Welp, what better thing do I have to do on this Spring Saturday afternoon, while awaiting the storm…..share my thoughts on all the cray. It’s currently about 3:15pm, and Im deciding if I really NEED to shower today. I have been giving my eyes a break from my contacts, so have primarily worn glasses for two weeks…now my face is breaking out where my glasses hit my nose, so there’s that. I’m pretty sure I brushed my hair, and my teeth yesterday. Tell me I’m not the only person with similar issues????
I have been on the “work from home” order since March 16th. While I enjoy a good work from home day on occasion, so I can get a few errands done, or get to that mid-morning dr appt, I am NOT a good candidate to work from home on the regular. Throw in all of my company’s travel restrictions and ability to do a virtual meeting, and my schedule got cleared QUICK. I have gotten myself into a bit of a work routine, but still had a day where I didn’t have time to shower before my 9am meeting, which I took from my living room. My love seat, or chair and a half, is now my office. I never sit in it… so its cushions are still nice and firm, not all broken in like my couch, its near the window so I get some natural light, and right next to Alexa, so I can have some tunes for my commute. Leggings or pajama shorts and a sweatshirt have become my new work uniform. Starbucks being closed has me rationing my home coffee supply of Starbucks Cold Brew concentrate…..I wouldn’t recommend having more than one of those, b/c I’m sure not active enough to not feel jittery by mid morning.
I have found that in being home ALL DAY LONG, I can’t stop snacking. If I come out of this thing not gaining 20 pounds, I’m calling it a win. I did make a grocery store run, once each week that I have been home, so I do have fresh fruits to snack on, but also snagged some PB Cup eggs which are in the freezer. Pretty sure those cancel each other out at some point! I don’t mind cooking at home, as I generally feel that it’s better than eating out, and have been doing much better with eating at home over the last few months. I’m just not a fan of always having dishes to do! I did support local restaurants a couple of times, but struggled with whether or not I needed to put on a bra and real pants (not pajama shorts) to go for my curbside pickup.
After the first day, I had this master plan of taking a room to purge/clean each day. This week, it was confirmed by a friend that these here are weird times, and there is no reason to get all organize-y about things. Good thing I hadn’t quite started making my way through the house yet! Bare minimum each day is just fine, this is the time to get some of those old episodes off of the DVR caught up, and sign back up for Netflix!
Generally speaking, contrary to what my FB timeline seems to show, I’m a full on homebody. I do like to go out with friends, or hang with some kiddos, but man, I sure like my house, and my comfy clothes. And now my lack of dating is all making sense. ha!! Anyway, I have kept up with my normal texting with friends and family. I cancelled my trip to the beach, which I had booked on a total whim. I know I will be able to reschedule when all this shakes out, but man, it sure doesn’t calm the burn of my FB memories from the last couple of times I have gone over “spring break.” It has been fun getting creative with social contact. Group FaceTime drinks and a chat on a Friday night (or was it Saturday?) was a perfect way to catch up with some girlfriends, while social distancing. A virtual dinner with my besties kiddos was SO fun last Sunday. It was just as if I was in their house and the boys were each trying to get my attention, while avoiding eating certain parts of their dinners. This afternoon they got out of the house for a little bit an swung by with ice cream. They stayed in the car, and I stood outside and visited with them for a few minutes while we all enjoyed our treats! Yes, we all wanted to visit a little longer. Yes, I would have loved to help them with the Lego sets I Amazon’d them this week. Yes, I would have loved a hug when they left. but ya know, we had to get creative, and when I said hopefully a day this week would be nice and I could do a “drive-by” while they are playing outside, Mason quickly decided that I could bring them ice cream, too!
All in all, while this all is a giant pain in the ass, and super hard for the person who lives alone, I feel I have been prepped for this for years! Listen, if John could spend 19 days in a hospital room the size of our living room, with very minimal contact with anyone besides me, we can social distance for a couple weeks. If I can live in Chicago for 107 days for transplant #2, with only having visitors once or twice, I can stay at home for a few weeks. If I can basically live in a hotel for a month while spending 9 or 10 hours a day in an ICU room, I can stay in my own dang house, and not have to commute in Chicago traffic.
If I’m stuck at home more than another week, this could all very well change. I could go stir crazy, I could purge my whole house, I could go on an online shopping spree, I could just sleep 20 hours a day….who knows! The possibilities are endless! For now, I’m gonna hunker down with some Netflix, and prepare for my evening nap!
Stronger Than A Fifth Of Whiskey 