Hey, my name is Anna and I have a plant.

It's kind of a tree and my cat kept jumping in it and trying to use it as a litter box.

And so I tried all kinds of things that people told me.

And what finally worked was taking Shishka Bob skewers like you would use for like chicken

or shrimp on the grill.

And I completely covered the base of my plant pot with pointy Shishka Bob skewers and

now my cat's don't go in it anymore.

To say these last few months have been hard is an understatement.

Many of us are isolated from loved ones or going to work with the fear of getting sick.

Many of us know people who have gotten sick or died and so far the end doesn't appear

to be in sight.

Like everyone else, I'm doing my best to get through it and stay safe and calm.

And so I wanted to share something in this episode that's worked for me.

Okay, I'm outside.

I've been spending a lot of time cooped up in my apartment.

But sometimes I hop on my bike and that's changed everything.

Alright, here we go.

Even when it's really hot out like it is in DC in the summer, when you're on a bike

the air is somehow crisper.

I got the wind on my face.

Even with a mask on it just feels good.

The streets in my neighborhood have huge tree canopies arching over them and a lot of the

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