The ever continuous revolving days extends itself into a fifth week of staying home. We wake up each morning and it’s hard to remember what day of the week it is. Everything happens a little slower, even though the days during the week seem to pass quickly. I think it’s due to that constant changing of direction from one task to another that fuels the day. With that said, most of us have been sleeping a little later and staying up beyond what was normal before. We listen to jazz, we make dinner around 7pm, Roblox is a religion, Jenga and Uno to keep us busy too. We look up dogs on the internet that we one day may buy. Estella wants a puppy so bad and good friends of ours just adopted. We cruise around Hodinkee and learn ukulele chords from online instruction.
I think we’ve been a little more creative and imaginative this past week, whether pretending we are at the beach basking in the hot sun or two celebrities on the run, trying to avoid the paparazzi. Creativity and imagination are important during this time. It’s too easy to get swallowed in the monotonous repetitions where it’s groundhog day every day of the week. Music, Art, Film, Dance, etc are things we look at for inspiration and hope. I decided to take a photography course from Magnum a few weeks ago and granted I’m slogging through the course, its an amazing outlet to get your head out of the mundane and into a creative space. So watch movies, do a deep dive into an artist you have always admired but haven’t had the time to really study, take an online course, start a TikTok account, or build your own Lego creation from scratch. The possibilities are endless.
Strangely, I think I’m going to be a little sad when things go back to normal. The new normal will take time and we know we’ll be home until at least May 15. Very curious how California is going to institute the reentry and what that will look like. But spending time with my girls is really special. We’ve bonded considerably, late night pillow talk, riding our bikes and debating what matters. Definitely a lot of arguing but its healthy to express yourself, and expected considering the circumstance of not having the number of emotional outlets that we had before stay at home. The communication from friends is pretty much electronic, where face to face means a screen between you, more texting, emojis and memes. We are due for a drive by.
Things will never be the same, but I think we’ll come out of this more inspired and determined to make the world a better place, join together as one and unite through our similarities as opposed to be pushed a part by what makes us different.
Calof & Fuentes Ladies out for a bike ride in the neighborhood 4/11/20.
Estella pretends she’s at the beach on a hot summer Los Angeles day 4/11/20.
405 North at 730pm coming back from picking up dinner 4/11/20.
Estella & Sylvie preparing for the backyard Easter Egg Hunt 4/12/20.
Self Portrait. A strong beard game of five weeks finally came to a close the next morning 4/12/20
A game of Jenga to keep us busy Sunday evening 4/12/20.
The girls sing songs, play daddy’s guitars, and be silly 4/15/20.
Amanda works out at the home gym 4/15/20.
Sylvie & Estella pretend to be celebrities avoiding the paparazzi 4/16/20.