"What did you do during the pandemic?"
"Exercised every day, learned tai chi, and published two papers. You?"
"I made forty-seven different kinds of fancy jello and did three years' worth of acrostics. Also, I weeded my garden a lot."
(I'm the second one.)
Let's see: I gained 20 lbs, threatened divorce, and managed to teach online while also providing childcare.
ReplyDeleteGrant writing? Paper writing? Meaningful thinky work? Nope...
Yes WELL the contrast with my spouse, who gets six uninterrupted hours every day, is stark. I mean, fuck it. I give up.
DeleteAlmost 3 months into this pandemic and now I wish I had taken on a project. But, no, I've just done a lot of crossword puzzles. Dang.
ReplyDeleteI have also done (counts... Oh dear) 206 nyt crosswords. That's a bit terrifying. I gave up on kid watching AND projects. They're still alive! That's all we get.
DeleteI ordered 3 tons of stepping stones, 5 yards of mulch, and a few hundred dollars of plants. At what point does "a few" become "several"? Asking for a friend...
ReplyDeleteThe children have enjoyed practically unlimited screen time and severely reduced standards for education. They are fed regularly and are alive.
The husband was able to continue working at his nearly-empty workplace for 9+ hrs per day. He has lamented the cancelation of everything social, but remarks that the mostly-finished landscaping in the backyard is highly enjoyable.
I guess I also dug 90 feet of French drain by hand....
DeleteI have attempted to be a teacher, scientist, housewife, gardener, cook, mental health coach and carer-at-a-distance. I have been shit at all of them.
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