Sheesh!!! I
guess we’re all in the same boat…well not really since we’re supposed to stay
six feet apart from any other human. You know what I mean though. Absolutely nothing
to do that is outside our homes. Yes, we can go grocery shopping on an as
needed basis, but I imagine everyone is pretty much like me. You wait until you
absolutely have to go (out of milk) and then dash in and dash out, using hand
sanitizer again and again and then washing your hands when you get home.
I don’t know how many of you saw the
article or televised report about the young man, Avi Schiffman, who lives on
Mercer Island. He’s 17, has been coding since he was seven and put together the
Coronavirus Dashboard. You can find it here: https://ncov2019.live/data.
It’s an amazing piece
of work, at least in my opinion, and he updates it on a regular basis. In the
upper right-hand corner, there’s a little red button that says, “Buy me a coffee.”
I haven’t done it yet, but plan to.
I
honestly don’t know if this accumulation of facts is reassuring or frightening.
I’m trying to go about the business of living without actually living beyond my
front door. Even though I have email, Facebook and my phone, I’m finding myself
feeling a bit cut off from life as I knew it. No meeting friends for lunch or
dinner or a drink. No deciding at the last minute to go to a restaurant for a
meal on my own. No deciding to go to a movie unless it’s on my own television. I’ve
a feeling if it lasts until June or July which I’ve heard mentioned, I may be
depressed enough to want anti-depressants.
On
the plus side, however, is I now have all the time I want to do the things at
home I’ve put off c I was too busy. Of course it’s also on the down side, since
when I was so occupied with outside activities, I could excuse my inability to
buckle down and get the job done because I was simply just too committed to
other stuff. Now, there’s no excuses for not doing projects I’ve put off for
days, weeks, months…years???
So
far, I haven’t delved into a book to while away the time, but I could easily do
that. The library may be closed, but I can get books on my I-pad. I also haven’t
turned to the television to binge watch shows that my friends and family have
told me are absolute must-sees. Before coronavirus, I was much too busy to read
and/or watch TV.
Another
desirable event, at least this week, is the weather. The first day of spring is on Thursday and it’s
supposed to be 60 degrees. On Friday it’s supposed to be 61. That’s get out
there and muck about in the dirt weather. I just may get all those Mexican
grasses transplanted from where they are to where I want them. I may also get
all the various other big grasses cut back so they can proceed to grow for this
season. 
A
woman I know said that she makes a daily list of things she wants or has to get
done. I begin a list each Sunday and add to it through the week. Out of 13
things currently on the list, I’ve completed six. I’ve also worked on three of
them that are a daily chore, i.e., physical therapy, walking and John’s
bedroom. Today, I’m three for three when it comes to those. So, I guess I’ll add
grass transplanting and grass cutback to the list for later this week. That
just leaves four left that I haven’t yet done, although one of them is almost
complete.
Depending
on when coronavirus disappears and I can return to the normality of my previous
life, if that happens, I should have completed a whole bunch of projects. Maybe
all my windows will sparkle from cleaning, all the floors shine, the dust be
totally removed, houseplants repotted and showered, John’s bedroom ready for
repainting and redecorating, garage sale items priced and boxed…the list should
be endless.
I
hope all of you who are reading this are healthy and as happy as you can be
with where you’re located and what you’re doing. I’m making the effort, and I
must admit that crossing off an item on my list definitely brings a big smile
to my face. What are you doing that brings a smile to your face? Any
suggestions for activities I could add to my list?