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May 28, 2020

My Quarantined Birthday

Last week, I celebrated my 31st birthday! As you may imagine, for a planner like me, I thought trying to avoid all activities & celebrate my DOB in isolation would be, well, quite sad. But I had the best day!

celebrating birthday in philly during covid

My birthday was on a weekday, so I started by taking the day off from work. After two months of working from home, this was so. nice. I was up late the night before finishing a few things, but I was thankful I didn’t have to check my email at all during the day.

We slept late (Jim waaaay later than me), and after I slowly made my way out of bed, I did a nice long workout in the living room. I showered, and decided to actually do. my. makeup!!!! I used all my favorite products that probably think I have forgotten about them … I even did the Stila glitter on my eyes! (Which, come to think of it, may be why I have a stye on my eye – quite the sudden shock to the system – but that’s beside the point)

celebrating your birthday during quarantine

After a multi-slide birthday story on Instagram, my influencer companion told me we needed to go to Reading Terminal to pick something up. We were able to park right across the street as the PPA is not ticketing (heard that changes on June 1 though – RIP to the good times).

masks in reading terminal market

The Terminal was nowhere near as crowded as usual – all seating is removed, too – but there were people in there – mostly mulling about the center. A lot of new spots just opened up last week, so I got my recent fav, the Trainwreck from Beck’s Cajun Cafe. Jim got Franks-A-Lot (lol), I decided to also get us Miller’s Twist pretzel dogs on a whim because it was my birthday, and finally we scooted over to Termini Bros for the best treat: carrot cake!!!

birthday cake termini bros reading terminal market
pickup from reading terminal market philly

It was super warm out, so we decided to take our food home. I arrived home to gorgeous flowers from my girlfriends – such a nice quarantined surprise. We sat down & watched the Sopranos (we’re making our way through – finally on season 6!) and chilled out. I was drinking Kombrewchas all day because (they sent me some cases &) they’re my new obsession. Yes – alcoholic kombucha.

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As the day turned to night, we finished some champagne & dug into the cake (make sure you get candles!). I was kindly permitted to select the movie – so it was obviously Frozen 2, of course. It was lovely and I sang the one line of “Into the Unknown” on repeat, and finally we snuggled into bed.

Birthday Cake Termini Bros

I am very, very thankful my life has remained relatively normal during covid. But in case you have a birthday or special day coming up, don’t fret! It can be a fun and memorable day even if things don’t go exactly as you imagined. xx

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Took a little break from the city 🌆 & headed do Took a little break from the city 🌆 & headed down the shore this week. 🛣⁣
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Jim has been in in Atlanta for a *3 week* 😅 work training. After isolating for two weeks myself, I relocated down to my parents’ & sister’s houses to let Jim quarantine when he gets back, and for a little more space for me. 🌳⁣
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I have been thankful for the fresh air & (private!) outdoor spaces for workouts & morning coffee. ☕️ After months apart, it’s nice to be spending some time with my family. 🖤⁣
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I’ve been having really mixed feelings about sta I’ve been having really mixed feelings about starting to post anything unrelated to Black Lives Matter again. ⁣
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I know people have been unmuting themselves this week. And I find myself conflicted, because while I don’t really fault them for getting back to posting and still (hopefully) keeping up their anti-racism work, some of the stories and posts I’ve been seeing have really, really angered me. ⁣
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These past few weeks, while I do feel like I have been waking up, have also been extremely painful. I am capital P Privileged. I have Black friends, colleagues, acquaintances. I never talked to them about race. I never pressed through the challenging conversations with people close to me. I never knew my role in this fight, or took responsibility enough to ask what it could be. ⁣
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I have been having many, many, daily conversations about racism. With my family, my friends, with Jim, and *a lot* with coworkers. Prior to George Floyd’s death, I would have never talked about race at work. Let alone put things out there on Zoom calls and settle into the uncomfortableness. But I’m working on getting comfortable with the uncomfortable. ⁣
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I keep seeing this quote from Sonia Gupta:⁣
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“Unlearning white supremacy isn't Instagrammable. It's deeply personal, existential, and difficult work. It often feels horrible. It will make you cry. You might become depressed. It can be very lonely and isolating. It will shatter your ego and your belief system.⁣
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Do it anyway.” ⁣
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To use some steps from @theoptin workshop I participated in tonight (& that brought me to tears), I am motivated to make a personal change, and I have hope that our world can end white supremacy. I need to make my personal work a consistent part of my life. So I know, even though the getting back into posting things outside of BLM has been very jarring for me, I do believe it’s inevitably how I’m going to make this change long term. ⁣
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Please continue to call me out, I’m learning. I’ve been very thankful for those who have kindly offered me alternatives to some of my white saviorism ideas. Community is important right now (another takeaway from @theoptin), so I’m thankful I have you. Talk to you soon. xx
Muting to listen & learn. I’m with you. #blackou Muting to listen & learn. I’m with you. #blackouttuesday
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