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Lockdown in Paris: Day 14

Yesterday, I sang. Well, more like my mouth opened up and out came a song, as if my body knew what it needed at that moment. What came out was []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 13

I suffer from FOMO. Fear Of Missing Out. Im a homebody but Im also very social, and that creates a sense of guilt, of FOMO, if Im inside, especially if []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 12

Another sunny day in Paris. It has to be some kind of record. The air this morning smells of earth, of growing things, as if I am in the middle []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 11

Today, I broke down and dyed my roots. I have a strong gray streak on one side that started after 9/11, and kicked up after my mother diedand lets just []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 10

Hows the compulsive cleaning going? Oh, you know who you are. You cant control the virus but you can control the dust and microbes in your own home. Am I []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 9

So, I had a little meltdown on Facebook last night. The panic and negativity had reached a fever pitch on the toxic conveyor belt that is our Facebook newsfeed these []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 8

Silence. My street is usually very noisy for such a small lane. Ive complained about it before. Theres a technical (was a music) school across the street, an elementary school []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 7

Coming up on week one of confinement here in Paris. Too early to get reliable data on the effects of this, but there is definitely a change in the city []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 6

What to do, what to do? Nowhere to go and all this time on your hands. My Facebook feed is filled with friends posts of cooking projects, spring cleaning, doing []

Lockdown in Paris: Day 5

I didnt sleep so well last night. My head started spinning, my heart pounding. My new worry: the economy, and how much I have to lose. Yup, I broke all []