Here we are in the middle of week four of this quarantine life and it hit me like a ton of bricks that we simply have not established a routine. First, let me say I know during a time like this routines don’t have to be a thing but let me tell you I thrive in routine. If I don’t have one, I get lost. Like really, really lost. Think Alice in Wonderland lost. I have known this about myself for a long time and I have sure tried to create some sort of routine in all of this crazy but this week we are all off our game and sitting firmly on the struggle bus.

So, why do things feel so hard this week? Why do I feel like I am back at ground zero with trying to find some sort of routine for us? I think there are a couple of obvious factors: school assignments now having to be turned in, this simply being yet another week of seemingly Groundhog Days, and the looming fact that my husband is going to have to travel out of state in the coming weeks.

Whatever is the case, I know that we will figure this out and this too shall pass when these shelter-in-place gates are opened. In the meantime, I understand there will be some days that we will all just ‘wig’ out and that is okay too!