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Every first Friday of March is National Day of Unplugging. Now amid this COVID-19 pandemic, it might seem counter-productive since more of us, who are able, are working remotely. I guess why this holiday starts on a Friday. All you do is unplug from all your electronics from sundown to sundown. Use this time away from the screens to read a book, create something, or do something else productive.
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How would you spend your time offline?
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Again, with the pandemic, unplugging from *everything* might not be a good idea. Staying in contact with family is certainly important as well as&nbsp;educating yourself&nbsp;&nbsp;to say healthy and safe. What you can try, and what I'm definitely going to do, is unplug from social media. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty overloaded with all the news and panic just from the past two days; I need a break.
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-Liz
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maratsade · Answer

One thing I could/should do offline is work on the garden. Some of the flowers are coming up, but the beds need cleaning (we cover them in straw for the winter).&nbsp; Here's a crocus that's emerging:&nbsp;

Liz · Answer

LOL obviously! (Not complaining)
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-Liz
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Liz · Answer

Well that doesn't sound fun at all. XD I think reading off an e-reader is a perfectly good exception!
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-Liz
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GabeU · Answer

The lady who used to live in my house had numerous flower beds around the yard.&nbsp; I didn't have the energy to keep up with it, so most of it is gone, but I still have a rose bush near my porch and some flowers that grow in the front.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My front lawn is trashed right now from all of the stones thrown up by the plows.&nbsp; It's six inches keep in some spots near the road.&nbsp; Awful.&nbsp; It's very surprising considering this winter was quite mild overall.&nbsp; I have no doubt, though, that when it's cleaned up the flowers will again poke through.&nbsp; :)&nbsp;

maratsade · Answer

I have Asian lady beetles too; they overwinter at my house, in a corner of the laundry room, but they're all gone now except for those who didn't make it and whose dehydrated bodies are lying around.&nbsp; I've never had one bite me, though!&nbsp;GabeU&nbsp;wrote:Surprisingly, we don't have much of a problem with those here, or at least not that I've seen.&nbsp; I do, however, have Asian Lady Beetles.&nbsp; I absolutely HATE those things.&nbsp; Since it started getting warmer I'm finding at least half a dozen a day in my house.&nbsp; I had one land on my neck and start biting me the other day.&nbsp; Ugh.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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