As of yesterday, I am under instruction from my doctor to quarantine myself from my family for the next ten days. Here is a daily timeline of my symptoms.
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I feel like this week has lasted two years and it’s only Wednesday. I’ll be honest, I’ve been struggling with what to write. Not only what to write, but when to write.
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03/12/20
It’s Time to Cancel Everything
We canceled our trip to Park City today (we were supposed to leave on Wednesday) and we are not going to the Billie Eilish concert (which is so far still scheduled for Sunday). We are taking Coronavirus seriously.
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03/10/20
Just Here Waiting for the Outbreak
Right now feels very strange. Like we are all living in a science fiction movie.
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We don’t sell Girl Scout Cookies online. I prefer to make the girls really work for every sale, just like I did when I was a kid.
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At Harlow’s 7th birthday party… there were pandas. There were doughnuts. There were panda doughnuts. Yep, that’s right. We celebrated with a panda doughnut baking party at Freshmade NYC.
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Hi. I’m Ilana and I have struggled with eczema my whole life. But thanks to two recent discoveries, I might finally have a way to keep it in check.
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02/19/20
Mazzy has a Future In Meme Creation
Some kids learn math or law or engineering from their parents. My kids learn meme creation.
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In the hallway of Mazzy’s school, student projects often hang outside the classroom. When Mazzy’s work is on the wall, I can’t help but compare hers to the other kids in the class.
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We decided to switch it up this year and spend New Year’s Eve in Vermont, skiing, sipping hot chocolate and eating s’mores.
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01/07/20
My Top Ten Moments of 2019
My “Top Ten Moments of 2019” focuses on the stuff that was important to me (both big moments and small), as opposed to what did well on Instagram.
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01/06/20
Welcoming in a New Decade
Mike and I started this decade as total parenting newbies, with a three week old baby girl. It is honestly hard to remember what life was like before then.
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Four years ago, even though I didn’t know it at the time, an important family tradition was born. It’s not just the giving and the magic. It’s the holiday we host in our home.
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12/17/19
Mazzy and Harlow Met the Real Santa
Mazzy has been doubting Santa since last year, but has not fully given up on him yet. While we were waiting for him to come over, she said, “If he’s really Santa, he’ll know my birthday.”
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12/10/19
Our Coffee Shop Closed
The Bean closed. That’s the coffee shop next to our bus stop where we’ve been buying morning muffins for the past six years. It feels like an era is over.
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