One week in to summer break, and so far so good thanks to online science camp, Peter having a day off, and my parents doing some babysitting too (we expanded our self-isolation "circle" to include only them, and that has been both a pleasure and a relief!). Since Hendrik wouldn't be in school anyway at this point, life is feeling slightly more normal in that we're not fussing with homeschool work, even if we are still in social distancing mode here.
High on those feelings of a little normalcy, I thought I'd go back to the old Friday format of sharing 5 things - for this week 5 links to things that I've been thinking about and utilizing lately:
1. When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again: an extremely interesting look at how epidemiologists plan to proceed in their own lives as social distancing restrictions ease. They aren't making policy recommendations, but personal choices that weigh what risks are worth it right now in relation to coronavirus - but I find it very eye-opening. And also it makes me feel a tiny bit less crazy to think there's no way I'm dining inside a restaurant, going to a gym, attending a concert, or flying on a plane any time soon.
2. 12 YA Black Romance Books: as mentioned in my Black lives matter book list, in addition to using books to listen to and learn from Black writers, I loved author Nic Stone's suggestion to read books that portray Black people or people of color just living life. And YA romance is such a delightful category - so how great to have this list of some with Black main characters. I have Dear Haiti, Love Alaine on my Kindle so will probably start there, but I'm also really excited to check out Truly Madly Royally, which looks cute. And highly recommend With the Fire on High!
3. Teaching Your Kids about Racism: 5 Things You Can Do Today: I liked these concrete ideas of actions (good kids' book list too), as well as the point about this not being something you're going to handle in one conversation, but it's ongoing, and starting young means opening minds to learning and changing as kids grow.
4. 21 Recipes to Make with All Those Herbs You Grew: (or that your husband grew for you...) I feel like Peter should especially appreciate this title, as he seemed to wonder why I had selected so many herbs in the plant order we made for our backyard garden bed. But he'll be thanking me when I serve him some of these selections! Have already been using our parsely for falafel, and did this baked herb cod last night.
5. Kid Activity: No Recipe Baking: I bookmarked this idea from Kelsey a while back, and I'm keeping it in my back pocket for when we just need something to occupy the little mister that is hands-on (online camps we have found look great, but that's all screen time...), and that is just new - because novelty goes a long way when you've been stuck in the same place for weeks.
Looks like a beautiful, sunny weekend heading our way in my part of Michigan - hope yours is a good one too!
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