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Field Guide Los Angeles

Gabriel, 9

Raphael, 3

Anya, 4 months ">

艾丹，44，音乐家（未画出）

Andrea，37，创意总监和所有者图鉴洛杉矶

加布里埃尔，9

拉斐尔，3

安雅4个月

"We live in Los Angeles, in a part of town called Baldwin Hills, which is roughly sandwiched between Culver City and Downtown. Los Angeles currently has a shelter-in-place order. We’ve been asked to stay at home except for essentials like groceries, care for a family member, or necessary doctor’s visits. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has even offered rewards for snitches who tattle on people not doing essential business."

"I feel fortunate that the only thing I need to do to stay safe is to stay home. I’ve been quarantined once in my childhood—that was for a coup—we stayed at home while there was literal gun fire outside. That wasn’t super chill. I am also pretty frustrated by people who keep talking about conspiracies and staging protests. Which isn’t to say that I don’t believe in conspiracies, but the truth is that people are getting sick and dying and some people and some countries disproportionately so—it’s real. In wealthier countries, the problem is mainly that the health facilities are too taxed and the economy is hurting, but for some of the population and for other countries the situation is far, far, far more dire. For those that this situation is more dire, they’re not thinking about conspiracies or trips to the park—they’ve got a lot more on their plate. Sitting at home, in relative safety, while ordering groceries, while you’re safe at home with all your creature comforts and demanding the right to go to the beach is just not really cool. I am completely one of the privileged few and I feel so damn fortunate for it."

"Gabriel, my 9-year-old, is our early riser, the rest of the family naturally wakes up a little later. He gets up between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. Anya, our baby, wakes up after 7 a.m., and Raphael, who is 3, wakes at 9 a.m., unless he hears his brother then he’ll get up to hang out with him. This morning, I found the boys snuggled up together on Raphael’s bottom bunk."

"The first thing I do is nurse my baby and check my phone. I’d like to pretend I have shame about this, but I don’t. My kids take up so much of my life, checking my email or texting my sister makes me feel like I’m also an adult. After nursing, I change Anya’s diaper, brush my teeth, rinse my face, moisturize, and drink a tall glass of water. I change into something that I can exercise in."

“一个中等煮鸡蛋，酸菜，和鳄梨一些好的盐和柠檬汁。这是我最喜欢的早餐。”

Jot. It’s a concentrate and acts like espresso. I do a tablespoon of Jot (it stands for Just One Tablespoon), some hot water, and a splash of half and half—it’s like a homemade cortado. I also drink a glass of Hydrophoria by Hello.Me. It’s a grass-fed collagen and probiotic blend that you mix right in your water. I’m obsessed with it."">

"Coffee! Normally, my husband and I make a ritual of going out to get coffee, but that’s not an option these days. I actually do not enjoy making coffee at home with coffee grounds everywhere. Coincidentally (thank goodness), my brother-in-law just started a new business for direct-to-consumer, subscription-based coffee. It's calledjot.。这是一种集中精力，像浓咖啡一样行动。我做了一汤匙的jot（它只是一汤匙），一些热水，和一半的飞溅 - 它就像一个自制的cortado。我也喝一杯疏水物经过你好..。这是一个青草喂养的胶原蛋白和益生菌混合您在水权混合。我迷恋它。”

"I made the boys breakfast and just exercised outside. I asked the boys to empty the dishwasher while I put the baby down for a nap. I’m feeling energized! I immediately got in the shower after a few minutes of dry brushing—I never skip a day. Anya has a virtual doctor visit in a few minutes."

“今晚我有几个计划，一点运动，会议和一个Zoom Dance派对。”

"I usually wake up feeling a little optimistic, then at some point in the day, inevitably I shed some tears. Today, I’m exhausted, but complaining about any inconveniences feels petty. Last night, however, I began to think about a few of the things I’ll miss during this time—how all businesses have pivoted to care for one another and the way I truly do feel like we’re all genuinely in it together. There seems to be a little more empathy these days… I like bearing witness to that."

"Anya’s doctor says she’s doing great, no news there! Gabriel has been pretty disciplined about his school schedule, so I rarely have to monitor what he’s up to. Raphael has bugged Aidan and me to play Candy Land about a dozen times. I struggled to send out an email to one of my designers for way too long, so I just sent a voice note instead."

America’s Funniest Home Videos have been great for the whole family and the new Disney Pixar movie Onward is on repeat. We play several board games a day. Gabriel has been enjoying Archie comics and Aidan and I have finished every season of every show that has ever been created." ">

"We really don’t keep a set schedule to be totally honest. Gabriel is very controlled about his school schedule, which is something that really helps him manage his own anxiety, so I’m happy to facilitate that for him. We’re really fortunate to have so much outdoor space—we live on 64 acres of shared garden space, so prioritizing time outside has also been key for us always, but especially now. There’s a lot of screen time around here,美国最有趣的家庭视频为整个家庭和新的皮克斯电影已经很大向前正在重复。我们每天玩几个棋盘游戏。加布里埃尔一直在享受archie漫画和艾丹和我已经完成的，迄今为止，创造了每场演出每个季节“。

"Gabriel asked me what it was like all the times we were quarantined growing up. I told him about my coup story and he couldn't’ believe it. Raphael misses school, but he has no idea what’s happening. That’s just the thing with kids, though, things just feel normal and ordinary to them unless we tell them otherwise."

“饭团与furikake和海藻。我的朋友埃里卡本周张贴在她的Instagram，我必须做到这一点。好新鲜的是，孩子们喜欢它！”

Bon Appetit, so it's a good mail day! I spent a few minutes reading it while she sat alongside. My husband Aidan is exercising outside. I am still in a bathrobe."">

“Anya刚从午睡中醒来，所以我拿着她并抓住了邮件。我们得到了最新的问题Bon Appetit.，所以这是一个很好的邮件日！在她坐在一起旁边，我花了几分钟的读书。我丈夫的艾滋兵在外面锻炼身体。我还在浴袍。“

“拉斐尔有一个崩溃，所以我告诉他我们可以冒险。我拿了一个空的鸡蛋盒，告诉他，这是我们的宝箱。我们冒险出来了一点。他很容易被独奏，邻居猫分心is the friendliest little creature we’ve ever met. Raphael can spend all day with animals; he’s always had a lot of love for them. He told me Solo was his cat. He comes back into the house smelling like fresh air and his energy has completely shifted."

母亲自然对救援！

"Aidan and I have always divided responsibilities with the kids since we both work from home. We’ve never had a very formal method for it, just sort of a relay race, constantly passing the baton to one another. I think when we only had Gabriel, we kept score a little more, but with the addition of the two littles, there’s just an understanding that we’re both doing a lot and we also both have to pick up the slack. I usually put Anya to sleep and he puts Raphael to bed, that’s about the only formal division of responsibility."

"Gabriel just informed me that it’s PE time on his schedule, so he went outside for a bike ride. The boys looked to me for entertainment, so I made up a game—they have to act out a movie in 30 seconds and I have to guess it. Gabriel turned the entire thing into interpretive dance, so it turns out I’m the one that got entertainment from my game."

Rachael passed by to share some of the produce she got from her gigantic CSA box. I’m always so grateful for my friends, but these days, gratitude doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel about my community. I’ve got a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and my clothing choices are questionable at this moment, as I'm still in a bathrobe. I have one of Rachael’s shirts hanging in my closet, so I’ll throw that on and position the laptop so that my clients can’t see I’m in my undies (postpartum + quarantine = no proper pants)."">

“孩子们是焦躁不安，艾丹制作了一批巨大的鳄梨酱批次，所以我们都坐在身上。我的朋友和邻居rachael.通过传递给大家分享一些她从巨大的CSA盒拿到了农产品。我总是为我的朋友非常感激，但这些天，感恩甚至没有开始描述我如何看待我的社区。我有一个变焦会议几分钟，我的衣服的选择是有问题的，在这一刻，因为我仍然在浴袍。我已经瑞秋衬衫的一个挂在我的衣柜里，所以我会扔上和位置上的笔记本电脑，这样我的客户不能看到我在我的内裤（产后+检疫=没有合适的裤子）“。

上述衬衫和内衣的成就。

“拉斐尔的崩溃并不是最有趣的，但我也知道，一个小小的时间，一点一点，以及他称之为他们的一些'huggles'，真的解决了许多这些挑战。”

“我刚刚和我的朋友们下发了一个缩放的舞会，我再次出汗，但它是非常有趣，我每周都期待它。我的父亲呼吁与男孩一起。他住在菲律宾和we used to only FaceTime once a week, but now we do it every night. It’s so sweet. I have to get Anya ready for bed soon."

“我真的，真的很喜欢加布里埃尔的即兴舞蹈诠释那一刻，我也喜欢和我的女朋友舞会，它是这样一个伟大的释放和帮助使我们大家都感觉只是少一点距离。”

"Aidan’s mom dropped off some panko-crusted chicken that Aidan cooked along with some garlicky green beans and crispy roasted fingerling potatoes. He tops the chicken with lemon, butter, and capers. It’s so delicious and I am so happy to not have to do a whole lot of prepwork for dinner."

百胜！

America’s Funniest Home Videos, so we watched another episode of that and Gabriel stayed up a little later tonight to watch The Hobbit. Once the kids are asleep, that's when I get my work done. Evenings have become my office hours. Tonight I’ve set aside time to work on some ideas for ads for a client. I have some copy for a website that I have to edit. I also catch up with some of my high school friends—we’re in touch every day through an app called Marco Polo. Tonight we’re talking about home waxing kits and federal vs. state governments."">

"Typically, the kids all bathe and change into jammies. I give Anya a little baby massage and put her to sleep by 7 p.m. Aidan reads a few books to Raphael, and Gabriel listens in as well. Then he goes off and reads on his own. Tonight is a little different since it’s Friday. The boys stayed up after Anya went to sleep. We’ve all been enjoying美国最有趣的家庭视频，所以我们看了另一个发作的，加布里埃尔今晚稍后熬夜观看霍比特人。一旦孩子们都睡着了，当我得到我的工作完成的。晚上，已经成为我的办公时间。今晚我安排出时间来工作的一些想法，为客户的广告。我有一些复制一个网站，我不得不编辑。我也接触了一些我的高中时代的朋友 - 我们每天都赶上通过使用应用马可波罗。今晚我们正在谈论家庭打蜡套件和联邦与州政府。“

For more on Andrea and her family, follow her on Instagram.">

“在韩国的温泉拥抱我的朋友。一晚。还有一点健康的社会疏远从我的孩子哈！”

欲了解更多关于Andrea和她的家人，跟随她在Instagram上。