Here in the Raleigh, North Carolina area, it doesn't look like the lock down from the coronavirus is going away anytime soon. Yesterday, the NC governor issued a stay-at-home order running until April 30th. This was on top of the Wake County stay-at-home order/timeline through April 15th.
These are truly the best of times and the worst of times. It's the best of times because I am thankful to have stable employment, good family health, and a lot more time at home with my family. It's the worst of times, well, for the obvious public health reasons, and because we need to stay at home to restrict disease vector spreading.
We're all feeling the "squeeze" in our own unique ways. People that live by themselves are going crazy because they feel alone without other human interactions. On the other end of the spectrum, families like mine with two young kids at home are finding it hard to have quiet time to ourselves for work or other purposes.
I saw a very good video the other day where former astronaut, Scott Kelly, was giving advice to folks on how to get through this difficult time.
Along with several other great suggestions (regular exercise, connecting with old friends), one that I really liked was picking up a new hobby or pick up an old one.
For the past few years due to my career/"day-job" and having two children, I haven't had the time to personally write much on this blog. However, it's one of the things about blogging from which I get the a lot of satisfaction. It's a nice creative outlet.
As such, maybe one of my goals for this stay-at-home stretch will be to do more "raw" writing here, without worrying necessarily about formatting, advertising, SEO, networking, etc. Let's see how it goes!
