What I've Been Up To In Quarantine - Kayleigh Simpson
Initially, I had no idea what I wanted to do for my blog, but a couple days into April, I decided I would take note of everything (fun and maybe not so fun) that I did during the month and share with you guys. I don't have dates on everything, but I'll try to go as chronologically as possible. Also, comment about some things you've done because I'm really interested in how people are spending their time.
April 2, 2020
Today we had to put my dog, Rocky, down. He was the best boy, but we knew it was his time to go! I know he is happy in heaven with my Pop Pop (arguably his favorite person).
On April 3rd, I spent pretty much the whole day trying to learn my Irish Dance routine for Nationals (which has since been canceled) without a teacher. Basically, it was a tragic day...
I also watched a video that made me laugh really hard (I don't know why, but enjoy)
https://vm.tiktok.com/vbx6Ww/
April 4, 2020
Another day of dancing. This time went a little more smoothly.
April 5, 2020
Again, I didn't do much, but I had to film a video for my dance school's Instagram page!
April 7, 2020
After finishing my school work, I spent pretty much the whole day playing volleyball with my sister. I also found the charger to my Garmin watch that had been missing for like 2 weeks and went on a long run!
April 9, 2020
I tried to learn the trumpet again (I initially tried learning it in 8th grade). It went pretty well, although my family will probably tell you otherwise.
April 11, 2020
I spent a pretty long time watching "H2O: Just Add Water" with Georgia over the phone (One of the greatest shows of all time in my opinion).
April 14, 2020
I spent a good chunk of the day playing just dance (good is probably an understatement).
April 17, 2020
I tried to play the keyboard for pretty much the first time. I was able to kind of play "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran. I also played a lot of Minecraft with my neighbor over the Xbox. It was a lot of fun!
April 18-20, 2020
Other than some dancing and runs I went on, I spent the bulk of these days playing Minecraft since I didn't have to worry about doing much school work because of spring break. I also decided to play Lego Batman 3 just because I could.
April 21, 2020
My aunt and uncle had to drive to Alabama to pick up my cousins from college, so we got to watch their dogs, Mac and Moose, for a week!!! It was a lot of fun!
I also made the decision to start training for cross country instead of track because we're definitely not going to have a spring season.
April 22, 2020
I went on an easy 3-mile run!!
April 23, 2020
Another easy 40-minute run just to get some miles in.
April 25, 2020
I went on a 60-minute run from my house kind of by Helen Morgan to the High School. Whenever I run, I try to be really friendly and wave to people, but I noticed that a lot of people don't wave back. So, I decided to count how many people waved/smiled back when I did. Only 16/36, or 44%, of people waved back. That was kind of sad.
April 27, 2020
I ran again (because that seems to be the only thing to do right now). It was 40 minutes easy and rainy.
April 28, 2020
On the 28th, I did a steady state-run. This is basically a run that you do about 20-30 seconds slower than the pace that you want to run your 5k at. So for 35 minutes, I ran around a 7:50/mile pace. I decided to test who would wave again and this time 13/24, or 54%, waved back. I also saw some people in our grade not social distancing :(
I got a new pair of shoes today too which was super exciting!!! I really love them and I was able to get a $60 discount. This is what they look like...
April 29, 2020
After finishing schoolwork my mom and I did some work out on our patio. Then I spent a lot of time practicing dance before my online dance class at 7:00pm. Oh, and ironically enough, they canceled Nationals for Irish Dance on International Dance Day (today) :)
April 30, 2020
I haven't done much yet today, just schoolwork. I'll add on to this post if I do anything!
April 2, 2020
Today we had to put my dog, Rocky, down. He was the best boy, but we knew it was his time to go! I know he is happy in heaven with my Pop Pop (arguably his favorite person).
April 3, 2020
I also watched a video that made me laugh really hard (I don't know why, but enjoy)
https://vm.tiktok.com/vbx6Ww/
April 4, 2020
Another day of dancing. This time went a little more smoothly.
April 5, 2020
Again, I didn't do much, but I had to film a video for my dance school's Instagram page!
April 7, 2020
After finishing my school work, I spent pretty much the whole day playing volleyball with my sister. I also found the charger to my Garmin watch that had been missing for like 2 weeks and went on a long run!
April 9, 2020
I tried to learn the trumpet again (I initially tried learning it in 8th grade). It went pretty well, although my family will probably tell you otherwise.
April 11, 2020
I spent a pretty long time watching "H2O: Just Add Water" with Georgia over the phone (One of the greatest shows of all time in my opinion).
April 14, 2020
I spent a good chunk of the day playing just dance (good is probably an understatement).
April 17, 2020
I tried to play the keyboard for pretty much the first time. I was able to kind of play "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran. I also played a lot of Minecraft with my neighbor over the Xbox. It was a lot of fun!
April 18-20, 2020
Other than some dancing and runs I went on, I spent the bulk of these days playing Minecraft since I didn't have to worry about doing much school work because of spring break. I also decided to play Lego Batman 3 just because I could.
April 21, 2020
My aunt and uncle had to drive to Alabama to pick up my cousins from college, so we got to watch their dogs, Mac and Moose, for a week!!! It was a lot of fun!
I also made the decision to start training for cross country instead of track because we're definitely not going to have a spring season.
| Mac is on the left, Moose is on the right |
I went on an easy 3-mile run!!
April 23, 2020
Another easy 40-minute run just to get some miles in.
April 25, 2020
I went on a 60-minute run from my house kind of by Helen Morgan to the High School. Whenever I run, I try to be really friendly and wave to people, but I noticed that a lot of people don't wave back. So, I decided to count how many people waved/smiled back when I did. Only 16/36, or 44%, of people waved back. That was kind of sad.
April 27, 2020
I ran again (because that seems to be the only thing to do right now). It was 40 minutes easy and rainy.
April 28, 2020
On the 28th, I did a steady state-run. This is basically a run that you do about 20-30 seconds slower than the pace that you want to run your 5k at. So for 35 minutes, I ran around a 7:50/mile pace. I decided to test who would wave again and this time 13/24, or 54%, waved back. I also saw some people in our grade not social distancing :(
I got a new pair of shoes today too which was super exciting!!! I really love them and I was able to get a $60 discount. This is what they look like...
April 29, 2020
After finishing schoolwork my mom and I did some work out on our patio. Then I spent a lot of time practicing dance before my online dance class at 7:00pm. Oh, and ironically enough, they canceled Nationals for Irish Dance on International Dance Day (today) :)
April 30, 2020
I haven't done much yet today, just schoolwork. I'll add on to this post if I do anything!
H2O and Avatar are definitely the highlights of my quarantine. Mac is the most obnoxious dog I have ever heard (sorry Mac) and Moose is an angel. Overall pretty grateful I can facetime you all day every day otherwise I'd be going way more crazy than I already am.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about your dog. That is so sad. I'm glad you've started running and can continue to dance. I've been doing live workouts with my trainer and a group 4x per week, which is keeping me sane. I've also been riding bikes every chance I can with the kids and doing some crafts with Quinn. Also, grading...lots and lots of grading : (
ReplyDeleteH2O is definitely 11/10. I loved the tiktok you attached!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe you didn't mention vibe checking my TikToks smh.
ReplyDeleteoops... Your TikToks do be kind of fire doe
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