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  • Day Fourteen of 20 Days in a Pandemic -Holding it Together

    October 4th, 2020

    Starting my Stitch and and Silk works today. Will continue working on these until Day 20. I love my stitch,print, silk pieces. My neck is very sore today though, from yesterdays cleaning and organizing rampage, it’s too painful to work or write for long. I’m trying to hold it together.

    This morning I reworked Fiona’s DLP. I had to change everything because she can’t use the FM anymore online because of the feedback and she’s not proficient in ASL so she can’t rely on her interpreter. Fiona can’t keep up with the pace of the class because it takes her so long to process the information, when she falls behind she gets frustrated, she tries so hard as tears well in her eyes.

    I think it’s going to need to be independent study with me offline. I don’t see any other option. So tomorrow will start an additional set of motherhood duties. More hours as primary teacher with Fiona. I’m going to need to study the lessons in advance and prepare my weekly schedule. I need to organize my props and study my ASL that pertains to the lesson. I’m in a unique place because I know what sounds Fiona’s can’t hear or what kind of words she can’t understand.

    I need help in one area. Fiona is so used to SIM COM that when I try to do ASL only lessons she asks me to talk too. what should I do?

    Anyhow that’s my Sunday.

    I’m sitting in the backyard, it’s a beautiful day. The sky is blue. Pink , purple, and orange fall flowers scatter the hill. My husband is making the kids wash our cars so I have a moment to myself. I will need to make lunch soon though unless we order pizza!

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  • Day Thirteen “20 Days in a Pandemic” “Holding it Together”

    October 3rd, 2020

    Saturday. Kids and dad out to lunch. Finished cleaning and organizing. Four walls covered with paint marks, paintings, surround me. My studio floor covered with paint, scraps, paint containers, my sink plugged up, yellow, dirty, water sits in it as it slowly drains.

    I worked on painting, collage, and drawing on little pieces of watercolor paper. I only have seven days left to work on this project. But I think I’ve broke through any, or most barriers in my mind about getting in my studio everyday.

    Through the chaos of homeschooling, motherhood, domesticity and depression, during a pandemic, I’ve found a new place to exist. It’s not where I was a month ago, it’s not where I was in March, it’s a fresh new path of constant possibilities, pandemic or not.

    Little works in progress

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  • Day Twelve-Trying to hold it together

    October 2nd, 2020

    Our Being Human groups new show’s tentative title is “Holding it Together”. This is the show I am working on my project “20 Days in a Pandemic” I am desperately trying to hold it together! I finally figured out the problem with Fiona’s FM system. Two of the FM’s were broken/ not set correctly. But the biggest problem is Fiona’s hearing aid is set so loud that anytime someone unmutes on her Zoom calls it causes horrible static feedback. This means Fiona can’t use the FM anymore on Zoom virtual class. So that’s that. Next week we will try to accommodate Fiona and figure out how she can still participate in her education. She will need to rely on her interpreter.

    Last night Fiona couldn’t sleep at all. She said she heard BOOM BOOM In her ear. I think her tinnitus was acting up. Then she was having nightmares. I couldn’t fall back asleep after 2:30am. I am so tired! I am so tired from trying to fix Fiona’s education constantly. It is really hard.

    I was able to work in my studio for a short time today. I hope to have more time in there next week, but now with the new situation with Fiona I think I will start to have less time.

    Mind fatigue

    I was able to sort the laundry and put away all my husbands clothes! And make a good dinner last night!

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