Things I am especially thankful for during Coronavirus

1. baking bread
2. a working printer
3. laptops and iPads
4. online workout classes
5. a yard
6. family and cousins' visits
7. a large house with lots of room
8. BIKES
9. a very bike-able neighborhood
10. I'm used to cutting the kids hair and have clippers
11. time to cook, and trying lots of recipes
12. Nespresso
13. at-home skin regimen
14. the fact that my hair doesn't get colored regularly
15. the fact that my hair doesn't get cut regularly
16. time with kids
17. Dae home a lot more
18. INTERNET
19. the amount of TV shows available to us at any time
20. sunshine and good weather
21. online ordering
22. access to a facemask maker (Ev)
23. UPS and Fedex and USPS
24. Ace hardware and home projects
25. Barb teaching me how to prune trees via text
26. ZOOM
27. Sagebrush Montessori teachers and structured homeschool
28. Seattle condo, a change of scenery
29. Vitamix
30. Kombucha
31. growing new plants and vegetables
32. BOOKS and kids reading
33. neighborhood boys for kids to play with
34. comfortable lounge wear
35. sunblock
36. the option to do take-out
37. our health
38. running outside and that our neighborhood is great for running
39. TikTok
40. dry shampoo

Things I have not missed or needed much during quarantine:

1. car
2. hair dryer or flatiron
3. make-up
4. showers. ha!
5. anything other than comfortable lounge wear
6. socializing

Most importantly, things that have taken on a new meaning/different perspective, and just so happened to also happen during quarantine:

1. understanding racial inequity
2. understanding socioeconomic inequity
3. time for compassion
4. time for empathy
5. time for listening