoyances. I get up in the morning--every day feeling...