My days blend together even though I have been pretty disciplined in keeping to my normal work schedule. Because I have animals, I have to get up early no matter what. So, I’m up by 7:30 am taking care of the dogs.
I do everything in 2-hour blocks of time starting at 8am. I do my usual work which is all done remotely. Then I break it up with an hour of housework (aka napping – any time I say housework, I really mean napping). Why does quarantining make me sleepy? It does though.
If the sun is out, I go outside for lunch. I don’t tell anyone. I pretend I’ve run away to somewhere tropical paradise where gorgeous men take care of my every need (i.e. laundry, dirty dishes, scrub the toilet, NEEDS I say!). Since that’s just a fantasy, I then go back in and clean the kitchen while contemplating how to bribe my son to do other chores that I really don’t want to do.
My husband works from home, so not a lot has changed for him. Other than me being home, too. Yes, it’s okay to feel sorry for 
I am writing a novel and a comic book simultaneously. I just finished all the edits on The Gemini Keys, but need to run it by my agent to see if I’ll be self-publishing it or if he wants to do something with it.
The BEST thing about quarantine is – I’m writing more! I get to enter the world of Adam Frankenstein which gives me such an amazing escape.
The WORST thing about quarantine is – I miss my family. We FaceTime or call but it’s not the same.
My suggestion or recommendations for people during quarantine is – Try something new! Or revisit comfort reads. Find humor somewhere. Take an online class. Keep to a schedule. Be disciplined. Reach out if you need support. We all do at some point.
Stay safe everyone!
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