Some Observations from Social Distancing

Yeah, I know. We're all doing it. So let's compare notes, shall we? (Plus, when people view this blog in 20 years, it will all be very quaint and interesting to them, I'm sure.)

THINGS WE'RE DOING MORE OF

Laundry

Dishes

Losing money in the stock market

Talking to each other

Talking on the actual phone

Paying active attention to Mal*

Trying to find places to buy things we need

Staying up and sleeping later

Trying to find things for James to eat for breakfast/lunch

Going on walks

Eating on the front patio

Seeing neighbors walking by, driving by on golf carts, or and sitting or piddling in their front yards

THINGS WE'RE DOING LESS OF

Showering/bathing

Paying tolls

Travel planning

Much of ANY planning more than a couple of days into the future, actually

Spending money on leisure activities

Checking the stock market

Make-up (but only me; James is using the same amount of make-up as before)

THINGS THAT HAVEN'T REALLY CHANGED

Homeschooling

Cooking/baking

News consumption

Internet use/movie- and television-watching

Taking pictures

Also, everything kind of has a weird-feeling overlay, and the other day I used spray deodorant on my hair instead of dry shampoo. Could be worse.

I'm also doing some more intensive baking projects than I'm usually wont to do, like making homemade Oreos and gnocchi. That's been fun. There's nowhere we have to go in the middle of those things to interrupt the rhythm of the process.

As I've written this, I've seen three families walk by at 10:00 AM on a Wednesday. That's not "normal," but I really do like it! Hopefully this will lead to more families walking around the neighborhood and saying, "Hi."

*James pointed out that Mal is being a lot more affectionate with him since he's working from home.