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Category: Coronavirus Quarantine

Reviews can be bought: An Amazon shopping experience

Posted on August 7, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I get easily overwhelmed when buying online. I tend to research items obsessively and even then I’m never really satisfied that I’ve found the perfect item. I love reviews and I read them like gospel. Or, I did, until a few months ago. Last year I bought a calendar. But, despite being a repeat purchase…

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Burn Out

Posted on August 5, 2020August 4, 2020 by Gwen Shaneck

I have four kids. Since schools closed on March 13th I’ve been in full-time full on mommy mode. That’s almost five months. No breaks, except my weekly shopping trip, if that could be called a break, which has now been hijacked by my 16 year old needing driving practice. I go to bed at 9pm….

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8 Great Ways to Exercise during Lockdown

Posted on July 16, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

Are you still in lockdown? We are. Although the world around us is opening up we are keeping to ourselves. But, that doesn’t mean that we are sitting inside and molding to the couch. Here are 8 ways we are getting our hearts pumping: Cosmic Kids Yoga: “Your place for yoga, stories, and fun!” Have…

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Autolyse, A Metaphor

Posted on July 7, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I have no new ideas of my own and during the coronavirus pandemic’s initial lockdown stage as I watched my yeast stash slowly diminish I became one of those people who bakes sourdough bread. In sourdough bread you combine all of the ingredients together into a bowl and then you let the mixture rest for…

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It’s Amazing What You Can Get Used To

Posted on May 26, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

The first time I donned a mask a few weeks ago it felt so strange. I felt self-conscious and stupid. But, this past week when I went to the store I barely thought about it at all. I simply strapped it to my face and went out. It reminded me of what it felt like…

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What I’m Listening To

Posted on May 22, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I don’t know if I am in the majority, but when this whole pandemic really hit the fan I wanted to know everything that I could about it all. I found a few new and really fabulous podcasts. I’m still listening to a few of my tried and trues, but these two podcasts below have…

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Shopping, an Odyssey*

Posted on May 21, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

We live out in the country a good 30 minutes from the nearest store. Over the years I have perfected a system where I basically take one day a week and throw it into the garbage of “errands.” I literally put in an 6-8 hr workday visiting all of the stores on my list and…

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Dinnertime Experimentation

Posted on May 20, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I know from reading other blogs that I am not the only one who is suffering through this time feeling mopey and sad. I am finding it hard to keep myself motivated to nag the kids about their schoolwork, to clean the house, and even to make dinner. It just feels like every day is…

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Sourdough Experiences

Posted on May 18, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I wasn’t going to get into the whole Sourdough movement that has been going on during this self-isolation/quarantine phase. But, I am nothing if not an internet cliche and after weeks of failing to procure yeast, I thought I should, at least, look into the idea. A couple of weeks ago I read an article…

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This is NOT homeschooling

Posted on March 30, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I’ve heard a lot about how we are becoming a nation of homeschoolers. But, as someone who deliberately chose to homeschool her children for seven years, I don’t believe that is what is happening here. We are a nation of people who are schooling at home, yes, but we are schooling to someone else’s requirements….

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Welcome to my little place in the internet. I write about my family and what it’s like to suddenly find myself homeschooling my four children – including a high schooler and two middle schoolers during COVID-19. I also spend some time writing about writing and how I am trying to get more of it in my life.

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