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Last week we were having trouble finding diapers for our one year old. Together my mom and I went through our sewing rooms and found everything we needed to make cloth diapers, just in case. The only suitable fabric we had for the outside of the diapers was a pink polka dot print, and I laughed at the idea of telling the story of sewing bright pink cloth diapers for my little boy to wear during the COVID-19 lockdown,⁣
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We were able to find a full box of diapers before running out, so the pink polka dots are still waiting in the Just-in-Case Pile. The whole thing got me thinking though... We will be telling stories from this month for the rest of our lives...What stories will I want to share?⁣
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Do I want to tell stories of pulling together to help health care workers? Helping an elderly neighbor? Turning my patio into a giant ball pit to help my kid survive quarantine? (We just ordered the balls to make this last one a reality😂)⁣
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Somehow thinking in imaginary retrospect has made the whole situation⁣ a little more fun. I want to work a little harder to do a little more and make a better story.

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Today is all you have to do today ♥

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Just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have faithfully stayed home this week!⁣
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As most of you know, I have a chronic health condition that ⁣
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A) makes it so I can’t physically care for my 19 month old for more than about an hour at a time⁣
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B) has left me with a weakened immune system. I get everything I’m exposed to, and I get it bad. I’d really rather not find out how my body would handle a nice case of #covid_19.⁣
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This puts us in a tricky situation. Last week, as the virus hit our area, we had to decide between leaving our kid in school where he would likely be exposed and bring home the germs, or taking him out and testing how long my strength would hold up.⁣
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We pulled him out of school. (But are continuing to pay his tuition so his amazing teachers hopefully don’t get laid off 🤞) I watched him as much as I could, and luckily Doug was able to shift his work schedule to help. But even with that, my body crashed so hard. After ONE DAY.⁣
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That’s right you guys, my body couldn’t even do a day. All I could think all day was, “What are we going to do if people keep casually spreading this thing?!” ⁣
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We are so lucky that a couple days later, my mom was able to come stay in our strictly quarantined house to help. I can't imagine what people are doing who aren't as lucky. As I’m sure you can imagine, it is almost impossible to find a child care provider who is willing to live in quarantine, but lots of high-risk individuals have children.⁣
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As long as people are out spreading this thing, there will be thousands of us stuck inside making impossible decisions. But if you just stay home as much as you can, you help. ⁣
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Thank you so much to everyone who has helped.

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Things are running a little slower around here than I would have liked.⁣
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My city is trying to get ahead of the coronavirus thing before it becomes a serious situation, which is something I am SO grateful for! But it means that schools are closed and my kid is home with me during the day. Every ounce of my energy is going towards caring for that little guy, and pattern work has been put on the back burner.⁣
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This week I filmed a tutorial to make some adorable Regency Era accessories to go with our #JaneAustenPlayset, hoping it would be posted today. 🙈 One day I will get that edited and uploaded... but until then I'm going to try and bask in these days with my kiddo as much as I can.

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