Not Bad!

I've found some decent ways to keep myself busy so far—besides working, of course!

First order of business on the 16th was to make my desk fit for working at! It's got some more stuff on it now, but it was so dusty and completely unusable because of the desorden completo covering it. Now at least it's covered in useful things that have their spots!

On the first Saturday of full curfew, I completely cleaned my room: got all the dust bunnies out from under the shelf and the bed, mopped the floor, sprayed and wiped down the bathroom! Cleanest it's been since before I moved in!

We've been having a daily "cafecito" even though the coffee and snacks part is a little more difficult, but it's a good way to keep our MCC team connected.

 

We've found multiple ways to play Catan. The third screenshot here was when I won 😁

Last Thursday, the "soup night" potluck that my friend Kate hosts monthly in Boulder met virtually for trivia! It was great to reconnect with her and meet some new friends, just like at the in-person soup nights (which I've been sad to miss since I went last in July)!

I've been able to join BMC's services by Zoom the past couple Sundays, and on the 22nd I gave the Mission Moment (which was already scheduled before all of this, so it was kinda nice to have everyone else on Zoom too instead of just me!). It's been lovely to hear Randy preach again and see folks who I haven't in a while.

Jackbox games have proven themselves decently versatile with a little ingenuity in screen sharing. I've played Fibbage with the fam and introduced it to Rudi and Lars. Rudi had the idea that we should have a sibling game night with it! Fibbage was glitching out, so we ended up playing Drawful 2. My sisters and Lars' brother were able to join, and although Rudi's siblings were unresponsive, Kara was able to join from the US so that was fun! We'll have to give Sibbage Fibbage another try, and hopefully the game will work and Rudi's sister and brother can join.

This past Sunday afternoon, my mom's brother Jim set up a Zoom call open to the whole extended family! It was great to get updates on how everyone is doing.

And of course there have been plenty of one-on-one calls: video and voice with friends and family. I'm really grateful for this time of increased availability to connect!