Today was a rezoning day. We rezoned some grass and allocated it to a veggie patch, and we rezoned part of the playroom into a school area.

That also mean rearranging everything so that we get the most from it. Our dining room table went up to become a work table for the school. Our outside table came into the dining room. The office chairs have been swiped to become chairs for the school and at Donné’s desk. The office whiteboard has found a new home in the school area. The playroom was rearrange and shelves cleared to make space for learning materials.

We’ve taken what we have and rethought how it fits into our lives and our needs. That whole refactoring of our space and things mirrors the refactoring of our lives.

The reality we’re all facing right now is that our world’s have been upended. The impact for us many faceted from a big chunk of my business income disappearing, to school changing entirely, to having to stay put.

We have been incredibly fortunate – blessed is probably a better word. We have all the tools we need for online schooling (like spare computers, webcams and printers), we have currently used office furniture and equipment, and we have a loads of space both inside and out. My business has clients who we’ve been able to continue work for, and we’ve even been getting new opportunities.

Having lost our biggest client has actually opened up my mind to think differently about the business and where we’re going. It has given me the opportunity to let go of some things that have been weighing me down. We’ve definitely had to take a few steps back, and I think it is going to be a long and very challenging path ahead, but I’m feeling excited. It feel like I’m connecting more with what makes me happy.

I am scared of the reality of bank accounts and bond repayments, but that is something that many are going to go through together, and really I just can’t compare that worry with the worries that so many have of just feeding their families. I keep reminding myself of all the things we have to be thankful of.

I can’t quite put it into words, but there is something wholesome about just being us together. I want to make sure that we keep that as we go through this, as well as when we come out the other end and return to “normal.”