#2362 Saturday with Sandy

First of all, thanks Mom, for pointing out that some of the photos in the last post were not visible. I think I have fixed the issue and all the pics are there now.

I read or heard somewhere recently that in this time of social distancing, just hearing about a loved one's everyday activities through the stay at home time can be reassuring in that you know your people are doing okay. So, here's what I did today, in all it's monotonous detail.

I did not set an alarm today, and I slept all the way until 8AM. I laid in bed and looked at stuff on my phone. My usual routine is Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, email, weather, and then maybe play a game like Two Dots. MT got up and started moving around because he was going to do a bid then go to work on the rental. The new tenants are moving in on Monday.

I wrote in my journal while MT and I chatted about what everything looks like when the restaurants open again and things go "back to normal". I think it's too soon to think about getting everyone back in offices and movie theaters and restaurants, even with social distancing. You can't really wear a face mask to a restaurant, can you? MT left shortly after we were having this discussion and my thoughts swirled around about being scared to go back to the office and having people all over the place when this virus is still rampant, as far as I can tell from the websites I look at that track the numbers. I was reminded of what my therapist told me regarding my anxieties about these types of things. She says, "If it's a fact, act. If it's a thought, let it go." So I let my anxiety about going back to the office go. I still have a couple of weeks of working at home. As we get closer to the first of May, I'm sure we'll have more information about what's going to happen and I will act at that time.

A thing that I have found very helpful is the WW virtual workshops. I usually attend a couple meetings each week because I like to hear what other WW people are doing to control their stress-eating and anxieties. The leaders are upbeat and helpful, and it is a good way for me to spend half an hour and remember that I don't need to eat my feelings. So I did that, then went downstairs and fixed myself a sandwich and read for awhile.

Next up, a bit of cleaning. I cleaned the kitchen, which included throwing away Osi's meds (which made me cry). Next I swept the floors, which included sweeping up stray kibbles that had escaped my notice. I swear, the kibbles multiply. They hide and reappear at random times. Sweeping up the kibbles made me cry. After all the dirt and kibbles were swept, it was time to mop. Osi frequently had accidents, so I had to clean up the floors quite a lot. The smell of the floor cleaner made me cry because it reminded me of cleaning up after her and that I wouldn't clean up after her ever again, which is good, but sad, too.

I did a little household bookkeeping and clean-up at my desk, but I set a timer for that because I can get really sucked into the minutia and I wanted to do other stuff.

It was a nice spring day here, so I decided to go for a walk. I put in my airpods and listened to a playlist of (maybe) Brazilian dance music. That was fun. I walked a couple of times around the track at the park, being careful to keep the appropriate distance between myself and anyone coming up the path. One bummer thing was that at the end of the walk, I began to have a pain in the ball of my right foot. Turns out that my shoe is completely worn out in that spot and there was no cushion left there. Bye-bye to those shoes. They served me well.

I went over to check out the house that MT has been working on this year. I've seen it a few times over the months, and today it looked finished. It really looks nice on the inside. He and Kelly did a good job. I'm sure the new renters will be happy there. MT is going to put new siding on the house and paint all the trim, so the outside will look as nice as the inside within a few weeks. The place needed some TLC.

My next stop was Walgreens where I had to pick up some medicine for myself (a regular prescription, nothing new) and some photos that I ordered. There aren't many family pics in the house, so I wanted some faces. I got a couple of pics of  Mom, Lizzie and I, a photo of MT, T, and I in Mexico, and a photo of T with Osi. I will find frames for them tomorrow. I'm excited about it. I also stopped at Crumbl for some cookies. I wanted a treat. It was crazy delicious.

When I got home, I flopped myself on the couch in my front room, snuggled in a blanket, and read "American Dirt". So good. Are they gonna make it to el norte? I'll probably finish the book tomorrow.

For dinner tonight we had cheeseburgers from Atlantis Burger. It's a drive-though. They cook a good burger, and the fries with fry sauce...mwah!

MT and I watched One World Together at Home. Did you see it? Some of the performances were so good. My favorite was The Rolling Stones. I thought Mick sounded great. I also really liked John Legend and Sam Smith and the Keith Urban(s) performance.  The final performance with Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Lang Lang, and John Legend was beautiful. One of my most favorite things about the whole show was that most of the singers looked like normal people, albeit attractive people,  because they don't have their whole teams of stylists with them. Jennifer Lopez still looked pretty, but her hair wasn't over-the-top JLo hair, you know what I mean? Oh yeah, and I cried several times during the show. Depression is a soggy bitch.

Now here I am, writing all the mundane details of my Saturday.  Don't you kind of feel like you were with me the whole time?

Have a wonderful Sunday. Take care of yourselves. Stay home! If you have to go out, wear a face mask! Love you!!