Hey hey. How are u guys? I’m good ๐ Well, relatively good. I’m not bad but I’m kind of done with this whole corona-quarantine-social-distancing thing. I get why we’re doing it, I would hate for more people to get corona and all the families with sick people are in my prayers. With that being said though, I believe that the media has over-exaggerated this and I don’t know if it’s as bad as they say. In all honesty, I don’t know. I don’t know how this is gonna end. I don’t know how it started. I don’t know what to think of the ordeal. I don’t know. But the good thing is that God knows. And He is holding us all in his hands. So I’m trusting in Him and hoping and praying and crossing my fingers that this pandemic ends soon. What are your thoughts on the COVID-19 ordeal?
Well anyways, another month passed by, and I’m just standing here. with my mouth wide open. Like “How?!?” March went so slowly yet so quickly! So many changes. So many new things!
- I started my 3-month journey of being gluten free. As I explained in my last monthly update, (read it here) I have to go gluten free for three months. I started in march and so far, it’s not horrible. If you know me, ya know that I LOVE gluten. bread is one of the best inventions ever in my opinion. I love the stuff. But I found a decent brand of gluten free bread, and I’ve got good gf flour and Chick-fil-a has gluten free buns so we’re good ๐ The main time when I’m remorseful about being gluten free is when everyone else is eating gluten and I can’t. And then it gets depressing. But luckily it doesn’t happen all the time. So yeah, That’s the update. I’ve made some good gluten free cookies so maybe I’ll have to do a recipe post soon ๐
- We went to our first (and maybe last) garage/yard sale of the season. I’m big on thrifting so goodwill and garage sales are amazing. I love the deals you can find and it makes you feel so (ummmm idk the word) good? It makes me happy. The garage sale we went to was really good and I found some stuff I love!
- I went to my friends for a weekend sleepover and it was SO FUN. We watched Jumanji 1+2, ate ice cream, stayed up late, talked for hours, ate food, went shopping, drank coffee, and tried on crazy and cute clothes. It was an amazing weekend and I’m so happy to have met these new friends ๐ Smiles at u guys if ur reading this :)))
- My protocol event for school happened. It was fun! We had a jewel heist dinner thing and it was a lot of fun. All of us girls got together and got ready and then we went and took picture (which sadly I cant share bc FACES and PRIVACY) and then we went to the dinner. It was super fun and I cant wait to do it again next year if we do CC!
- Basically everything in my life was canceled and we are on quarantine. The thing I was most disappointed about it being canceled was my softball season. As of right now, it’s not canceled but they’re doing a evaluation on the 6th and we’re social distancing until the 30th at least so there’s like a .1 % chance of us actually getting to play the season :(( Another thing that I was disappointed about the cancelation was our co-op. We’re doing zoom meetings online but its a lot less fun and doesn’t really motivate me as much as in-person classes. But my next debate is next week so please pray for me ๐ It’s against the electoral college and I am STRESSED.
- My sister and I had a painting day, and we made a bunch of little inspirational watercolor card things to stick in letters and such. I loved how they turned out! We painted for about 3-4 hours and I ended up with about 40 cards (not counting my sisters) I think they’re quite adorable though, and I’ve now hung them on my wall ๐
- drank coffee, read books, and made collages. With quarantine and everything, I’ve had some spare time on my hands so I’ve been reading, drinking coffee, and making collages. Highly recommend all three of the above activities.
- And to finish off this post, a meme and a quote:
And thats all for this post! Sorry it was kind of short, March was a pretty messed up month for me, but wasn’t it for us all? Hope you enjoyed and happy April! 2020 is officially 1/4 of the way done-thats terrifying and exciting? How was your march? How are u doing with COVID-19? I hope your all well, stay safe โค๏ธ
Xx, Jasmin
The Writer of Letters 
the covid-19 ordeal is really unfortunate. i guess i was naive in thinking how bad the situation really was, but now that itโs reached my country, iโve realized how bad it can get, for everyone, not even the only affected. iโm looking forward for things to pass quickly and smoothly.
iโm glad that at least chick-fil-a and gluten free cookies can you keep you company during these three months! it sucks a lot having to not eat when everyone else is. iโve been doing intermittent fasting for the past few months and itโs always a struggle not to eat, even if everyone else around me is.
wowww, that braid looks so beautiful! my goal during this quarantine is to learn how to braid my own hair. iโve never learned it, and my hair is so frizzy and difficult to braid, but iโm trying, lol.
the cards are adorable. the โchoose joyโ one is my favorite!
hope youโre having a great april so far! โฃ๏ธ
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It is! I’m hoping everything calms down soon… are you from the US? I think the numbers in the US are going down so that’s wonderful!
Yessss me too! Ahhh thats cool, it sounds hard! I’ve thought about doing fasting but haven’t really researched it enough!
Thank youuuuu, my sister is amazing at hair! I can’t braid my own hair ahaha, I should learn too! My hair is also really frizzy
Awww I’m glad you like it!
Thank you, I hope yours is going amazing also! โค๏ธ
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i am from brazil, actually! unfortunately, the numbers are onl ygoing up around here, but i’m trying to keep as much of a positive mindset as possible.
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Oh cool! Oh noooo, I’ll say some prayers they start going down! Positive mindsets definitely help not to get bogged down in all the negativity! Thanks for commenting! ๐
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Ah, I’m sorry that COVID-19 has affected your life this way, Jasmin! โค It was so disheartening to see so many things get canceled :(( But I'm glad that March was still fun for you โค I hope you have a better April!
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Thank you ๐โค๏ธ Yeah I agree, especially for all the seniors and people who were doing once in a lifetime things! Awww me too! Thank you so much! โค๏ธ Happy April!
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This was a great month review and I love that meme and quote at the end!! I am so sorry about your softball season! That’s so hard!! I love the coffee pics and your hair looked great in that one other pic you shared with us too!!
Happy April, sis!!
*hugs!!
-kaelyn ๐
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Thank you! I loved them too!! Thanks, it sucks but oh well ๐ข
Thank you so much!
Happy April!
*hugs* ๐๐๐
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Of course, friend!! And yeah, that’s so tough!!!!
*sending more hugs!!
-kaelyn ๐
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Loved it! Your watercolors were beautiful. I can’t choose a favorite! I love the cross one, the be a light, and faith can move mountains if I had to narrow it down to top three. ๐
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thank you!! Ahaha I can’t either ๐ Ooohhh I really like those ones too! I really like the cross one, it might be my favorite ๐ Thanks for reading!
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Omg awww the cards are so pretty!!โคโค And I love your hair! And I agree, March was slow and fast. A lot happened. Also, good luck for the debate!! You’ll rock it๐
Soo I assume they haven’t started a lockdown in your place yet? We aren’t allowed outside our houses!
Loved reading this post!โค
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Thank youuu โค๏ธโค๏ธ
Thanks! Iโm so nervous, but we drew affirmative so itโll be somewhat easier!
Weโve been on lockdown but your allowed to go outside to exercise plus we love out in the country so we donโt have neighbours right by us! Awww not going outside must suck! Iโm so ready for this all to be over! Aww Iโm glad, happy April! โค๏ธ
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I’m sorry about your softball season! It stinks that so many sports are getting canceled, especially when you really love playing. ๐ฆ
I absolutely love the paintings you did! They’re so gorgeous! That’s a really fun idea.
And yes, going to garage sales and thrifting is so much fun. I love when you find good deals. I needed some exercise leggings for basketball a couple months ago, and I found two pairs for $4 each when they usually average new around $20-$30 a pair. ๐
Great post!
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Thanks, it does. :((
Thank you so much!!! They were really fun to paint! Ahhh YES!!! I love good deals! Woah that sounds like an amazing deal! I bet u were so excited!! Thanks for reading and commenting!! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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I love all the things you made! Theyโre so pretty!
Thatโs a lot of books! Iโve been spending my free time reading lately.
Have you heard of the Twisted Tales series? The Frozen eBook is free until Saturday, so Iโve just been telling everyone.
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Thank you! They were super fun to make! Haha reading is a good thing to do to take up time!
I havenโt, Iโll check that out! Thanks for letting me know!!! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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I love the inspirational watercolor cards you and your sister made, what a neat idea!! My favorite one is the one with the Bible quote “Be a light for all to see”.
Good luck being gluten-free because I don’t think I could ever do it. I gave up dairy for lent and every day’s been a challenge!
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Thank you! Ahh I like that one too! Haha I could never do dairy free, I feel like itโs in everything! Good luck finishing lent, ur almost there! I didnโt give anything up this year sadly! Tysm for reading! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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Haha, diary is kinda in everything but so is gluten๐Thank you and thereโs other aspects to lent than just giving up food. One of the reasons I liked your paintings so much is because they seem like such a great Lenten activity:)
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Haha true ๐
I agree. Usually Iโll give up games on my phone and stuff like that but this year I didnโt. The paintings were a really fun activity and they do kinda seem like a lent thing so yay! ๐โค๏ธ
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All those cards! Like WOW! They are so pretty! I loved your hair! I hope you have an amazing April!โค๏ธ
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Thank you! I love them! Thank you so much! I hope your April is one of the best ones yet! โค๏ธ
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https://esthersnook.wordpress.com/2020/04/01/blog-of-the-month-march-2020-2/
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I loved reading this post!! โค โค I'm glad you've been doing well; I've been doing great too. ๐
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Awww Iโm glad! Thatโs great! โค๏ธโค๏ธ
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๐ โค
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BTW, did you see the comment with the link to my post?
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Yeah I did! I can’t look at the post though because it says you’ve marked your blog private so I requested to join/look at it! If the post is what I think it is, Thank you so much!!!!!
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I granted you access. ๐
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ahh thank you so much!!! โค๏ธ
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๐ No problem!!
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Happy April!
Eating gluten free is HARD!
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Happy April to you too! YES! It is but I’d rather be gf than dairy free! Dairy is in everything! โค๏ธ
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I’m both free plus a bunch of other frees!
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Oh no! Iโm sorry!
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Gluten, dairy, grain, salt, egg, sugar, and I think that’s it.
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Man that sucks! Have you been free from all those things for a while now?
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Sure does.
Gluten and dairy free for just over a year now.
And all the other frees started in December of 2019
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Sorry ๐ฆ
Wow thatโs quite a while!
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Yes ma’am. It’s rough.
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Those watercolor cards are incredible!! โจ And your collage is so beautiful ๐ป You’re right, March went by slowly but now that its over it feels like it zoomed by ๐ For all of the plans that were cancelled in March I have made a pact with myself to make some indoors/garden type plans to make up for it that I am going to do in April, I’m not entirely sure what yet though ๐. Hope you have a great month! Take care lovely ๐๐
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Awwwww thank you!! *melts*
Haha yesssss! Ahh good idea! I finish school on May 10th and Iโm hoping by then the virus is gone but if not Iโm going to have a ton of free time to relax and have fun! Back at you! Stay safe and have an amazing April! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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Great post ,I agree, March went so slowly! Sounds like yours was pretty eventful though, I hope you have a great April ๐
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Thank you! Ahh yes, it went slowly but quickly, time is so confusing! Thank you, I hope you have the greatest April ever โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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|Happy April Jasmin!
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Thank you, happiest of Aprilโs to you too! โค๏ธ
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