Daze

With the days blending, every night my family and I watch Bob's Burgers. We are currently on season 7, and we watch two to four episodes after cleaning up the kitchen from dinner. I still can't believe we're watching the same show, but it is the most normal, routine thing we can do right now.

Daily activities set the tone for me every day. I started a super basic couch-to-5K program, and I bought an 11-week old puppy that needs a lot of training. These days I'm more of a short-order cook. The kids get an egg-in-a-hole sandwich, French toast, and griddled sandwiches a lot. I'm very particular about how I make them. The key is to use a lot of butter to make the bread crispy and golden brown. 

Shelter-in-place has brought on surprising amounts of creativity and innovation when it comes to our food and what we eat. My husband is into making big cuts of meat. He uses it in different ways over the course of several days, like corned beef as dinner then as sandwiches the next day and then as a stew for the following dinner. I'm making the most of every single thing in the house and thinking outside the box. We only had a cup of chocolate chips left, and it wasn't really enough to make something big out of. So, we melted them, dipped pretzels in it, and topped with some Jimmy's. It was a very fancy dessert for just a half cup of chocolate chips.

I want to feel as good as possible when I'm stuck at home. Cannabis is simply so much healthier and safer than alcohol. Alcohol is terrible for your metabolism, your skin, your liver -- it is a liquid depressant. The calories add up from all the sugary, salty alcohol especially when we're not as active as usual. The after-effects of alcohol are so unappealing. Plus, if I'm drinking, that's what my morning malaise is due to. Instead, I'm using cannabis edibles and occasionally popping a small amount throughout my daily routine. The right varietals of cannabis can help you keep your mind off everchanging things happening every day. 

Days are bearable seeing my kids' optimism and immunity to this crazy life. They are just rolling with it. The most they have pressed about the pandemic is why can't we have milk. I mean, they aren't taking this too deep right now. 

I've been through another crisis; I was in lower Manhattan on 9/11. At the time I was working at the United Nations on the special session for children that only happens once a decade. It was scheduled to start on September 15, and I had completely dedicated months of my life to these sessions. Following 9/11, the sessions never occurred. My job and life drastically changed. We stayed sitting at home in Brooklyn for a few weeks at that time. We didn't know what was going to happen next or if there would be more attacks. No matter what, life goes on, things change, and then they are never the same.

While I've been focused on the brand Jane West, getting the kids going on their schooling, and cooking up a lot of food, my mind is still looking forward to what the future brings. The end of our campaign on Republic is one of the most exciting moments of my year -- no matter what. Even if we raise a little less because of the coronavirus, it's still going to be very exciting. Huge thanks to all of you that #investinjane! We will be able to make some solid business decisions based on our existing forecast and to put capital where it needs to go. 

Cannabis has a solid future as a licensed and regulated industry. The total sum of tax dollars that can be brought in by legalizing cannabis across the United States cannot be underestimated. The cannabis industry in Colorado pumped $302 million tax dollars into Colorado in 2019 alone. Colorado marijuana sales now have hit $7.79 billion total since recreational sales began in 2014, generating $1.21 billion in tax revenue. If you consider that the total population of Colorado is a few million less than New York City itself, the potential economic impact of cannabis tax dollars is unquestionable.

When we find our new normal, I'm looking forward to going back to yoga. I'm not really good at doing yoga on my own, and I'm not doing enough of it. I'm looking forward to going out and getting a meal. I'm looking forward to laying on a beach somewhere with a drink in my hand. I'm really looking forward to somewhere and something where someone is handling all my needs and then I can go back home. Lastly, I'm really looking forward to it being my lunchtime. My kid just walked into the room and said, "Mom it's my lunchtime." A sandwich for lunch is what I'm going to make you.