A while back I started following an Instagram account called Pandemic Patches. They are adorable 2″ patches celebrating all the things we’ve accomplished during the pandemic, from home haircuts to victory gardens and more. In my life, I’ve earned 3 and I’m highlighting them today.
- Sourdough Baker. Interestingly enough, I actually learned to bake sourdough bread with Sean a few weeks before the pandemic took hold in earnest. Jo-Ann and I spent a wonderful Saturday afternoon with him, learning the ins and outs of sourdough, from feeding a starter right through to the finished loaf of bread. I went home that day with a bit of Sean’s started (OG, for short) and have been baking sourdough bread pretty regularly ever since. My started is named Mama Cass and she’s strong and beautiful. It’s definitely more complicated than yeast bread and it’s super satisfying.
- Sewed Masks. Waaaaaay back when masks first became mandatory in Massachusetts I investigated some patterns and started sewing. I made quite a few, actually, and then I ran out of elastic. A friend got me more to keep me going but, if I’m being completely honest, I found no joy in this sewing. Since masks are here to stay for a while I think it’s time to make some more and you can bet I’ll be sorting through my fabric stash for holiday patterns!
- Foot Peel DIY. So there isn’t actually a Pandemic Patch for this but I think there should be since Foot Peel Masks became a craze earlier this year. I suppose it’s mostly because we couldn’t all go get out usual warm weather pedicures but I think it’s also because we were stuck at home and needed something new to entertain us. I never got around to applying the Foot Peel I purchased until a little over a week ago and I’m here to tell you that it works. It’s kind of gross but it does really work.
What Pandemic Patches have you earned? Tell me in the comments! And, if you wrote a post for this week, please include a link to it below.
This is new to me! So I’ve earned Quarantine Birthday, Quarantine Cut, Sewed Masks, Victory Gardener, and Still Married. Thanks, Carole; I feel so accomplished! 🙂
This is new to me too. I’ve earned Sunday Night Pizzaolo, Still Married, Moved Parents from Family Home, Lost Weight (although I’ve lost momentum) and Voted Safely.
You never cease to amaze me Carole!! What a great find, thank you yet again for sharing your wealth of knowledge and amazing finds! I am now following as well and could claim more than I thought I could! 🙂
As of now I can claim the pounds, (fairly) successful Homeschool hero, Birthday (pretty much the whole house as of Friday, Kayleigh turns 12 (WHAT?!?!?)), Haircut, Gardener (Squash etc.) and a few other hygiene ones I will save you from hearing. HA
Have a great day!
I need to know more about this foot peel you used. How have I missed this?
I hadn’t heard of these, but I love them! I have definitely earned some interesting patches during the pandemic. I’ve learned to sew more than a simple seam or a button, I’ve cut my own hair (and my daughter’s, but that was much easier), and I’ve tried to make sourdough but without much success.
I am also interesting in hearing more about the foot peel! My feet have gotten kind of gross from all the running I’ve been doing and could use a little pampering.
Well, how fun is this? (I, too, missed this one.) I can fill a whole sash, turns out . . . but my favorite three are Quarantine Birthday (back in those early days), Zoom Happy Hour, and Sewed Masks (which I also find incredibly tedious for some reason). XO
Zoom Happy Hour (no surprise there) Still Married and Wore Pants (damn job). This is great! Thanks Carole.
I lost 10 lbs due to alot of walking and eating home cooked meals. I discovered my back yard. I had 4 yr old free seeds from the library. Of the 54 seeds only 16 tomatoes, 1 squash (it died imd after blossoming) and 2 pea sprouts germinated into somewhat sickly plants that produced a very small stash. I found out my deck doesn’t have that much sun! Enjoyed exploring locally on the Spyder too.
The foot patch! Thank you! And, gosh, could you hear me griping about my feet all the way in MA?? Because that’s what I’ve been doing as part of my Nerve Management the past few days. I’ve been asking why the heck my PedEgg isn’t cutting it anymore. So I’m checking it out. Thanks 🙂
I’ve been thinking about those foot peels-hmmm. Have not added any pandemic patches, but do consider myself lucky to have Andrew at home to share in my food adventures. I did get to cycle more than I would have otherwise, so maybe that counts?!
I had never heard of a foot peel mask before. After Googling, I think I’ll stick with the bread and skip the mask. They sound horrifying!
Isn’t sourdough bakins so satisfying? I have a starter that is about 10 years old and I love baking with it. It’s almost like having several billion tiny, tiny pets you must feed and care for. I never thought about naming mine, though. Now I must think of a good one…
Oh, so many new experiences during this pandemic! I have learned to cut my own hair, make no knead bread, sourdough (actually just got better at this, I already had baked sourdough), still married (and had it affirmed that we are very well matched), have become an organized hoarder (who hasn’t?). I have also learned many other things, one of which is that I function better in isolation than I thought I would. This is a very positive way think about this crazy year, so thanks, Carole!
My patch is for figuring out my new espresso maker. Trust me it was touch and go for a while, but now it is ‘touch’ and ‘go’ for espresso.
Zoom happy hour and a haircut (for me and Holly) and Marc gets the Victory Garden badge ?
Ha! How fun is that? “Wore A Bra,” but I ditched the underwires and they’re all comfy new(er) ones!! Plus a few more… happy hour, haircut, gardening and, as of tomorrow, BIRTHDAY! 😉