- Replaced my worn-out power steering pump
- Tilled up 96 square feet of soil by hand
- Planted 25 different vegetables, plus marigolds to keep the nematodes away
- Completed an EP of yoga nidra practices for equinox and solstice
- Built a hanging rack for my pots and pans, and generally reorganized my entire kitchen
- Took a level 1 mat Pilates teacher training
- Assembled and started submitting a new poetry chapbook manuscript
- Started a new blog endeavor, The Best of It, to record the small niceties in my life
- Took a course on the Matangi, Durga, and Lasksmi archetypes offered by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez and Stephanie Chee Barea
- Took a course on Buddhism called The Whole Path, offered by Sharon Salzberg
- Made green tea ice cream
- Made my first quilt, entirely by hand, using tote bags from End of an Ear
- Began making a quilt for my friend’s baby
- Created plans for a quilt to give my aunt and uncle for Christmas
- Built a warp board for my table loom
- Learned to make baba ganoush, as well as a few variations
- Started submitting poetry regularly again
- Helped Borderlands apply for funding for next year
- Organized my bathroom cabined
- Cleaned out my bedroom closet
I hope that, wherever you are, you are as safe as possible, and finding ways to stay happy and fulfilled through quarantine.
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