One would think I had a busy life, given my lack of journaling for the past few days. And really, things have been a bit busy - but in a different way from my usual routine. I have spent much time either preparing for videoconference meetings or participating in them, and because my comprehension level about the technology is a bit shaky, it's pretty exhausting to try and hang on.
SO - thoughts from the last few days:
Things I have noticed:
1. People look pretty awful on the screen. I have renewed admiration for screen actors, and especially for their makeup and hair people. No one has makeup. No one has had a haircut for weeks. No one is shaving.
2. There are far more children in our neighborhood than I realized. With the beautiful weather we have been having and with families staying at home, outside activity has increased considerably. And here I thought we were all old, retired people!
3. Along those lines, we have far more dogs than I realized. I assume most of these pets were inside their homes during the day while their families were at work and school. During my dog-walking times (7:30-ish in the morning and 5:00-ish in the afternoon), those dogs haven't been out and about. Nowadays, they are everywhere at all times. This presents some logistical problems for Miss Trudy and me, since she wants to engage with every single one of them.
4. Traffic - there isn't much. We are doing the occasional takeout meal and I am the designated fetcher. Our neighborhood empties into one of the busiest traffic arteries in town. Now, not so much. It's nice, but I feel guilty for being on the road. Small silver lining: I filled my gas tank two weeks ago, and have driven under 30 miles since then.
5. Fear. I need to get bloodwork done. Even though the large physician practice I call home has in-house lab services, and they promise that they have strict hygiene protocols in place, I still think - do I really want to go into a building with all those sick people?
6. Inertia, a problem I have had to be aware of in the past and work hard to avoid, has now become endemic in our house. We could be doing so much - that pantry really needs reorganizing. Instead, I read. I work on the World's Most Ridiculous Jigsaw Puzzle (three weeks and counting).
7. Symptoms. It's allergy season. My nose runs. I cough. I am hoarse. I gobble Vitamin C gummies and zinc drops. My symptoms don't go away, but they don't get worse. Safe for another day.
Today, which is a Monday (my favorite day of the week - a clean slate, as it were) and I have some things to do. Change the hummingbird feeder. Order some zinnia seeds from Amazon. Work on some paperwork for my sister. Host a Zoom meeting this evening with family members. And there's that damn puzzle ....
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