Thread of my personal telework and quarantine adventures.

It's day one and Brande convinced me to skip my 9:30 spin class to go with her tonight at 6:00.

Just got the update that gyms are closing at 5:00

My mom, Brande and I may kill each other before the virus has a chance to.

Brande just flicked guacamole in my hair we have at minimum two more weeks as teleworking coworkers in the kitchen.

She's now singing while she's working. Her poor coworkers

The dogs are also doing a fantastic job at social distancing from each other.

You really can't teach an old dog new tricks.

I've watched 13 episodes of Hannah Montana and worked from my bed today

Day 2

Staff video chat meeting while wearing my Harry Potter pants on the couch with my puppie. After all this is said and done I'm sure so many people will be making their cases to always work from home.

Lol we had a nice family dinner and now Brande just broke the handle to our back door and has sacrificed our smallest dog to the big dog next door.

Day 3

I'm actually in the office today so I have no update on the home situation.

Personally I'm losing my mind without spin class I understand the closing of the gyms, I'm just sad and going to get fat again

Day 4 of telework and quarantine featuring a @DUALIPA dance party in the kitchen....

lol I told Brande how people have been making employee of the month awards for their pets while teleworking together.

She said "our dogs ain't gettin nothin because that haven't helped me do anything."

Forgot to add this from today...High School Musical in the kitchen.

Day 5 is a Friday and I'm usually off on Fridays. Because I'm working from home I used today to play catch up on some things I didn't finish during the week. I also braved the grocery store at 8:00AM. I've also been awake since 8:00AM yesterday and I'm about to order wine.

Also on movie number 8 that I've watched in the last 72 hours. My goal was to watch every movie on my Netflix watch list. After that I'm going to tackle the documentaries and then I'm going to attempt some shows.

LOL maybe I'll write something for my thesis too

Quarantine Day 6

Brande and I had a @tryguys marathon this afternoon before taking a walk!

Now we're finishing the day with a @noahcent marathon on Netflix!

Sierra Burgess is a Loser
Swiped
SPF-18

Day 7

Y'all I'm going to survive this quarantine for sure, but my eyebrows are struggling!!!!!!!!!!

My grandma hosts Sunday dinner every week for all my aunts, uncles, and cousins

She called my mom upset bc she said she missed seeing everyone and didn't know when we'd all be together again. So I suited up and went to her house to get her all hooked up for virtual Sunday dinner

Some more!

I know we're all missing a lot during this time. The gym, shopping, and just getting out of the house. And while I've been missing those things too, Sunday dinners have been the hardest to miss. Thankful for technology on this day

Day 8

My final grad class starts today and I was surprised that the instructor is not who it was supposed to be. I actually started to cry because I'm headed into my final 8 weeks of grad school with the two professors I hated the most on top of all this virus stuff. Send help.

Forgot post a day 9 update earlier

Super unproductive day. I think quarantine is getting to me.

Brande was practicing her whistling in the kitchen lol

I watched 3 more movies which brings my quarantine total up to 20

Hopefully I'll find some motivation tomorrow

Forgot a day 10 update too

Today I took a break from movie watching and picked back up on my Hannah Montana binge.

Also had much needed FaceTime date with @lenovsak

As y'all can see I'm still not sleeping well. It's 2:00AM

Quarantine Day 11

Super productive cleaning and laundry day! I'm actually looking forward to finishing up tomorrow...who am I?

Also took an online yoga class and had a girls night via video chat

Quarantine Day 12

Very unproductive lol I slept all day because I didn't feel too great. But I continued my MCU marathon which has been fun! My back and legs hurt from my yoga class last night I miss spin class! Hopefully I'll be able to fall asleep after Black Panther!

Day 13

Stayed up until 5AM this morning so I didn't wake up until like 12:30PM

Actually did a little homework and watched Thor.

Had a video chat with my friends from school

Now I'm just chilling in bed before I lose my mind tomorrow writing two papers

Day 14

Two full weeks today.

Slept a lot and got some homework done.

Today was my grandmas 81st birthday and we got to do a quick drive by but I'm sad we couldn't do a proper celebration. Here is a cute picture of my grandparents from when I visited them on Valentine's Day!

Also got to do another quick drive by to say hi to my other grandparents and my Pop painted me a picture of cacti I love it so much! Here is my other grandparents from Valentine's Day!

I miss seeing all my grandparents and having them feed me homecooked meals

Yesterday (day 15) was an emotional roller coaster.

I paid off one of my student loans but got some bad news about two of my jobs. I also took a nice walk with Brande.

Today I find out the fate of one of my jobs and on Monday I find out the fate of another.

#StayingPositive

Day 16

Furloughed from job number 1

Today was a very difficult day for many reasons. However, I am trying to remain positive.

I baked brownies
I FaceTimed with my Godson
Joined a fitness challenge
@AllTimeLow dropped another song
Listened to @prettybasic
Wore my new Toy Story socks

Tomorrow is a new day.

Day 17

Somehow these days just keep getting worse than the one before.

BUT I walked 3 miles today and watched Valentine's Day and @QueerEye with Brande.

Time to find something to watch before bed!

Day 18 (yesterday) was better

I actually did my homework. I walked another 3 miles and I got to FaceTime with my grandparents and my aunt

Day 19 was filled with lots of video calls with family, friends and coworkers.

My grandma is home alone right now and so I stayed the night with her to help her with some things and we baked cookies together.

Day 20

I finally cried hard today. The stress got to me and I had to let it out and then watched Endgame and cried more lol

I took a really long nap and watched four movies with my mom!

Pretty Woman
Five Feet Apart
The Upside
Beauty Shop

Also if you've never seen Five Feet Apart you should check it out! The main characters are fighting a very similar battle to the one we're fighting now. It was refreshing to see a different perspective on the things we take for granted like hugging and holding hands. #Haptics

Day 21 was average.
I finished a fun puzzle with my mom and we had spaghetti for dinner

I go into the office tomorrow to grab some things and tie up some loose ends (before I presumably get laid off) and its insane to me knowing that I haven't worked in 21 days.

I also had the realization that I haven't been with my entire family in almost a month. FaceTime is great but I miss the hugs from my little sunshines and the laughs around my grandmas dinner table.

Here are some pictures of most of us from Christmas!

Day 22

Didn't get laid off!

Took a great nap and watched a few movies.

Today felt like the most normal day in a while because I actually went to the office. I'm still just in disbelief that this is the reality we're living right now.

Day 23 was a hella productive work and school work day! Lol still working on laundry and cleaning

I didn't feel like the sky was falling

Today was one of my little sunshine's birthdays and it just reminded me (again) how much I miss my family and my people.

Day 24

I know I've said "worst day so far" for a few of these updates but TODAY has really been the worst day so far. Today falls in the "damn hurricane" category listed below.

Thankful for daily walks and shout out to @lenovsak for another 4 hour video chat

I did watch another movie today which brings my quarantine movie count to 37.

Step Sisters on Netflix.

I really enjoyed it and it was the perfect lighthearted, upbeat, positive, happy movie I needed to keep me distracted today!

Also realized that today made it an official month since I last saw my friends and my extended family. March 8th was the last time we were all together

I have not seen any of my cousins or aunts and uncles. It's tough when we're used to seeing each other once a week

Day 25

The worst day of my life.

Day 26

Angry, heartbroken, exhausted, loved, supported and blessed would be the words I'd use to describe how I feel today.

We lost my Pop Bruce yesterday and while I'm still in disbelief that he's gone, I'm so thankful that he is at peace now.

I'll love you forever

Our last conversation was through a screen and it pains me that I couldn't say goodbye. For anyone not taking this virus seriously, let my story be proof that loved ones are dying ALONE whether they have the virus or not. We're not allowed to see them or say goodbye.

Today (April 10th) was my Grandma Rose's 82nd birthday.

In full Schmidt family fashion we surprised her with a parade, homemade signs, and a ton of love.

It was so hard not to hug every single person and sit and talk for hours.

My Pop Bruce is my Dad's father and my Grandma Rose is my Mom's mother.
It was bittersweet to begin mourning my Pop while celebrating my Grandma.
In my darkest days, I'm so blessed with a family who loved and treated my Pop Bruce like their own grandfather and supported us today.

While looking through old photos today I found these gems and I really wanna know who gave my parents permission to be this hot the first three are from when my dad came home from boot camp for the marines!

I'm so excited to frame these!

One last thought for anyone who keeps up with this thread...

My dad has been an absolute rock caring for my Pop these last two months. I'm so impressed with his strength and I know my Pop was so thankful for him and the extra time together. He raised him to be the best dad