Monday, March 16, 2020
After listening to our Prime Minister yesterday (Sunday), I decided that I would stay at home starting today.
This is not a complete hardship for me these days. I am 79 and, therefore, in a high risk group. I have, as they say, pre-existing heart issues. All is under control with meds so I am fine. The last appointment with the cardiac guy was re-assuring - he said my heart was good even after a stent a number of years ago and a recent Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis. My mobility is rather ghastly - legs don't work as well as they should.
You should know that every conversation with an "older" person either starts or ends with the Health Report! And the somewhere in there is the Weather Report! 😊
I am worried about my relatives and friends who go the warmer climes in the winter. My sister, my sister-in-law and my good friend all are in or were in Florida this winter. My friend is now across the border and I will be talking to her soon once she's home here. Now that I am self-isolating, I won't actually see her for a while (who knows how long this will last). My sister-in-law is due to fly home on Thursday - thank goodness! Flights are being cancelled and borders are being more stringent. I have not heard when my sister is coming home but I hope it's soon. I saw this morning that some insurance companies won't cover anything out-of-country after March 23. What a lousy bunch! Stronger language comes to mind!
I am retired. I do volunteer work these days. I can do computer work from home. I can catch up on The Family Tree. I can write countless emails and annoy every relative and friend I have - be prepared! I can post stuff on Facebook. I can continue to refile correspondence jpgs. I can cull ephotos. I can watch TV. I can watch movies on Netflix. There are green things coming up in the garden which I may have to shuffle outside to see. And I can call my excellent friends to see how they are doing.
Speaking of friends - I had 4 calls in less than 24 hours from dear souls who wanted to know if they could pick up anything or do anything. I love them all! And I know that "love" is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days but this time, I really mean it!
Onwards.
This is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteMy diary would be full of profanity, bathroom reno stuff and garage workouts. I'm not totally self quarantining yet. But definately active social distancing. The toilet paper scavenger hunt is in full swing however.
When (if!) Rob gets home it's 2 weeks inside our fence line. I am a bit happy about the forced yard work help that I'll get ��
Lovely to hear from you! We are all at home and have been pretty much since Monday. Kid#1 was supposed to be in Spain - that got cancelled a couple of weeks before. It was disappointing, but the right call. Kid#2 was supposed to go to Robotics tournaments - those all got cancelled. Disappointing, but the right call. I don't mind being at home - this week is March Break and the kids are on their computers and sleeping in. No word yet from the school board on what the next couple of weeks will look like - schools are closed but there are supposed to be online offerings or something. I'm fortunate to have high school students who are pretty low-maintenance. We're doing ok all things considered. Stay safe out there!
ReplyDeleteGood stuff Queen Anne! I shall follow!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
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