Sitting by the fire...
Drinking a Moscow Mule...
Trying to chill-lax for awhile...
And then I remember...
STATS as of now (worldometers.info):
2,481,026 cases170,423 deaths
646,675 recovered
Namaste.
Monday, April 20, 2020
Friday, April 17, 2020
Scrap booking Memories... (AKA Virus...Post 14)
I realized that my naming of "Virus...Post**" is getting old.
Before I know it, I could be up to Post 100 and that's just depressing.
So, I'm moving away from those names.
And honestly, I've been blogging about things other than the virus anyway.
I was working on scrap booking again today.
I am bound and determined to get as much done as I can this year...
With or without the Shelter at Home order!
When we move again, I'd rather move photo albums then lots of paper and stickers...
And as nice as it is to get the memories documented for the future...
Documenting those memories brings up lots of emotions: whether it be laughter, a smile a tear.
Tonight, it was tears.
I went through my mom's books and salvaged some of the pictures.
Some were destroyed by floods and some by the adhesive in the old photo albums.
I then redid parts of my albums to integrate the pictures that tugged on my heart that I didn't have.
And now, I sit here in tears still being overwhelmed with all of the emotions that I had from reliving some of the memories that I have of my mom and dad.
It is still unbelievable to me that over the course of three years, I lost both of my parents.
I guess in a sense - at 44, I became an orphan.
And though some of the memories should bring me happiness, it is still so raw that everything still makes me cry.
One of these days, I hope the memories are able to bring smiles instead of tears.
154,145 deaths
571,573 recovered
Namaste.
Before I know it, I could be up to Post 100 and that's just depressing.
So, I'm moving away from those names.
And honestly, I've been blogging about things other than the virus anyway.
I was working on scrap booking again today.
I am bound and determined to get as much done as I can this year...
With or without the Shelter at Home order!
When we move again, I'd rather move photo albums then lots of paper and stickers...
And as nice as it is to get the memories documented for the future...
Documenting those memories brings up lots of emotions: whether it be laughter, a smile a tear.
Tonight, it was tears.
I went through my mom's books and salvaged some of the pictures.
Some were destroyed by floods and some by the adhesive in the old photo albums.
I then redid parts of my albums to integrate the pictures that tugged on my heart that I didn't have.
And now, I sit here in tears still being overwhelmed with all of the emotions that I had from reliving some of the memories that I have of my mom and dad.
It is still unbelievable to me that over the course of three years, I lost both of my parents.
I guess in a sense - at 44, I became an orphan.
And though some of the memories should bring me happiness, it is still so raw that everything still makes me cry.
One of these days, I hope the memories are able to bring smiles instead of tears.
STATS as of now (worldometers.info):
2,248,891 cases154,145 deaths
571,573 recovered
Namaste.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Virus...Post 13
It only took four weeks to get delivered, but I finally got my Shutterfly pictures.
That resulted in me finishing up my pre-2008 North American vacation pages.
I started to do a happy dance and then looked around my scrapbook room...
Mom's photo albums and some piles of pictures were just lying there...
So, I started making piles and now I have to check some albums to see if I already have these pictures or if I need to do some more pages.
SIGH
One of these days I'll get caught up on all of the scrapbooking.
Maybe while we are still Sheltering at Home.
As I was going through some papers, I also found an Amazon gift card.
No idea how old it is or where it came from, but I decided to see if it was still good.
Surprise, Surprise...
Glad I checked!
In the mean-time, I'll continue to enjoy the concerts on Facebook...
And try to stay centered in all of this craziness...
And dream of getting caught up on my scrapbooking.
126,600 deaths
478,557 recovered
Namaste.
That resulted in me finishing up my pre-2008 North American vacation pages.
I started to do a happy dance and then looked around my scrapbook room...
Mom's photo albums and some piles of pictures were just lying there...
So, I started making piles and now I have to check some albums to see if I already have these pictures or if I need to do some more pages.
SIGH
One of these days I'll get caught up on all of the scrapbooking.
Maybe while we are still Sheltering at Home.
As I was going through some papers, I also found an Amazon gift card.
No idea how old it is or where it came from, but I decided to see if it was still good.
Surprise, Surprise...
Glad I checked!
In the mean-time, I'll continue to enjoy the concerts on Facebook...
And try to stay centered in all of this craziness...
And dream of getting caught up on my scrapbooking.
STATS as of now (worldometers.info):
1,997,906 cases126,600 deaths
478,557 recovered
Namaste.
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Virus...Post 12
It's been an interesting time for you and for me...
Things are changes both at a micro and macro level...
And overall, I am okay with change (usually)...
I am trying to continue to be in the moment and just experience what life has to give...
But I am also trying to find different things to do to keep the boredom away...
I tried to read some self help books that I had piled up, but never had the time to read.
Yeah - I'm struggling with that one. Just not feeling those right now.
I've done some of my usual hobbies: I got quite a bit of scrap booking done and if my Shutterfly shipment ever arrives - I may get caught up completely. I made some cards that are allowing me to reach out to some friends far and wide over the weeks. I've been working on some quilts - some that were already planned and some that weren't. I dusted off the blog to type my thoughts here a bit... I've been enjoying our fire-pit and getting rid of shipping boxes that tend to pile up with our physical distancing.
I had stopped playing games on my phone awhile back to reduce the amount of time I spend on my phone or to use the time that I am on my phone in a better way (reading books, catching up with friends, etc). But I regressed... I downloaded a Euchre game.
There aren't enough people in the house to play games and I was missing the interaction and people were talking a lot about Euchre.
Not sure how long I'll keep it on my phone - don't really like the amount of time it is taking even though it is something different to do.
Those of you who know me, know that I absolutely love music.
Back when I was single - going to concerts was a HUGE part of my social life. I believe that the year before I met MBB, I had went to 13. Unfortunately, that is not so much a part of my life anymore.
This break has been really nice to listen to artists playing their songs for those of us at home. I believe that I have listened in on four over the last week or so.
I'd listen to more if I could figure out when they were.
I am also a big fan of "To Do" lists. I may have to step away from that a bit...
Sometimes, the lists give me anxiety if I don't get the things crossed off in a timely manner.
And as I am already getting too much anxiety from the virus situation, I need to stop looking at the ones that I have made... I am on overload.
And speaking of overload... A few days ago we lost 2,000 dear souls in the USA (and a big portion of those were in New York). That makes my heart sad. I try to focus on the recovered number, but our loses are getting high and the degrees of separation between us and those who we are losing is getting smaller and smaller.
I don't say that I hope we get back to normal soon - because I don't think the old normal will ever return. I think we will value friends, family, jobs and experiences way more than we used to.
I think we were getting too complacent with the world the way it was.
So, what I am going to say is that I pray that we find an end to this madness soon and the ability to find our new normal.
108,822 deaths
404,029 recovered
Namaste.
Things are changes both at a micro and macro level...
And overall, I am okay with change (usually)...
I am trying to continue to be in the moment and just experience what life has to give...
But I am also trying to find different things to do to keep the boredom away...
I tried to read some self help books that I had piled up, but never had the time to read.
Yeah - I'm struggling with that one. Just not feeling those right now.
I've done some of my usual hobbies: I got quite a bit of scrap booking done and if my Shutterfly shipment ever arrives - I may get caught up completely. I made some cards that are allowing me to reach out to some friends far and wide over the weeks. I've been working on some quilts - some that were already planned and some that weren't. I dusted off the blog to type my thoughts here a bit... I've been enjoying our fire-pit and getting rid of shipping boxes that tend to pile up with our physical distancing.
I had stopped playing games on my phone awhile back to reduce the amount of time I spend on my phone or to use the time that I am on my phone in a better way (reading books, catching up with friends, etc). But I regressed... I downloaded a Euchre game.
There aren't enough people in the house to play games and I was missing the interaction and people were talking a lot about Euchre.
Not sure how long I'll keep it on my phone - don't really like the amount of time it is taking even though it is something different to do.
Those of you who know me, know that I absolutely love music.
Back when I was single - going to concerts was a HUGE part of my social life. I believe that the year before I met MBB, I had went to 13. Unfortunately, that is not so much a part of my life anymore.
This break has been really nice to listen to artists playing their songs for those of us at home. I believe that I have listened in on four over the last week or so.
I'd listen to more if I could figure out when they were.
I am also a big fan of "To Do" lists. I may have to step away from that a bit...
Sometimes, the lists give me anxiety if I don't get the things crossed off in a timely manner.
And as I am already getting too much anxiety from the virus situation, I need to stop looking at the ones that I have made... I am on overload.
And speaking of overload... A few days ago we lost 2,000 dear souls in the USA (and a big portion of those were in New York). That makes my heart sad. I try to focus on the recovered number, but our loses are getting high and the degrees of separation between us and those who we are losing is getting smaller and smaller.
I don't say that I hope we get back to normal soon - because I don't think the old normal will ever return. I think we will value friends, family, jobs and experiences way more than we used to.
I think we were getting too complacent with the world the way it was.
So, what I am going to say is that I pray that we find an end to this madness soon and the ability to find our new normal.
STATS as of now (worldometers.info):
1,780,271 cases108,822 deaths
404,029 recovered
Namaste.
Thursday, April 09, 2020
Virus...Post 11
We have entered our 4th week of this quarantine.
I've lost track of when it switched from self quarantine to shelter at home order, but that didn't change how we were living anyway.
I am hopeful that we are half way through this experience and that the end of April will start us back to a road of socializing. Though I have enjoyed working from home (more than I thought I would).
Crossing my fingers, but not holding my breath.
We've worked on a few projects and I am hoping to ramp that up a bit in the coming weeks. I'd love to seriously destroy the To Do list so that we can just enjoy life when we can get physically close to people again.
We have continued with our 2020 plan to cook more.... but we also try to support some local restaurants during this "no dine-in" time (and we found some new places to eat):
Grubhub/DoorDash - Tekela, Piada Italian Food, El Vaquero, Shawmaholic
Pick-up - Rosie's, Handel's, Mr. G's
Delivery - Jets
We have been enjoying the nice weather for some bike rides and working in the yard; however, mother nature decided that a 30 degree temperature swing (down) was appropriate today... So we might be transitioning back to indoor projects this week.
I have tried to minimize my exposure to the news for my own sanity... If it was posted on Facebook, then I might have been exposed to it.
The one thing that had kept me sane is watching Italy's numbers. I have hope that they are over their peak and are trending toward the end of this craziness. My heart still hurts when I see the deaths each day, but the numbers are slowly decreasing there.
STATS as of now (worldometers.info):
1,604,132 cases95,732 deaths
356,656 recovered
Namaste.
Sunday, April 05, 2020
Virus...Post 10
Another weekend in quarantine...
Another few things checked off of the To Do list...
Hopefully, the grass seed takes...
I will probably burn through our wood supply quicker than normally as sitting in the swingzeebo is the highlight of my entertainment right now.
There doesn't appear to be any end in sight...
And for someone like me, who doesn't like watching TV, this is getting to be harder and harder.
STATS as of now (worldometers.info):
1,270,756 cases
69,376 deaths
261,210 recovered
Namaste.
Friday, April 03, 2020
#FridayFinds - Red Robin
Ok... This may not be a find for most, but I don't recall ever eating here before.
NOTE: We did not go to this during the virus scare - I am just getting caught up on posts.
NOTE: We did not go to this during the virus scare - I am just getting caught up on posts.
Thursday, April 02, 2020
Virus...Post 9
In the midst of this craziness, there are some times that you have to do things differently.
We are trying to celebrate a friend in a different way...
I'll share more on that later (after it's done)...
But that made me have to make a run to Walmart yesterday...
And I was able to get the food items that Kroger Click List never seems to have...
I was the only one who went from our household...
I took in a chlorox wipe with me to be safe...
I had a list of what we needed and went straight to those items and nowhere else...
Full transparancy:
I did get plant food which may seem frivolous to some - but it is to save my dad's plant (from his funeral). Without it, the plant would not have made it through this - so yes, it was essential for me.
And if I hadn't gone "nowhere else", I could have eliminated the liquor store from my next stop...
Throughout the entire time I was in the store, I got just a little miffed...
Why...
Just Why...
Please tell me why do you need to take your ENTIRE family to the store?
(by entire - I mean five to seven people)
Now, I get it - if you are a single parent who has no one to watch the little ones, you may not have any choice (though call a friend - if they are like me, they'll get the stuff for you)...
But if there are multiple adults and teenagers - there is NO REASON why you all had to come.
(This was not just one family... I saw about five or six different families in this situation.)
AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY YOUR CHILDREN ARE ROAMING THE STORE BY THEMSELVES!
I'm not irritated or anything...
People - Please be smart... Please don't take kids out... Please don't have a party in the story...
Why you ask...
Well, keep reading...
STATS as of today (worldometers.info):
1,012,191 cases
53,180 deaths
212,036 recovered
Namaste.
We are trying to celebrate a friend in a different way...
I'll share more on that later (after it's done)...
But that made me have to make a run to Walmart yesterday...
And I was able to get the food items that Kroger Click List never seems to have...
I was the only one who went from our household...
I took in a chlorox wipe with me to be safe...
I had a list of what we needed and went straight to those items and nowhere else...
Full transparancy:
I did get plant food which may seem frivolous to some - but it is to save my dad's plant (from his funeral). Without it, the plant would not have made it through this - so yes, it was essential for me.
And if I hadn't gone "nowhere else", I could have eliminated the liquor store from my next stop...
Throughout the entire time I was in the store, I got just a little miffed...
Why...
Just Why...
Please tell me why do you need to take your ENTIRE family to the store?
(by entire - I mean five to seven people)
Now, I get it - if you are a single parent who has no one to watch the little ones, you may not have any choice (though call a friend - if they are like me, they'll get the stuff for you)...
But if there are multiple adults and teenagers - there is NO REASON why you all had to come.
(This was not just one family... I saw about five or six different families in this situation.)
AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY YOUR CHILDREN ARE ROAMING THE STORE BY THEMSELVES!
I'm not irritated or anything...
People - Please be smart... Please don't take kids out... Please don't have a party in the story...
Why you ask...
Well, keep reading...
STATS as of today (worldometers.info):
1,012,191 cases
53,180 deaths
212,036 recovered
Namaste.
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