Saturday, April 18, 2020
New Normal 4 #Coronalife
My sister made me a steak hoagie and delivered it to my doorstep! Day made! After a gloomy start the sun came out. It was still cold but I managed to get both a morning and afternoon walk in. Happy Saturday!
Friday, April 17, 2020
New Normal 3 #coronalife
Day 14: It’s warm and sunny! Being outside and seeing neighbors (6 feet apart) is uplifting! I spent a very sleepless night waking abruptly over and over as I dreamt that I touched my face! The warnings about not touching our faces is obviously getting to me. 😱
Day 15: Watching online church in my pjs and missing my Bell choir. At least it’s still sunny! 😎 My disposition...no so much.
Day 16: My brother, Jack, is taken to the hospital by ambulance. Much anxiety as Pam can’t go in with him, and we must all just wait for news. Still spring weather so I uncovered my deck furniture and gas grill. Ordered new cushions because my old ones are in storage. Sunshine makes everything a little better! The only news we have about Jack is that he has blood clots in his lungs & will have a procedure tomorrow. He was also tested for Covid.
Day 17: Not sorry to see March end! Jack is having his procedure but there’s no real news. I finally get to talk with him in the evening. He’s doing well considering. What.A.Month! My morning decision involves whether/when to change from pjs to yoga pants. In the afternoon I start thinking about what to have for dinner. My evening decision is only white or red? I am still brushing teeth, washing hands and exercising. Yay me! 🤪 Doorstep delivery...a canvas painting from Cara! 🎨
Day 18: I keep reminding myself, “God is in His heaven. All is right in the world.” 🌺🌸🌼🌻🥀 I gave my Gal Pal zoom a tidbit of info from my grandson, Tyler, regarding the governor requiring all students to repeat their grade next year. So i was pranked! It’s April Fools Day, but I forgot. I didn’t discover this until long after the zoom session ended. 🙄😂 Jack’s Covid test is negative, and he’s being released!
Day 19: Trent has successfully used ApplePay in Walgreens and touched nothing. Yay! I need to try that. Started doing Disney photo books with Drew. The trips were 2017 and 2018...it’s time! 🏰🎢🎆🎇
Day 20: And it’s Friday again and nothing memorable is happening. I get bakery cookies and do a doorstep drop off for my Morgantown families. 🍪🍪
Day 21: It’s the weekend, but there’s really no discernible difference anymore. I miss watching the kids sports! After leaving for the grocery store at 6:30 am, masking and gloving up like a surgeon (or bank robber) , shopping while trying to maintain a 6 foot distance, coming home to Lysol my credit card, car keys, groceries and disinfect myself, I have decided eating is highly overrated!
Day 22: Another online service...Palm Sunday. Making my mom’s spaghetti sauce virtually with Ryan. It’s a process. We nailed it though!
🍝 Take a break to walk and enjoy the sunshine! 🌞
Day 23: It’s Monday. We’re beginning our 4th week of quarantine! I’ve pretty much hit a wall today. Thank God for my neighbors and our daily walks! Take some spaghetti sauce to Trent’s family and get to have a sidewalk visit.
Day 24: Deliver sauce to Adam’s family and have a sidewalk visit. More walking...
Day 25: What a miserable rainy Wednesday! I did enjoy a movie produced by Adam’s 3 kids...lots of laughs as i watched it!
Day 26: Going through photos today and cherishing the memories. Tonight isolation reached a whole new level...no power in our neighborhood for hours. I was woefully unprepared with 31% cell phone battery, one flashlight and a Yankee candle!
Day 27: Power came back! Josh mixed my hair color and did a door drop. I successfully touch up my roots! Yay!
Day 28: Today I pick up cupcakes for my Morgantown families and go to CVS for my allergy medicine. They have toilet paper which has been out of stock everywhere! I snag two 4 packs! Woohoo! I email a gift card to grandson, Owen, in Ohio.
Day 29: Easter Sunday worship online plus delivering the cupcakes and gift cards to the Morgantown families. A driveway Easter dinner with a few neighbors...all of us social distancing. A FaceTime with Adam’s family and a zoom with Ryan’s family. First Easter ever without any family. 😢
Day 30: We lost power again due to high winds! And a cold front has swept in! Freeze warnings have been issued...seriously! My daily walks are becoming increasingly challenging! 🥶 Drew and I are reading “To Kill a Mockingbird” separately and discussing chapter by chapter. I’m enjoying this so much and am touched that this was his idea!
Day 31: Looking for my sense of humor...still cold, windy, rainy, miserable...holy crap it’s snowing!
Gal Pal zoom happy hour was fun however. For the first time since quarantine it was just too awful outside to walk at 5 so I did an exercise video.
Day 32: Hump day but hump of what...week days and weekends all blur together! It’s freezing, but we walk anyway. I’ve become obsessed with “All American” on Netflix and have finished the entire first season in three days!
Day 33: More cold, more rain, more wind...brrr! I almost get online soup but Saladworks has run out. I can pick up tomorrow however.
Day 34: I pick up my curbside soup and stop for cat food. The kittens have a well visit Monday but my doctor’s appointment is via telemedicine...lol! I toyed with stopping at Kroger but, after seeing the enormous amount of cars in the parking lot, I decided to pass. We walked while being pelted with rain...it was that or nothing! Funny game via FaceTime with Adam’s crew! Bad news about Ryan’s family dog, Lucie. Her tumor is cancerous and there is no treatment. So sad!
Day 15: Watching online church in my pjs and missing my Bell choir. At least it’s still sunny! 😎 My disposition...no so much.
Day 16: My brother, Jack, is taken to the hospital by ambulance. Much anxiety as Pam can’t go in with him, and we must all just wait for news. Still spring weather so I uncovered my deck furniture and gas grill. Ordered new cushions because my old ones are in storage. Sunshine makes everything a little better! The only news we have about Jack is that he has blood clots in his lungs & will have a procedure tomorrow. He was also tested for Covid.
Day 17: Not sorry to see March end! Jack is having his procedure but there’s no real news. I finally get to talk with him in the evening. He’s doing well considering. What.A.Month! My morning decision involves whether/when to change from pjs to yoga pants. In the afternoon I start thinking about what to have for dinner. My evening decision is only white or red? I am still brushing teeth, washing hands and exercising. Yay me! 🤪 Doorstep delivery...a canvas painting from Cara! 🎨
Day 18: I keep reminding myself, “God is in His heaven. All is right in the world.” 🌺🌸🌼🌻🥀 I gave my Gal Pal zoom a tidbit of info from my grandson, Tyler, regarding the governor requiring all students to repeat their grade next year. So i was pranked! It’s April Fools Day, but I forgot. I didn’t discover this until long after the zoom session ended. 🙄😂 Jack’s Covid test is negative, and he’s being released!
Day 19: Trent has successfully used ApplePay in Walgreens and touched nothing. Yay! I need to try that. Started doing Disney photo books with Drew. The trips were 2017 and 2018...it’s time! 🏰🎢🎆🎇
Day 20: And it’s Friday again and nothing memorable is happening. I get bakery cookies and do a doorstep drop off for my Morgantown families. 🍪🍪
Day 21: It’s the weekend, but there’s really no discernible difference anymore. I miss watching the kids sports! After leaving for the grocery store at 6:30 am, masking and gloving up like a surgeon (or bank robber) , shopping while trying to maintain a 6 foot distance, coming home to Lysol my credit card, car keys, groceries and disinfect myself, I have decided eating is highly overrated!
Day 22: Another online service...Palm Sunday. Making my mom’s spaghetti sauce virtually with Ryan. It’s a process. We nailed it though!
🍝 Take a break to walk and enjoy the sunshine! 🌞
Day 23: It’s Monday. We’re beginning our 4th week of quarantine! I’ve pretty much hit a wall today. Thank God for my neighbors and our daily walks! Take some spaghetti sauce to Trent’s family and get to have a sidewalk visit.
Day 24: Deliver sauce to Adam’s family and have a sidewalk visit. More walking...
Day 25: What a miserable rainy Wednesday! I did enjoy a movie produced by Adam’s 3 kids...lots of laughs as i watched it!
Day 26: Going through photos today and cherishing the memories. Tonight isolation reached a whole new level...no power in our neighborhood for hours. I was woefully unprepared with 31% cell phone battery, one flashlight and a Yankee candle!
Day 27: Power came back! Josh mixed my hair color and did a door drop. I successfully touch up my roots! Yay!
Day 28: Today I pick up cupcakes for my Morgantown families and go to CVS for my allergy medicine. They have toilet paper which has been out of stock everywhere! I snag two 4 packs! Woohoo! I email a gift card to grandson, Owen, in Ohio.
Day 29: Easter Sunday worship online plus delivering the cupcakes and gift cards to the Morgantown families. A driveway Easter dinner with a few neighbors...all of us social distancing. A FaceTime with Adam’s family and a zoom with Ryan’s family. First Easter ever without any family. 😢
Day 30: We lost power again due to high winds! And a cold front has swept in! Freeze warnings have been issued...seriously! My daily walks are becoming increasingly challenging! 🥶 Drew and I are reading “To Kill a Mockingbird” separately and discussing chapter by chapter. I’m enjoying this so much and am touched that this was his idea!
Day 31: Looking for my sense of humor...still cold, windy, rainy, miserable...holy crap it’s snowing!
Gal Pal zoom happy hour was fun however. For the first time since quarantine it was just too awful outside to walk at 5 so I did an exercise video.
Day 32: Hump day but hump of what...week days and weekends all blur together! It’s freezing, but we walk anyway. I’ve become obsessed with “All American” on Netflix and have finished the entire first season in three days!
Day 33: More cold, more rain, more wind...brrr! I almost get online soup but Saladworks has run out. I can pick up tomorrow however.
Day 34: I pick up my curbside soup and stop for cat food. The kittens have a well visit Monday but my doctor’s appointment is via telemedicine...lol! I toyed with stopping at Kroger but, after seeing the enormous amount of cars in the parking lot, I decided to pass. We walked while being pelted with rain...it was that or nothing! Funny game via FaceTime with Adam’s crew! Bad news about Ryan’s family dog, Lucie. Her tumor is cancerous and there is no treatment. So sad!
New Normal Diary 2 #Coronalife
New Normal Day 13
I just realized I published the first 12 days of #coronalife together. Since the weren’t lengthy I doubt that it matters. Today I realized I’m losing the distinction between pajamas and athletic wear...one just seems to meld into the other. Now I’m sleeping in my t-shirts & wearing a pj top with my yoga pants. Haven’t worn real pants (or real clothes fo that matter) in at least 3 weeks!
I just realized I published the first 12 days of #coronalife together. Since the weren’t lengthy I doubt that it matters. Today I realized I’m losing the distinction between pajamas and athletic wear...one just seems to meld into the other. Now I’m sleeping in my t-shirts & wearing a pj top with my yoga pants. Haven’t worn real pants (or real clothes fo that matter) in at least 3 weeks!
Monday, April 06, 2020
New Normal Diary 1 #Coronalife
With so many feelings swirling in my head all day and unfortunately all night as well, I need an outlet! My last post in this blog was years ago. So I’m going to try to catch up a little from my social distancing/self quarantine/home confinement and then do a daily blog. Here goes...
Day 1 (Saturday, March 14th)
After spending much the end of this week with with my son, daughter-in-law and grandson who had traveled here for a swim meet that didn’t happen, I hugged them goodbye and decided to just stay in the rest of the day. We had been at the swimming facility the day before and had gone to lunch. There was a little feeling or normalcy in an otherwise weird day. I presumed I could just run my errands the following day after church. There was a lot of back and forth emailing with my Gal Pal group of 10 regarding the inevitable cancellation of our spring trip. I received notices that choir and church were being cancelled for the following day. At the time I didn’t realize this was Day 1. 🙁
Sleep: 5 hrs 27 minutes
Exercise: 64.01 minutes
Day 2
Our pastor quickly pulled together some music, scripture and sermon from some past services for a broadcast at our usual church time on Sunday morning. Watching online with my church family gave me a little sense of community and peace if only for an hour. My sister FaceTimed me for the first time ever (typically an activity we only do with our grandkids) to see if I looked as scroungy as she did...the answer was a resounding YES! 😳
Sleep: 6 hrs
Exercise: 82 minutes
Day 3
After much agonizing I keep my 8 am appointment with my trainer at the gym. I’m trying to find a way to make good use of this time but find it hard to concentrate on a book or tv show and I’m unmotivated to do household chores. So I gather my information for my income taxes assuming that my Wednesday appointment with the accountant will still happen. I elect to skip my evening Zumba class since it’s usually crowded. My daughter-in-law sends me her user name and password for her online dance fitness subscription...a Godsend! I have of leftovers from having family here last week. It’s becoming monotonous to eat the same leftovers for consecutive days however. At least it wasn’t urgent to go to the grocery store! I reach out to an organization I belong to and suggest we communicate daily by responding to an assignment each day. We started with book recommendations. My friends and I decide we should cancel our tap dance class for Tuesday morning. 😢
Sleep: 5 hrs 50 minutes
Exercise: 121 minutes
Day 4
I’m talking to myself and the cats more and continuing to get my tax information together. My printer has stopped communicating with my computer. This problem would typically be solved with a house call from my son, my personal Apple genius, but I sigh and go online for help. Two hours later it’s working. I’m starting to see a pattern in how I deal with anxiety...exercising (or perhaps over exercising) more! And no a great sleeper anyway, but I’m sleeping less! Met a friend to walk outside in the rain...desperate times call for desperate measures...I’d rather have some human interaction even if it means being cold and wet! 💪🏻
Sleep: 5 hrs 13 minutes
Exercise: 143 minutes
Day 5
Took my tax information to the accountant’s office. They are offering curbside service. Indulge myself with a Starbucks (I consider matcha green tea latte a health food) and drop one off to my son who works in healthcare and has been swamped. The exchange is in the parking lot of his office. We stay 6 feet apart. I want to cry. Later I indulge myself when I listen to my nephew playing hymns on the organ of his empty church. I sob! 😭
Sleep: 4 hrs 43 minutes
Exercise: 99 minutes
Day 6
I look out my window and see an array of empty trash cans. I had only one job for today...take the trash to the curb...and I totally blew it! More and more time in my pjs. Long walk at the trail with a friend. Also walked later with my another friend. Trying to stay positive...praying meditating...but my mind races! 😔
Sleep: 4 hrs 37 minutes
Exercise: 153 minutes (Holy crap...that’s over 2 1/2 hours!)
Day 7
My laundry today consisted of socks, underwear, pjs, yoga pants and t-shirts...not a single piece of real clothes!
Get busy/Stay healthy
Get busy/Stay healthy
Get busy/Stay healthy
Sleep: 4 hrs 56 minutes
Exercise: 90 minutes
Day 8
An absolute highlight...playing a game via FaceTime with Adam, Kelly and the kids...and sharing lots of laughs! One of my sons was MIA via text and phone for a couple of hours. I lost it and let my anxiety overtake me for a bit. He’s fine and was playing a video game with his son. 😂
Sleep: 4 hrs 46 minutes
Exercise: 90 minutes
Day 9
Sunday service online again and “God of the Sparrow” hymn made me cry, but it was so beautiful and meaningful! Sunshine!!! Walking outside with a neighborhood friend and seeing others out walking too is magnificent! I do find some joy in how innovative and adaptable we are becoming. Living with only my kittens, I don’t feel too alone since friends and family are never digitally far away. Social isolation is definitely not for me however! 🙏🏻😎
Sleep: 5 hrs 51 minutes
Exercise: 107 minutes
Day 10
Holy crap! I’m starting to realize how long we may need to do this as they are in talks to postpone the Olympics. The state is shut down to all but essential businesses. Fortunately the liquor store at the BFS will remain open. My happy hour is extending way beyond an hour these days! 🍷🥂🍸🍹🍻
Sleep: 4 hrs 34 minutes
Exercise: 77 minutes
Day 11
I’m excited about remembering to take out my recycling and appalled that this is what I now consider an actual accomplishment. My disposal clogs up with spinach, and I have standing water in both sinks! I google and try the home remedy of baking soda and vinegar multiple times to no avail. I purchase Liquid Plummer Max...doesn’t help at all. I confine the kittens and take a picture of the pipe configuration under my sink before taking the entire thing apart. I clean it out and reassemble the pipe system. Three hours later I run the dishwasher with cautious optimism...it works! In the process I become really pissy though. My tolerance level is pretty much zero. Treat myself to a glass of wine after patting myself on the back. 🍷
Sleep: 4 hours 59 minutes
Exercise: 184 minutes (OMG over 3 hours!)
Day 12
If I’d adjust my sleep goal to 4 1/2 hours I wouldn’t be so disappointed every morning. I don’t sleep well anyway as a rule, but this is ridiculous! 11:30 am and still in pajamas. I’m going to make a bold move, put some clothes on and attempt to accomplish something. Don’t get dressed till 2 pm...totally hit a wall today. A FaceTime from grandson, Ethan, playing guitar (he’s learned during the quarantine) and later from granddaughter, Cara, who is talking friends, fashion & and showing off 4 consecutive back handsprings provide a much needed connection. So does a late day walk with a friend and a check in with my son in a Ohio. Started Schitt’s Creek on Netflix for a humorous distraction. I’ve learned today of people I know who have the disease and my niece someone has been exposed by a coworker who tested positive. Prayers, prayers, prayers! Dealing with the sacrifice of this is one thing; dealing with the fear is something else entirely. 😰
Sleep: 5 hrs 2 minutes
Exercise: 121 minutes
Day 1 (Saturday, March 14th)
After spending much the end of this week with with my son, daughter-in-law and grandson who had traveled here for a swim meet that didn’t happen, I hugged them goodbye and decided to just stay in the rest of the day. We had been at the swimming facility the day before and had gone to lunch. There was a little feeling or normalcy in an otherwise weird day. I presumed I could just run my errands the following day after church. There was a lot of back and forth emailing with my Gal Pal group of 10 regarding the inevitable cancellation of our spring trip. I received notices that choir and church were being cancelled for the following day. At the time I didn’t realize this was Day 1. 🙁
Sleep: 5 hrs 27 minutes
Exercise: 64.01 minutes
Day 2
Our pastor quickly pulled together some music, scripture and sermon from some past services for a broadcast at our usual church time on Sunday morning. Watching online with my church family gave me a little sense of community and peace if only for an hour. My sister FaceTimed me for the first time ever (typically an activity we only do with our grandkids) to see if I looked as scroungy as she did...the answer was a resounding YES! 😳
Sleep: 6 hrs
Exercise: 82 minutes
Day 3
After much agonizing I keep my 8 am appointment with my trainer at the gym. I’m trying to find a way to make good use of this time but find it hard to concentrate on a book or tv show and I’m unmotivated to do household chores. So I gather my information for my income taxes assuming that my Wednesday appointment with the accountant will still happen. I elect to skip my evening Zumba class since it’s usually crowded. My daughter-in-law sends me her user name and password for her online dance fitness subscription...a Godsend! I have of leftovers from having family here last week. It’s becoming monotonous to eat the same leftovers for consecutive days however. At least it wasn’t urgent to go to the grocery store! I reach out to an organization I belong to and suggest we communicate daily by responding to an assignment each day. We started with book recommendations. My friends and I decide we should cancel our tap dance class for Tuesday morning. 😢
Sleep: 5 hrs 50 minutes
Exercise: 121 minutes
Day 4
I’m talking to myself and the cats more and continuing to get my tax information together. My printer has stopped communicating with my computer. This problem would typically be solved with a house call from my son, my personal Apple genius, but I sigh and go online for help. Two hours later it’s working. I’m starting to see a pattern in how I deal with anxiety...exercising (or perhaps over exercising) more! And no a great sleeper anyway, but I’m sleeping less! Met a friend to walk outside in the rain...desperate times call for desperate measures...I’d rather have some human interaction even if it means being cold and wet! 💪🏻
Sleep: 5 hrs 13 minutes
Exercise: 143 minutes
Day 5
Took my tax information to the accountant’s office. They are offering curbside service. Indulge myself with a Starbucks (I consider matcha green tea latte a health food) and drop one off to my son who works in healthcare and has been swamped. The exchange is in the parking lot of his office. We stay 6 feet apart. I want to cry. Later I indulge myself when I listen to my nephew playing hymns on the organ of his empty church. I sob! 😭
Sleep: 4 hrs 43 minutes
Exercise: 99 minutes
Day 6
I look out my window and see an array of empty trash cans. I had only one job for today...take the trash to the curb...and I totally blew it! More and more time in my pjs. Long walk at the trail with a friend. Also walked later with my another friend. Trying to stay positive...praying meditating...but my mind races! 😔
Sleep: 4 hrs 37 minutes
Exercise: 153 minutes (Holy crap...that’s over 2 1/2 hours!)
Day 7
My laundry today consisted of socks, underwear, pjs, yoga pants and t-shirts...not a single piece of real clothes!
Get busy/Stay healthy
Get busy/Stay healthy
Get busy/Stay healthy
Sleep: 4 hrs 56 minutes
Exercise: 90 minutes
Day 8
An absolute highlight...playing a game via FaceTime with Adam, Kelly and the kids...and sharing lots of laughs! One of my sons was MIA via text and phone for a couple of hours. I lost it and let my anxiety overtake me for a bit. He’s fine and was playing a video game with his son. 😂
Sleep: 4 hrs 46 minutes
Exercise: 90 minutes
Day 9
Sunday service online again and “God of the Sparrow” hymn made me cry, but it was so beautiful and meaningful! Sunshine!!! Walking outside with a neighborhood friend and seeing others out walking too is magnificent! I do find some joy in how innovative and adaptable we are becoming. Living with only my kittens, I don’t feel too alone since friends and family are never digitally far away. Social isolation is definitely not for me however! 🙏🏻😎
Sleep: 5 hrs 51 minutes
Exercise: 107 minutes
Day 10
Holy crap! I’m starting to realize how long we may need to do this as they are in talks to postpone the Olympics. The state is shut down to all but essential businesses. Fortunately the liquor store at the BFS will remain open. My happy hour is extending way beyond an hour these days! 🍷🥂🍸🍹🍻
Sleep: 4 hrs 34 minutes
Exercise: 77 minutes
Day 11
I’m excited about remembering to take out my recycling and appalled that this is what I now consider an actual accomplishment. My disposal clogs up with spinach, and I have standing water in both sinks! I google and try the home remedy of baking soda and vinegar multiple times to no avail. I purchase Liquid Plummer Max...doesn’t help at all. I confine the kittens and take a picture of the pipe configuration under my sink before taking the entire thing apart. I clean it out and reassemble the pipe system. Three hours later I run the dishwasher with cautious optimism...it works! In the process I become really pissy though. My tolerance level is pretty much zero. Treat myself to a glass of wine after patting myself on the back. 🍷
Sleep: 4 hours 59 minutes
Exercise: 184 minutes (OMG over 3 hours!)
Day 12
If I’d adjust my sleep goal to 4 1/2 hours I wouldn’t be so disappointed every morning. I don’t sleep well anyway as a rule, but this is ridiculous! 11:30 am and still in pajamas. I’m going to make a bold move, put some clothes on and attempt to accomplish something. Don’t get dressed till 2 pm...totally hit a wall today. A FaceTime from grandson, Ethan, playing guitar (he’s learned during the quarantine) and later from granddaughter, Cara, who is talking friends, fashion & and showing off 4 consecutive back handsprings provide a much needed connection. So does a late day walk with a friend and a check in with my son in a Ohio. Started Schitt’s Creek on Netflix for a humorous distraction. I’ve learned today of people I know who have the disease and my niece someone has been exposed by a coworker who tested positive. Prayers, prayers, prayers! Dealing with the sacrifice of this is one thing; dealing with the fear is something else entirely. 😰
Sleep: 5 hrs 2 minutes
Exercise: 121 minutes
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