With the coronavirus crisis, we're staying home like everyone else, except for periodic foraging trips to the grocery. I cook - a LOT. I clean. I actually bleach my kitchen counters and sink, something I never did before. I'm taking a short-term online American history course from Hillsdale College. I'm trying to learn Tai Chi on YouTube. I make to-do lists and try to check things off. I scroll through FaceBook. I'm working on painting watercolors. I'm knitting hats for the 2021 NBA All-Stars volunteers. I'm crocheting chemo caps. Not all at once, of course!
There are daily visits from the likes of Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Blondell, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Clara Bow, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Ruby Keeler, and a zillion others. I especially like the movies on Silent Sundays - I"m glad we can DVR those - they start at midnight! Not that I wouldn't stay up all night to watch them, but...! Not a good idea, when I'm doing home health care right now, and medicines need to be doled out at specific times.
There's a boatload of MeTV to watch, too - Leave It to Beaver, The Flintstones (!), Green Acres, Hogan's Heroes, The Andy Griffith Show. And we've officially turned into Old People - after dinner, we watch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!
Oh my. We're turning into our parents. I guess someone has to.
On top of all this, because of CDC recommendations, I've started making face masks for us. I cut up material yesterday, and today I started assembly. There's a nice pile to work on, as you can see.
So, plenty to DO. I had long lists of things I wanted to do after retiring, but now my lists are somewhat different.
But...
IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY.
I am tired just reading about all you are doing. It is good to be productive as it helps pass the time and keep your mind from worrying.
ReplyDeleteThere plenty of time for vegging out, too, especially because I'm not working! Some days I do just enough to prove I'm still breathing. Some days are full of frantic activity. It all evens out in the end!
DeleteI've read about what YOU'VE been accomplishing, and it makes ME tired! LOL!