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Update: 5 Things On The 5th (March 2020)

I know what you're thinking. It's super hard to put together a list like this right now. #OkayEmily what are you even supposed to do in the middle of a pandemic? Well, for starters:
  1. I started journaling full-time again. I had stopped for a good bit, only journaling quickly once a week or so, because of how stressed out I was. (There are some of you who know that I have been journaling basically nonstop since 2007. I'm on journal #19.) Ever since I started the new journal, I've made it a point to never miss a day.
  2. I also started working from home. This is important because while I am able-bodied and relatively fine, there are people in my house who will die from this virus if we get it. We have to minimize what goes out and what comes in. Mikkun still has to, but he is much better protected now than he once was. They also swapped his hours so I can pick him up from work every day now :) Work from home is fine. It has its own stresses but is quieter than the office, which is nice.
  3. I started playing Animal Crossing! I've never played before, and it's still mostly just me running around digging up things and getting stung by bees. But I'm okay with this. I'm applying the knowledge that I don't have to be perfect in everything I do to this game. It's pretty nice. (It's also freaking gorgeous.)
  4. I got back all of my information for grad school. I'm not telling here, probably not ever. But it's going well. I just have a lot to sort out, and right in the middle of a pandemic is not the best time to do that.
  5. Now would typically be the time where I talked about all of the recitals I played, probably even putting each one individually in this list. Since all of those were cancelled, I started practicing a new piece, and I'm whipping up a virtual recital to be held on my birthday. Hopefully all of that goes to plan, but even if it doesn't, I'm okay with that too.
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