10 weeks! This the amount of time we've been quarantined and have been told to stay at home. 10 weeks since the schools have been opened. 10 weeks since Ian or me have been able to have a hair cut. 10 weeks since we've eaten inside a restaurant. 10 weeks without going to a clothing store, or a movie theatre. 10 weeks of being scared to be in public without wearing a face mask and having to keep 6 feet of social distance between you and anyone near you. 10 weeks of toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies (disinfecting wipes!!), flour, and random grocery items (sometimes its frozen vegetables, other times its been chicken) have been in high demand and extremely hard to find. 10 weeks of FaceBook memes accurately capturing what life is like during a pandemic, all with a funny twist. 10 weeks of trying to homeschool our kids and feeling like a failure at it. 10 weeks of starting to hear all summer camps and activities will be cancelled too. 10 weeks of waiting on pins and needles to find out what will happen with school in Fall 2020.
10 weeks of not knowing when this will end and life will go back to the way it was pre-March 13h. 10 weeks of having all plans for upcoming plays, concerts, sporting events, and reservations cancelled. 10 weeks of having to entertain the kids and everyone being home 24/7. 10 weeks of juggling working from home and taking care of the kids.
10 weeks of having routine orthodontic, dental and medical appointments cancelled and not knowing when they can be re-booked. 10 weeks of not having friends over, or playdates, or dinners out to celebrate birthdays. 10 weeks of not giving someone a hug that you run into at the grocery store.
10 weeks of watching the news and keeping track of all the new cases of Caronavirus being diagnosed each day in your city, in your state, in the country. 10 weeks of hearing how our President keeps doing the absolute wrong thing or says the wrong thing each chance he gets.
10 weeks that have felt like 10 years.
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