Episode CLXXI: Shelter In Place
The Norris family "sheltered in place" for nearly half of 2020 so far. (As of June, we're partially going back to work/daycare). We got along well enough. Meg and I had plenty of work from home to do, and we switched off morning/afternoon childcare duties. Here's a snapshot of my productivity according to my focused-work tracking app. Note the large peak of productivity coinciding with nap time. Elliot LOVED hanging out with Mommy and Daddy all day every day. We went on lots of walks outside, and Elliot started a tradition of selecting a vine (weed) to "take on a walk" with us. One of Elliot's daycare teachers was kind enough to host a weekly Zoom music time, which was a nice way for him to "keep in touch" with his friends. He's now a very proficient Zoom user. I had a lot of extra free time in the evenings (much less work email!) and thus lots of time to read. Where I usually read around a dozen books in a year, durin...