No one said it would be easy. But no one said it would be this hard either. And no one could predict the length of time this formidable opponent would linger in our lives. Battling through these unprecedented times, I learned to cherish and embrace the Covid Containment time with my adult children. Yet here we are, a month shy of two full years of the Covid-19 Pandemic infiltrating our day-to-day existence in ways we did not anticipate. As a …
Tag: Pandemic
Normally I am not one to rant or stand on my soap box spewing forth opinions about hot topics in the news and in our news feeds. But after several sightings and close encounters, I became undone. Today I am unleashing my rant: Wear the Mask. Follow the rules, people. No one is above this pandemic, so follow the dang rules. And by rules, I mean, “WEAR THE MASK.” You literally must be living in a cave not to see …
Boy, these times they are a changing. Now that I have allowed myself the privilege of returning to the actual grocery store rather than the virtual replacement of filling my online cart only to have the items removed by the time I get to ‘check out,’ I struggle. It takes me literally all morning to coax myself out the door. The process starts with a slow-motion rollover to check the clock; I calculate that I have plenty of time to …
First in a series on how we might find ourselves surviving the early portion of the Pandemic and our quarantined lives. Oh, the irony of it all! For years I have struggled to find Time; Free Time, More Time, Me Time. And now, I have nothing but Time. Time to squander, Time to sleep, Time to organize, Time to purge. There is so much Time, in fact, that often I end up wasting it, which seems a crime. Then I …
