Running With Perseverance

As I wrap up my fourth month of working from home, I am grappling with my new routine–and how routine it is. While my life in the before times wasn’t terribly exciting, it did have some variety.

I enjoyed going to different studio classes several times a week–and seeing the different instructors and fellow participants. I enjoyed going out to eat for our Saturday “date nights.” I even enjoyed my business trips–especially when my itinerary had room for a scenic run or dinner with a friend. My new routine has none of that variety, and I think that’s why it’s so tiring.

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Now that we are halfway through 2020, I want to share some mid-year updates. So much has changed since I dropped my daughter off at the airport early on New Year’s Day. It’s hard to imagine life ever being the same again, but chances are we’ll be looking back on 2020 and finding it hard to believe all we went through.

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We are nearly halfway through 2020, and I sure hope 2020 is more than halfway through whatever it has planned for us. Covid-19. Murder hornets. Sarahan dust cloud. Enough already! After spending 1/4 of the year taking pandemic precautions, I am thinking back on what I would have done (or not done) if I knew then what I know now.

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Don’t regret missing the July Ultimate Coffee Date. Deborah and I will open the (link-up) doors Friday, and keep the coffee brewing all weekend.

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