How are you all faring so far? I’m not sure what day this is of official quarantining but I’m guessing we have a ways to go with it. I think it helps that I NOT keep track of the days like a countdown. It’s easier on my mind to let one day flow into the next. And, I do not hold any real belief that our president is right about getting business back going by Easter Sunday.
I’m finding it is such a delicate balance right now. How much to go out? What is acceptable? Should I feel guilty going to nice places like the beach when others can’t? How can I help those struggling with CV-19? Will it even get bad here? Am I overblowing my concern? OR, maybe I’m not. So far, I only know of the horrors of it by watching TV. And, I have to say that I have lots of emotions watching it, and seeing how New York is now really feeling the effects of CV-19. The quick rise in those testing positive there, and some dying, and the exhaustion of the doctors and nurses, and the lack of proper safety clothing and masks, etc. It is like watching a bad, scary movie on TV right now.
I sit on my screened porch here at the riva, and I am rocking, and reading, and sipping wine, and I feel like I’m on vacation. But, I’m also very aware that the ‘TV movie” is real and that it may very well get bad here soon, and at lots more places around our country, before we see it go away and we can get back to ‘normal’ life.
There is not much I can do – except ‘do nothing’ and heed the warnings. There are not really many places to go, and I am supposed to stay home, and try not to touch anything on my short trips out. Oh – I’m getting pretty paranoid about what I touch… the gas station makes me pretty nervous. The grocery store too. I clean off the pump and cart handles, and I sanitize my hands over and over. I try not to touch my face, but it’s also pollen season. My nose itches. I occasionally sneeze. Oh no!!!
As we all have realized, and we see on social media constantly now, life can change very quickly – and we need to keep ourselves positive during tough times like these. We need to booster each other and support each other when we get frustrated or run out of patience. Thank God for social media because I’d feel a lot more cut off without it.
Thank God that we can go outside and enjoy Spring. Thank God we can get into our cars (which are like closed off little safe zones) and we can go for a ride for a change of scenery. Thank God our pets are giving us companionship more than ever. Thank God we have binge watching and music and reading.
And, that in a nutshell is what I am doing.
How about you?
Marla’s Musings 