What I'm Doing While On Chicago's Shelter-In-Place Order

[pole_dancer]

I thought I'd check-in during this COVID-19 mess.

 

Chicago's Shelter-In-Place order doesn't affect me much concerning being at home.  I'm already a full-time freelance writer.  So I'm used to working from home.

 

Going out into the public is something I try to avoid as much as possible, however.  If I have to go to the post office or the grocery store, I wear plastic gloves, and I make sure to stand six feet away from people while standing in line.  (Everyone in my neighborhood has been good about that.)  I carry hand sanitizer in my purse. I also carry alcohol wipes with me and wipe down whatever I need to wipe down.

 

I don't like being out right now.  It makes me anxious, and all I want to do is hurry back to my safe home.  That doesn't mean I'm sitting around and not exercising or moving, however.  I workout about one and a half hours a day, five days a week.  I pole dance, strength train, do cardio on our Bowflex and stretch. Today it's warm and sunny in Chicago.  So I'll be sure to sit outside on the deck in my backyard.  I'm away from people.  So I'm cool with that.

 

As far as writing, aside from my paid ghostwriting, I'm working on my first fanfic.  I'll be writing 10,000-word stories with Natasha Romanoff as my main character.  I'm currently working on story one, based on the Iron Man 2 Marvel movie and comic strips.  Iron Man 2 is where Natasha first appears in the Marvel movies.  I'm having a lot of fun with it.  

 

I'm also getting caught up on my Marvel movie reviews. Only ten more to go.  Once I'm done with the current Marvel movies, I look forward to watching Black Widow.  Marvel pushed the release date to November 6, 2020, due to COVID-19.

 

I enjoy cooking for my husband and me, reading, and watching comedies and dramas on TV with my husband. I'm a huge true-crime fan.  I'm currently reading Della's Web: The Many Husbands of a Suburban Black Widow by Aphrodite Jones.

 

Despite the times we're in, I'm happy, healthy and blessed. Stay safe and healthy out there!  Wash your hands; don't touch your face, and practice social distancing!

 

Comments

[ride_4ever]

Yes to all your positivism! \0/

[pole_dancer]

Thanks!

[raine]

Wow, 10,000 words? That feels like a lot, somehow, and I don't say that to be discouraging. Good luck!

[pole_dancer]

My goal is 10,000, but if it's less, that's fine. But to be honest, I'm finding I'm having to write extremely tight to PREVENT my story from getting too long. I don't want to be too long, but I want to sufficiently tell my story, also.