This week, I purged. I’m still in the process of purging, actually. It’s a glorious feeling, getting rid of things. Cleansing. Any other year, I would be excited to get everything organized before the start of the school year, so that I could feel mentally ready to go and energized by the idea of a…
Category: Photo Journal 2020
2020 August – Week 33
I struggled with the monotony of pandemic life so much during Week Thirty-Three that I actively sought ways to feel productive. I tried to wrestle myself back into a gym routine (even though I’m working out alone now), I finished going through all 16,000+ pictures in my iCloud account, and I started purging all my…
2020 August – Week 32
Hello, Week Thirty-Two. Not much to report this week. Life keeps truckin’ on, or whatever the expression is. I did some school work; it went well. I attempted some writing; it went okay. I had more difficult conversations with my nonboyfriend; they went. I also heard what our district’s tentative plan is for the fall….
2020 July – Week 31
Hello, Adventure. That’s what Week Thirty-one was about, and I’m ever so grateful. I needed the getaway. And I needed the time by myself (though some of my adventures were not solo). It was my last hurrah before shutting myself back in to my house and strictly avoiding contact with other humans. I had a…
2020 July – Week 30
Hello, Week Thirty. And hello to the friends and family I actually spent some time with this week. I wasn’t 100 percent COVIDly responsible — I admit that. I shouldn’t have been so lax with things because I know COVID is still a threat. And I know I need to remember I’m extra susceptible. And…
2020 July – Week 29
I lost all track of days during Week Twenty-Nine. Every day felt like a Wednesday — a middle of the week day. Everything is becoming a blur, so I’m grateful for this picture project helping me hold on to each day as its own. At least I have something somewhat tangible to look back on…
2020 July – Week 28
Week Twenty-Eight felt like regular summer vacation, not COVID-19 summer vacation. Perhaps it’s because people are being more careless with everything (myself included) even though the threat is still very real. And perhaps it’s because I did regular summer vacation things: I read and drank wine and swam and chatted with friends. Weird, right? I…
2020 July – Week 27
Week Twenty-Seven was a breath of fresh air. It was nice to get out of the house, and it was especially nice to get in the ocean. As with all of them, Week Twenty-Seven had its ups and downs, but it was the first week in a long time that I felt like I fully…
2020 June – Week 26
Week Twenty-Six was the first full week of summer vacation. But it felt a lot like the twelve weeks that proceeded it. While things are starting to open up again slowly and with lots of stipulations, there’s not much summer fun to be had. I’m not traveling out of the country like I have the…
2020 June – Week 25
WE MADE IT! Week Twenty-five brought us the glorious last day of school. Actually, the day wasn’t really glorious. It was hot. And long. But it’s over now, and I don’t need to check my work email for a few weeks. The trouble is, every day is very much a blank slate now. You see,…