I absolutely do not want to make light of the serious situation we are all facing right now with the spread of COVID-19, but I am grateful to have found a few giggles to get me through the long days. I hope you will enjoy these as well. Stay safe friends!

Since my blog is named “Katie the Creative Lady” I’m sure you are aware that I’m a believer in making time and energy for creativity. There are different seasons in life and we all have times where we can’t (or don’t) squeeze in creative activities. I’ve been in that space for a few months now with sickness, holidays, moving, and setting up a new house. I kept telling myself that I would get back to it when life slowed down. Well, boy has that happened! Suddenly, our calendars are empty and we are doing our part by practicing social distancing to keep ourselves and everyone else healthy. While I still have responsibilities (and some minor unfinished house constructions details), I’m grateful for my love of creativity as I know it will be a helpful coping mechanism in this uncertain time.

On Wednesday (March 11th) evening, the Coronavirus became very real for the state of Utah when one of the Utah Jazz players tested positive for the virus. Rudy Gobert tested positive right before the tip off of the game against the Oklahoma Thunder and Donovan Mitchell tested positive yesterday. We finally get 2 All-Stars again and then this happens! This sped up the inevitable and resulted in the canceling of the NBA season for now. Other sports have followed suit as well as churches and many other organizations in the state and the country.

We had an extra day of February thanks to Leap Year so I almost forgot to post the roundup prompt! You think I would have been extra prepared with an additional day on the calendar. February has been a good month in our family as we’ve been settling into our new home, but it’s also been a long and tiring month as well. Just like any other month, it’s been filled with good and not-so-good. That’s life and that’s why I love doing roundups to keep track of all of these details.

Do yourself a favor and start (or continue!) to do a monthly roundup this year. You will be so happy with the end result!

I’ll admit that the news has me a bit spooked right now. This week has brought a rapid spread of Coronavirus cases throughout the world and the Dow Jones had it’s biggest drop in history yesterday. I’ve always been one who believes in including the details of the world around me in our family documenting, but I have to admit that this is no fun to report on!

Have you ever wondered if famous people scrapbook? Have you ever looked through any historical scrapbook albums? Scrapbooking is a way to document history - your own personal history as well as events going on around you.

I have an ongoing struggle with getting myself in our photos. I keep resolving to improve in this area and I will most likely need to remind myself again. Thankfully, Ali Edwards posted a fun little challenge this week and I plan to try my best to follow along.

I’m sure glad to be in February now! We are starting to get settled in our new house and I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel of boxes. I’m hoping to make some big progress over the next few days so I’m hoping a few giggles will give me the boost I need.

I started doing monthly roundups in January of 2006 and I’ve been going strong ever since! This tool is easy to use and is the most useful way to keep track of everyday life. Think about all that has happened in the last month. Do you really think you will be able to remember it all? I always kid myself by thinking that I can remember such details, but it just isn’t possible. I’m always amazed when I read back through my past roundups to realize how many tidbits would have been forgotten if I hadn’t written them down.

Do yourself a favor and start (or continue!) to do a monthly roundup this year. You will be so happy with the end result!