CATCH UP from home spreading love, from a distance

issue 1 | April 1, 2020 spread love & hope

There’s something both magical and We will get through this, together. soothing about the phrase “We’ll get This is not a solo competition. through this, together.” Hearing those This is a community event that as words these days can provide as much unpleasant as it is, could actually help relief as all the lines in a self-help us restore some of that which may book. They give us hope. They tell us have been lost. that we’re not alone. Perhaps rather than challenging our Trapped inside our cocoons of neighbors to prove who is right, we’ll quarantine, sounds are muffled, colors return to looking out for one another. are faded. Even the air smells and feels Maybe instead of paying attention to differently. We miss the sounds of our things they have that we don’t, our children laughing on the playground, focus will be on what they need and the energetic din of our favorite how we can help. bar, the cheering of parents on the sidelines and other notes that remind And, we’ll appreciate that we’re us that we’re not alone. not alone.

Top Left: Chalk drawing in a neighbor’s driveway in Glendale. Written by 2 elementary-age girls. Bottom Left: Poster hanging in window of a neighbor’s home who says “I bought Rosie decades ago with no idea she could speak to these circumstances!” Bottom Right: An uplifting note written by 8-year-old Ella Wagner. Leon Bridges and Khruangbin Texas Sun (EP) It starts out smooth and catchy and escape doesn’t let up from there. This soulful texas-style mini album will keep you swaying throughout your workday and into leave you enthusiastically looking up music more from the artists. Listen then Listen live from isolation Music, to many, has Postmodern Jukebox Dave Matthews of the power to transform Playlist on Dave Matthews Band our mood. The stories A true musical escape to the ’90s via the The singer- performed a cover transmitted through a ’40s. Perfectly arranged 1990s popular of Paul Simon’s “American Tune” for song can make us smile, hits as they would have been performed Jimmy Kimmel and kicked off a live weekly cry, reflect and at times by the biggest musical stars of the Big concert called “Play it Forward” to benefit even make us feel a little Band era and Golden Years of jazz. Listen small businesses affected by COVID-19. less alone. See More: Kimmel Performance Play it Forward

Here’s what the C-22 team has been listening to while Maggie Rogers Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie working from home. Heard it in a Past Life & The Postal Service Maggie Rogers’ debut album is filled with Performances from the musician’s Seattle self-reflective folksy pop songs that range house would take place daily, fueled by from soft and emotional to energetic and requests from fans. Each live performance dance worthy. Rogers’ calm, powerful would benefit a specified charity. voice will keep you wanting more music See More: facebook instagram from her in the future. Listen

David Bowie Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers Hunky Dory #emptylivingroomconcert Bowie’s 1971 album that features timeless From his home in North Carolina, hits such as “Changes” and “Life on Scott Avett periodically shares Mars?” is like the perfect cup of coffee: new accoustic tunes on instagram an instant pick-me-up that will make you tagging each with the hashtag excited to conquer the day. Warning, it #emptylivingroomconcert may also make you dance. Listen See More: Instagram

Trampled by Turtles Life Is Good on the Open Road A combination of fast instrumentals and emotional songwriting keeps you listening and maybe even humming or singing along. It’s easy to get lost in the bluegrass harmonies that bring comfort and longing to reconnect with an old friend. Listen find the helpers be a helper from my We’re all in this together. Read on There are many simple ways to support for uplifting stories about selfless others in need during the coronavirus quarantine members of our communities. outbreak. Here are just a few ways to help. kitchen Save the Restaurants Offer to run errands for neighbors by emily coplai C.J. Krawczyk, a Milwaukee 1 and family members who are elderly, attorney, celebrated his 46th disabled, living with chronic illness or In my household, we like to prepare. birthday on March 19. However, due without reliable transportation. We’re the type of family that prepares to current hard times, he wanted for the worst case scenario and works to do something different this year. backwards from there. So when my He launched S.O.S. Milwaukee Donate blood at your local husband got his work-from-home (Save Our Spots) on GoFundMe with 2 American Red Cross blood drive. notice from his company, it was time the goal to raise funds to support Visit redcrossblood.org. to prepare, and stat. Milwaukee restaurants and cafes that are temporarily closed (and When we came back from the struggling to survive) during these Volunteer to pack boxes or donate “dooms day prepping” shopping trip, hard times. He and his wife Julie food to Hunger Task Force and as I called it, we were overwhelmed. vowed to match the first $4,600 in 3 Feeding America. We had a lot of random food. Like, donations. So far, the total amount image source jsonline.com why did we need a whole bag of donated is over $24,000. Read more lemons? (You never know!) So, we Support small businesses now by had to start making lists. We started buying gift cards to use at a later time. by planning out easy meals one at 4 a time. Now, I know many don’t love cooking so for those who are From Military to Medicine Donate money to nonprofits like the looking for quick, easy, cheap meals, Camo Quilt Project, a group of 5 CDC Foundation that are working hard I wanted to share one of our go-to seamsters in Plymouth, typically to help address the outbreak. recipes from our recipe card to yours. knits handmade quilts for deployed No, it doesn’t include lemons. military service members and veterans in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and hospice. But due PESTO CHICKEN BAKE to the shortage of CDC-compliant INGREDIENTS face masks in hospitals and • 3 chicken breasts healthcare facilities, the group has • 16 oz. jar basil pesto temporarily switched up its efforts • 2 medium tomatoes, sliced • Slices or shredded mozzarella cheese to assemble and sew colorful masks for healthcare workers. Read more INSTRUCTIONS image source sheboyganpress.com • Preheat oven to 350° F and season the chicken with salt & pepper • Place chicken breasts on a rimmed baking sheet or baking dish • Cover chicken with pesto, then a slice or small heap of mozzarella, then 2 slices of tomatoes image source simplysissom.com • Bake 20-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the center stay in reach out

Play games Send a handwritten letter While you’re spending more time inside, days can There’s no doubt that this is a hard time for most everyone. sometimes become monotonous. Between working, When difficult things happen, it’s often in our nature to keeping the kids on-track and chores, it’s important to reach out to others. Dropping in to check on a struggling remember to still make room for fun. To break the daily family member, or inviting a stressed out friend to dinner routine, consider having a game night with your family, would be just the ticket. But since we seem weeks – if roommates or digitally with far away friends. Here are not months – away from that reality again, it’s even more some games we’re playing to pass the time: important that we check in on our loved ones in other ways • TV games like Jackbox (trivia, doodling and more) to let them know that we care and are thinking of them. • Classics like charades, Pictionary and cribbage Sending a letter can do just that. • Multiplayer mobile apps like Words with Friends A 2020 survey conducted by Cigna showed that 3 out of 5 Americans are lonely and with increased isolation in the last couple of weeks, those numbers are bound to increase. Virtual happy hour with friends So whether you write out a hand-written card to your best friend or send a heart-felt letter to grandma or grandpa With offices, bars and restaurants closed for the with your child, it will be a happy surprise in the mail and foreseeable future, staying connected and socializing will also let the recipient know that they’re not alone and with others requires a new approach. Thankfully, they’re loved. video chat apps can help us stay connected with friends and colleagues with virtual lunch and happy So reach out, write a letter, send a hand-drawn picture, hours. Digitally “grab lunch” with a colleague or set an even if it’s just to say you’re thinking of them when you after-hours meeting to hop on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, can’t see them in person. Skype, FaceTime or any other video platform to swap stories and share some laughs.

Online yoga classes Find your zen in the comfort of your living room. With most gyms and yoga studios closed, many classes have gone digital. Join fellow yogis for live practices or watch prerecorded videos and stretch along. Yoga is fun and beneficial for all ages, so get the kids involved, too! Grab your mat and get stretchin’! Namaste. overheard at home “ “ “ I just woke up and I want “ Today I put on real pants. to relax. You can call me You never know who’s when I’m done at 3:00.” gonna see your bottom half.”

- from one 8 year old to another on Spring Break ““ Mom, that’s what you wore yesterday.”

word of the week

abibliophobia (n.) — the fear of running out of reading material With home libraries, ebooks and the internet at our fingertips, it’s seemingly impossible to experience abibliophobia these days. But if you do happen to run out of reading material, keep an eye out next week for issue #2 of this publication.

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