CoronaVirus Self-Isolation Week 5

Everyone is wondering what life will be like as sanctions are lifted and when we’re free again.  We all know it will be different.

For one thing, I think we’ve all learned that we have too much stuff.  And I, like the rest of us, am learning to ration.  I ration my food and my supplies to last as long as possible.  In the past, if I bought produce and it went bad, I threw it out and bought more.  Now, I’m googling how to keep lettuce fresh longer, etc.  I’m using less toilet paper, less detergent, less everything.  I can get by with a lot less.  I do hope this is a lesson that carries on.

Also like everyone, I’ve been watching lots of  series and movies, primarily murder mysteries.  It occurred to me I might turn into Emily Byrne, an FBI agent in the Prime Video show “Absentia.”   She’s an FBI agent who disappears and is declared dead in absentia.  Six years later, she is found and she chases her abductors for two seasons all the while having horrific flashbacks and violent outbursts.  That’s what can happen if you’re locked up too long!  One thing that puzzles me is when Netflix sends me an email of things I might enjoy.    They suggested “Mortal Kombat” was a top pick for me.  Don’t they know what I watch??

I don’t know when I’ll be able to return US, which is a little frightening.  So, I’m just taking one day at a time and appreciating small accomplishments.  Today I took a month’s worth of garbage to the recycling center – a car full.  Whoo hoo!  When I came back I saw a small (about one foot) snake near my parking spot.  Yikes!  Big day.

Also this week I was suddenly, momentarily overwhelmed with gratitude.  I have great friends.  I have the best possible children, who are happy.   I have passion about where I am.   Luckiest of all, I’m healthy.

Stay well!