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AMEN (Alumni Mother’s Extended Network) May 2020 What are you doing for What is your special What books have you Do you have any movies solace and peace while indulgence? read and would or TV Series to Sheltering in Place? recommend? recommend? Walk - Yoga A glass of good wine Educated Well I am watching la casa de paper to add some spice on my anxiety Live streaming daily mass My son who is a Dr. & all Books by Nora Roberts & OUTLANDER! his patients in the hospital. Tricia O’Malley Working in the garden Any time with my family None I love Bosch Detective but I love a Michelado! series available on Amazon Prime. Working on the Spiritual Chocolate Just Mercy Exercises and walking Walking, walking and "In Hoffa's Shadow" Jack walking! Goldsmith, published 2020 Zoom Pilates class, biking, Baking The Dutch House by Ann Call the Midwife gardening Patchett Gardening, walking, Puzzles, games that I never Where did you go, Still like Frozen II for its looking at nature and all its had the time to do.. Bernadette? innocence and light- splendor; zooming with hearted theme my dear Amen book club ladies! Being in nature, talking Movies during the day The Dutch House by Ann What We Do In The with friends and family via Patchett Shadows/FX, The Morning text or phone, exercise and Show/ Apple +, taking a meditation class Sopranos/HBO Meditation, workouts, Glass of wine at night The Dry, American Dirt, Unorthodox, BlackAF walking, cooking This is how it Always Is Yoga, walking, reading Eating & drinking Silent Patient, Daisy Jones The Resident (tv), Bosch & The Six, Last Day (Amazon tv), Deepwater Longer bubble baths Aqui swirl at HOME! Seven Husbands of Evelyn Very Ralph- Documentary Hugo of Ralph Lauren Prayer, gardening, writing Enjoying this time with my Books for work Disney Channel :-), letters, cooking, teaching family. Connecting with No I would not Knives Out, Honestly I my on-line courses, bike old friends - family recommend! have not had much time to riding, yoga members who I last track binge watch! Those darn of. weeds! Calligraphy and Alcohol and fresh baked Where the Crawdads Sing, Call the Mid-Wife Watercolor goods Delia Owens Take walks Eat something sweet None AMEN (Alumni Mother’s Extended Network) May 2020 2020 What are you doing for What is your special What books have you Do you have any movies solace and peace while indulgence? read and would or TV Series to Sheltering in Place? recommend? recommend? My veggie garden! Saving My son's Switch, Animal Blowout, Rachel Maddow Knives Out! (so fun) my sanity (what's left of it) Crossing. (history of the oil & gas industry) Fascinating! Taking daily walks around I have been cooking a ton the neighborhood with my and especially desserts that husband I drop off at family and friends front doorsteps! Watching Zoom Church Netflix and Amazon Prime Angle of Repose by 'Love is Blind', 'Stay Here', meetings. movies and TV series. Wallace Stegner. 'Married at First Sight', 'Ladies in Lavender', 'Hell on Wheels', 'Downton Abbey' Recently joined a small Potato chips! The Things We Cannot Say women’s faith-sharing by Kelly Rimmer group. We meet via Zoom The Dutch House by Ann (used to be in person) for Patchett an hour every week. I also do yoga and meditate. Gardening Wine! Becoming by Michelle Versailles; The English Obama; Four Sides to a Game Story by Glynnis Hayward Sewing masks. Long walks or bike rides. Unorthodox on HBO; Zoey's Playlist on NBC; Cooking for the family and Wine (Red) Currently reading 'Sleuths With varying ages at home. trying out recipes I have of the Century'. A We've been watching not tried in a while....now collection of favorites that span all ages- that I'm having to come up detective/mystery short watched the entire Star with at least two hot meals stories of well loved Wars series from the first per day! I often complain detectives old and newer one released; we're on to about it but have to admit put together in one the Jurassic Park series that creating and sharing collection. now...unsure what we'll homemade meals is pick to watch as a family somehow soothing and once those are done. Both grounding in this weird and my boys enjoy Monk- the surreal time. detective series so that another one that we've been binge watching together. Using the crud out of my Love to read outside by the Beartown, City of Girls, Ozark - we are so on peloton! fire The Giver of Stars, The catching the wave but love Lager Queen of Minnesota it! 2 AMEN (Alumni Mother’s Extended Network) May 2020 What are you doing for What is your special What books have you Do you have any movies solace and peace while indulgence? read and would or TV Series to Sheltering in Place? recommend? recommend? Knitting, taking walks, Negronis! For escape, my husband Zoomtails with my high and I guiltily admit we school girlfriends watch way too many Hallmark movies. Walking out in nature and Candles and fresh flowers Best Wishes Sr. B by Fran Phantom of the Opera, the sitting by a creek during at my desk! Smith, Jane Austin new Emma, Little Women FaceTime calls to friends and family! Daily yoga or meditation, Sleeping in, Baked goods Our Amen book club read The entire Downton Abbey gardening, walking and The Dutch House by Ann TV series and movie, and enjoying nature at the Patchett. Highly the Crown - both are nearby creek path, reading recommend! escapist British period TV series Prayer, Positive Outlook, Have my husband do the The Invention of Wings Little Fires Everywhere Count Blessings grocery shopping. (Hulu) Listening to the birds in the Hiking, wine and chocolate Ordinary Grace, The Flight Call the Midwife, Chef’s morning, praying, hiking, Girls, The Nightingale, Table, This is Us and gardening America’s First Daughter, My Dear Hamilton Streaming mass, easter Prayers for my brother-in- American Dirt Call the Midwife, World on vigil, yoga and meditation; law who was recently Fire (both on PBS); A face timing with my 2 year injured in a serious Place to call Home on old granddaughter bicycling accident. Acorn Having a "daily schedule" Having time to read the The Dutch House, The Mrs America, Dishing with has helped me stay more paper each day Giver of Stars, Beneath a Julia Child, Home on focused during this SIP. Scarlet Sky, Ordinary Apple TV, The Last Dance When I add structure to my grace... day I find that I am happier overall, I get more done Gardening; doing yoga Baths! (with bubbles, The Library Book by Susan Movie: Always Be My using an online app candle, book, wine, and Orlean Maybe (cute romantic jazz or classical music in comedy set in SF) the background) My early morning walk Every day at 3 pm I sit I just started reading In Currently I am watching all down with a cup of tea and Five Years the old movies on TCM something sweet. usually chocolate Walking through nature John Grisham -great, Bosch (amazon prime), predictable escape Riviera 3 AMEN (Alumni Mother’s Extended Network) May 2020 2020 What are you doing for What is your special What books have you Do you have any movies solace and peace while indulgence? read and would or TV Series to Sheltering in Place? recommend? recommend? Discovering the beauty of Catching up on several "The Aviator's Wife" by "Loving Vincent" about our neighborhood on long seasons of "Call the Melanie Benjamin, "The Vincent Van Gogh - daily walks with my Midwife" Secrets We Kept" by Lara beautiful use of his artwork husband. Prescott, "The Girl With Seven Names" by Hyeonses Lee Mindfulness Wine (Red) The Power of Habit Schitt's Creek, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Sewing cloth face masks A latte, at home or at "The Girl Who Played Nothing I would for family and friends and Starbucks! With Fire", by Stieg recommend. I love corny for HomeFirst through Larsson, a part of a trilogy.. shows like, Magnum P.I.! AMEN community service Michael Connelly, in the group. Harry Bosch series, "The Wrong Side of Goodbye"... pretty good. Tending, harvesting and In the early afternoon, the The White House Chef Bosch Series cooking vegetables from aroma of fresh ground, Mysteries by Julie Hyzy The Mandalorian Series the garden planted in fully caffeinated brewed November. coffee and then enjoying The Bureau (French with English subtitles) Series Making and placing several cups with dark bouquets from garden chocolate or a sweet treat. Death in Paradise Series, flowers where we can particularly the first season enjoy during the day. A new wine bottle opened Star Trek Picard Talking, texting and and enjoyed every night, The Expanse, start with the emailing with the poured in the correct wine first season immediate and extended glass that makes each sip a family and friends. superb nuanced taste. De-cluttering by removing "everything" from drawers and shelves and discard/re- organize. Sewing masks for HomeFirst staff who support 24/7 the homeless shelters. My husband works at home - at the end of his work day M-F, neighborhood walks. Drinking white wine as we cook dinner together and enjoying leisurely discussions with dinner. 4 .