By the Numbers

I have been counting a lot more:

• 4 books working on 5
• 37 days since leaving the apartment
• 42 days of homemade meals*
• 80 pages of Spanish homework

And the list goes on.  I think the counting helps to make order of things in disorder while also maintaining my record.  I'm journaling more, though my days are more similar.  We are still holding applause at 9:00, called to balconies by a distant neighbor banging his pot hanging outside his kitchen window.  He's backlit so I can't see his face.  

Some days I would like to bang a pot too.

Most days, I try to be grateful for a small herb garden, fizzy water and FaceTime.

* I could also talk about the meal distribution, including number of unique bases with corresponding variations, but that might seem a little too nerdy.