Amy Lu's View

Today is the end of my 50 Days of Amy blogging challenge! I made it! Whoo-hoo!

Whenever I used to fish for accomplishment related praise Chad would ask me if I wanted a cookie. He eventually stopped because I almost never wanted an actual cookie–booze or something salty seems to give more bang for the calorie buck.

Of course I want the metaphorical cookie of recognition and praise. I want the medal and/or trophy.

So yay me, I did it. I only cheated a little by occasionally writing two posts on one day and backdating.

I’m not sure if quarantine made blogging easier or harder or both. Perhaps more time but less topics, especially since I didn’t want to obsess about Armageddon lockdown (didn’t want to write about food or clothes every day) or write anything inflammatory about work. (Maybe I would have had these same topic struggles without lockdown).

I’m happy/sad my challenge is done. Relieved because I actually did get stressed sometimes about writing every day and sad because it gave me a sense of purpose. Yes, I know I can keep blogging but will I? How will I find the right balance between blogging enough to feel accomplished and not so much I drive myself crazy?

What did I learn from 50 Days of Blogging (during quarantine)?

• It’s hard to be real but not too whiny
• The little rhythms of life really are important
• Food is more central to my life than even I imagined and I really enjoy preparing food. Quarantine gives me more opportunities to obsess about vegetables!
• I really appreciate spending extra time with Chad
• Having an intense job is exhausting but a blessing (and “intense” is totally relative–intense by my standards, not First Responder intense or anything)
• Lockdown isn’t all that different than the summers of my childhood
• What a weird time to be 50–but probably the ideal age for quarantine, as being young or definitely old would be much harder
• I love love love our church community
• I am so blessed and and lucky to have awesome people I miss and I want to keep connecting and re-connecting with
• I cannot find a camera angle for virtual life that doesn’t make me look crazy pale (of course it’s not because I AM crazy pale)

50 Days may me over, but there are clearly more narcisstic lists and selfies in our future!

*I feel very radical foot-noting a caption: I’m not much of a fan of Oreos but love carrot cake, so had higher hopes for this. I think it’s missing the cream cheese zinginess. (I am a little sad I didn’t do birthday cake this year and these cookies certainly won’t compensate for that).