Staying Safe, Sane, and Healthy

It’s been a tough spring. People are getting sick and dying, people have lost their jobs and are struggling, and many of us are figuring out how to homeschool our children while working from home (it’s not easy, and I actually work as a teacher!). I’m sorry for all the struggles everyone is facing, but I’m happy that so many people are coming together to help. I’m touched by the hard work and dedication of our healthcare workers, and even our grocery store workers! I’m trying to do my part by sewing homemade face masks, which I donated to my local pediatrician’s office. I found an easy YouTube tutorial that you can find here (I tried some other tutorials as well, but I felt that this one was the best). They’re easy to make with scrap material, so I used the leftovers from the crib sheets I made before my daughter was born (I figured they’d work really well for a pediatrician).

Keeping in Touch

I know it’s hard when you can’t really leave the house much, but it’s important to keep in touch with people. I’ve met with online with my writing group these last couple of weeks, and I hope we continue to see each other, even if it’s in google hangouts or facebook video calls. I’ve been talking to my fellow teachers that way too, and it’s nice. Several of my talented artist friends have also live streamed concerts or poetry readings, which has been great as well.

Book News

I’m hosting a few book fairs in Story Origin this month, including Spring Spec Fic: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and other Speculative Fiction for books in Kindle Unlimited and the Spring Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Sale, for books under $3.00. My books are also in the Space Opera and Fantasy Adventures Sale and April is for Unicorns (and other fantasy creatures) Kindle Unlimited Fair.

Will it all be okay?

I’d like to conclude this post by writing about how everything is going to be okay. But I can’t write that, because it’s not honest. I don’t know how this will turn out, though I’m hoping for the best—we contain the virus until there’s a good treatment , a vaccine, or both, and everything goes back to the way it was. I don’t know if that will happen. But I do know that while everything can be scary and overwhelming and difficult, it will be a thousand times better if we’re good to one another. So be kind! Call your friends and family, or skype/google hangout/facebook message, what have you. Hug your children and tell them how much you love them. Try to do good by other people. And try to stay home, stay safe, and stay healthy!

Also, here’s a hedgehog: