Not really that chaotic a post today. Just life as we now know it.
I'm dropping into some kind of stasis where I just get over it. Music too loud? Get over it. Noise at night? Get over it. News all bad and not getting better? Get over it. My little corner of the world not as tidy as it used to be? Get over it. Out of milk? Get over it.
Okay, that last one is something I can do something about. Kinda. I have to go out today and get cigarettes* so since I'm already breaking self-isolation protocols, I'll see what the Dollar General has available for milk and eggs and other things we're getting low on already. Food stores purchased for two now stretching to feed three and all that.
The Night Owl made dinner the other night. Chicken alfredo. It was really good. And all I could think of afterward was how the meal had depleted my cheese stores. Yesterday, she asked if she could make herself an egg for breakfast and I was all like no. Maybe if I find eggs at the store today, she can have one for breakfast tomorrow.
I lost seven pounds last month.
Recently, I read an article wherein I learned this isn't stress. It's anxiety. Cool. Always good to have the right name for the thing.
Right now, we have extra channels on Direct TV. From the Premium line up when we only have Choice. I've been watching a lot of DIY and Oxygen and Destination. They're also throwing us bones of pay movie channels here and there, but there's never anything to watch on those. Still, nice to have other options.
And that's about it for now. This weekend, I'll do the usual Saturday Reading Wrap-up and Sunday Update posts. We'll see what the weekend brings and whether I do another Diary post on Monday.
Meanwhile, how's the chaos treating you lately?
* Don't go there. Seriously. Quitting is not an option. The safety of mankind depends on my continuing to smoke.
Showing posts with label self-isolation. Show all posts
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Friday, April 3, 2020
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Sunday Update - Week 12
Well, there went another week in 2020. Week 12 of the year, Week... what? 2? 3? of the madness.
Still unable to think about writing or editing. I had hoped that once I got the Kid here and settled in, the flow would start again. Umm...
Also, no marketing. I can't seem to bring myself to jump into the fray of 'hey, your world is falling apart, but here's a book to entertain you while you wait'. I know books help take everyone's minds off this, but... :shrug:
Speaking of reading, I finished three books last week with no DNFs. Which is kind of amazing since for the first half of the week, I couldn't seem to focus on anything. Actually, I finished two of those books on Friday, so if not for the last half of the week, my reading would've been sad.
In other news, you might have seen that the Kid is living here now. So far, so good. She's spending most of her time doing her college course work and keeping in touch with friends online. Yesterday, she baked us up an apple Bundt cake that was pretty good. I keep having to remind myself that while she is MY child, she is no longer A child. She's been living on her own for 7 years. If she doesn't do dishes the way I do dishes, so what? "Chill out,you control freak,," I says to myself, "at least she's doing the dishes." Which is what I'm doing - chilling out. =o)
In case you haven't guessed, we're now under self-isolation. It really sucks not being able to go anywhere. Sure, I've had 7-10 day stretches where I didn't leave the house. But that was by choice. And sure, we're able to take walks and junk. But not being able to get in the car and scoot over to the store is driving me crazy. I did manage to finally see my bestest in-person friend on Thursday. It was through the drive-thru window at the bank, but it was better than nothing. We chatted until someone pulled up behind me. She and her husband and their extended families are well.
So far, I still don't personally know anyone who's sick and only know two people who know people who are sick. Fingers crossed it stays that way. Of course, the number of people I communicate with on a regular basis dropped precipitously in 2016, so my numbers are only anecdotal.
Got a call from Mom on Friday. Which is weird - she never calls here, I call her and we'd spoken that morning. She's fine. She was making my chocolate oil cake and I forgot to put in the recipe whether to grease the pan. You can, but you don't need to.
Okay, that's probably enough out of me. Hopefully, I'll have more interesting and writerly things to talk about next Sunday. :fingers crossed:
How are things with you?
Still unable to think about writing or editing. I had hoped that once I got the Kid here and settled in, the flow would start again. Umm...
Also, no marketing. I can't seem to bring myself to jump into the fray of 'hey, your world is falling apart, but here's a book to entertain you while you wait'. I know books help take everyone's minds off this, but... :shrug:
Speaking of reading, I finished three books last week with no DNFs. Which is kind of amazing since for the first half of the week, I couldn't seem to focus on anything. Actually, I finished two of those books on Friday, so if not for the last half of the week, my reading would've been sad.
In other news, you might have seen that the Kid is living here now. So far, so good. She's spending most of her time doing her college course work and keeping in touch with friends online. Yesterday, she baked us up an apple Bundt cake that was pretty good. I keep having to remind myself that while she is MY child, she is no longer A child. She's been living on her own for 7 years. If she doesn't do dishes the way I do dishes, so what? "Chill out,you control freak,," I says to myself, "at least she's doing the dishes." Which is what I'm doing - chilling out. =o)
In case you haven't guessed, we're now under self-isolation. It really sucks not being able to go anywhere. Sure, I've had 7-10 day stretches where I didn't leave the house. But that was by choice. And sure, we're able to take walks and junk. But not being able to get in the car and scoot over to the store is driving me crazy. I did manage to finally see my bestest in-person friend on Thursday. It was through the drive-thru window at the bank, but it was better than nothing. We chatted until someone pulled up behind me. She and her husband and their extended families are well.
So far, I still don't personally know anyone who's sick and only know two people who know people who are sick. Fingers crossed it stays that way. Of course, the number of people I communicate with on a regular basis dropped precipitously in 2016, so my numbers are only anecdotal.
Got a call from Mom on Friday. Which is weird - she never calls here, I call her and we'd spoken that morning. She's fine. She was making my chocolate oil cake and I forgot to put in the recipe whether to grease the pan. You can, but you don't need to.
Okay, that's probably enough out of me. Hopefully, I'll have more interesting and writerly things to talk about next Sunday. :fingers crossed:
How are things with you?
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The Kid's Coming Home
Since I have nothing writerly to talk about today, I'm posting here instead of at OTB.
About noon-thirty, I'll be heading up to the airport to get Kiley (the Kid). Hubs checked the car out, made sure all the fluid levels are good, checked the air in the tires (which are relatively new), etc. I gassed up yesterday, so no stops between here and there. Might run through a drive thru on the way back because I'm pretty sure she won't have time to eat lunch along the way. If all goes well, we should be home by 5.
I feel really bad for her. In the space of a week, her whole world has been turned upside down. And she was finally back on track. But she'll weather through. We'll help her weather through. Patience and kindness.
Hubs and I spent some time over the last couple days moving the spare room around so it's less 'guest room' than 'Kiley's room'. Then we cleaned the house. Not full-on 'we've got guests coming' clean, but tidy enough for us. She's not a guest. She's family. And it's not like she'll be going around with a white glove. Then we set up an extra chair in the living room because typically, we only have two chairs because there are only two people here. We're ready for the Kid to arrive.
The cat is adjusting already. She's a pretty chill, little fur person.
I expect this will take some adjustment for all of us. We haven't lived together for 7 years. She's a full-grown adult and junk now. We've become more set in our ways. She's used to bustle and city life. We're hermits. Patience and kindness.
And once she's here, we'll be hunkering down. Oh, there will still be outings - going to the lake, taking walks, etc. Banking still needs to be done (via drive-thru). Might need to get gas again, depending on the number of trips to the lake. Everywhere else is off limits for at least the next few weeks.
But we have cake. And the makings for pizza. We have plenty of food that will stretch to feed three instead of the planned-for two. We'll survive.
I joked with her yesterday that she gets to spend Spring Break with the old folks... err cool kids. ;o)
Patience and kindness. And a big dose of humor.
How are things in your world right now? Hanging in there? :HUGS:
About noon-thirty, I'll be heading up to the airport to get Kiley (the Kid). Hubs checked the car out, made sure all the fluid levels are good, checked the air in the tires (which are relatively new), etc. I gassed up yesterday, so no stops between here and there. Might run through a drive thru on the way back because I'm pretty sure she won't have time to eat lunch along the way. If all goes well, we should be home by 5.
I feel really bad for her. In the space of a week, her whole world has been turned upside down. And she was finally back on track. But she'll weather through. We'll help her weather through. Patience and kindness.
Hubs and I spent some time over the last couple days moving the spare room around so it's less 'guest room' than 'Kiley's room'. Then we cleaned the house. Not full-on 'we've got guests coming' clean, but tidy enough for us. She's not a guest. She's family. And it's not like she'll be going around with a white glove. Then we set up an extra chair in the living room because typically, we only have two chairs because there are only two people here. We're ready for the Kid to arrive.
The cat is adjusting already. She's a pretty chill, little fur person.
I expect this will take some adjustment for all of us. We haven't lived together for 7 years. She's a full-grown adult and junk now. We've become more set in our ways. She's used to bustle and city life. We're hermits. Patience and kindness.
And once she's here, we'll be hunkering down. Oh, there will still be outings - going to the lake, taking walks, etc. Banking still needs to be done (via drive-thru). Might need to get gas again, depending on the number of trips to the lake. Everywhere else is off limits for at least the next few weeks.
But we have cake. And the makings for pizza. We have plenty of food that will stretch to feed three instead of the planned-for two. We'll survive.
I joked with her yesterday that she gets to spend Spring Break with the old folks... err cool kids. ;o)
Patience and kindness. And a big dose of humor.
How are things in your world right now? Hanging in there? :HUGS:
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