I suppose if there is one thing I've realized in the midst of all this, it's that I'm maybe not as much of a introvert as I thought. I've been working from home for 5 weeks as of today and man - there are some days when I definitely feel a little bit like screaming because of the monotony of it all! I am beyond thankful that I have not gotten sick... that no one in my family has gotten sick... but I think most everyone on the world would agree with me - I really miss "normal" life.
I don't have much to report about my weekend. I made a trip to Target and realized it was the first time I'd left the house to go to a store in almost 4 weeks - and things have definitely changed since then. I suppose I could have aimlessly wandered the store but it's not so easy to breathe with a homemade mask on (I've ordered a better made one) and it's not like you can try on clothes or anything like that... so I just chose the few items I needed, joined the line standing on my sticker that marked six feet of distance and then paid, reaching around the glass barrier in between us...
I dealt with a headache on and off all day Saturday and ended up curled up on the couch on Saturday night watching Spider-Man: Far from Home before "traveling" virtually with an episode of Rick Steve's Europe - I guess since that's the only way to see the world right now, it has to do.
Sunday was cloudy on and off and a bit breezy but after coffee, exercise and church at home - it was decided that some time spent outside the house was a must! It was so nice to wander in nature and just be free from the confines of four walls for just a bit - and happily the trails weren't overrun with people! I snapped some pictures of Spring slowly unfolding all around as we made our way through the trees and trails...
I have said over and over that I wish there were some sort of end point in place that we could count down to - but I guess that's not something we have right now. The shelter in place order for the state of Virginia is until June 10th and if that stays in place, that's another 7(ish) weeks sitting at my little desk made from a folding table, staring out the window of my living room and watching the as Spring slowly floats toward Summer...
I'm not quite stir crazy yet - but as the each day on the calendar ticks by... well I suppose some days are better than others. I'm writing this on Tuesday because Monday was not a great day for me. We all have bad days - that's part of the joy of being human; the bad days make the good days that much better and all that. I'm making plans for the Fall - hoping that by then, the world will be back to something resembling our usual.
I was turning the pages of my 2020 calendar and realized that Cinco de Mayo falls on Taco Tuesday this year... which makes me amused remembering the memes that talked about how "lit" 2020 was going to be. As always - life is never what you think it's going to be!
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