Kris's Covid Pandemic Blog

Max and I write together a lot. Sometimes I'll type on the typewriter and sometimes I'll write in a notebook or update my reading journal. He'll sit at the table with me and draw and he's practicing writing his own name. To Max, turning on the computer is NOT an act of writing. He's right now whining at me and complaining why dinner is not THIS INSTANT and various other things. I don't miss the early days of the pandemic. Like at all. But I do miss blogging every day. I don't entirely remember how I did that. I know I'll probably not get back to it. I never do. But I am going to try and see how many days I can update the blog in a row. Today is Day 2. Today was, as predicted, rainy and stormy. I made spaghetti bolognese, which doesn't actually take that much work but it does require being simmered all day so it not only makes me feel like an amazing cook but also makes me feel warm. And I did some writing. Back in...I wanna say March, but months blen

TL;DR: We are okay. Do what you can to not get Covid. Blogging has been tough lately. My favorite and most loyal blog reader died in January and then, as you're about to read, April was kinda rough. I would like to get back into it. I also have a writing project which I'm supposed to be working on as well that I probably won't have much time to talk about tonight. I'm starting to use my laptop more just so I get more done. I still love having my office, but the reality of my life these days is I'm just not down there hanging out in it all that much. And stuff has to get done. I've done some typing on my laptop the past few days and it's weird...I definitely notice that I haven't been typing as much, because I feel it, especially in my non dominant hand. And for me, feeling it is weird because I have typed a lot for a very long time. So, time to get back in the habit. April had some very good moments but was overall a tough month. It started with Max spen