Hmmm…. where to start? Let’s start with some positives. Gas prices are cheapest in a decade, My commute, fantastic! Once I make it through the traffic on the stairs, passing fluffy, fluffy, and fluffy, I make it to my laptop in about 10 minutes with a coffee stop (the kitchen.)
Then it’s breakfast on the couch as the laptop hums and programs pop-up one by one. Cats circle around looking for kitty cookies, a.k.a. Temptations Cat Treats. This is the only purpose I serve to them, that and litter box detail, then they’re back to the big bed.
Flipping on the Today Show, hoping to hear something positive. Trying to start the day without the gnawing feeling of the unknown/what’s next, how many died yesterday. Awaiting daily updates from Governor Cuomo. Nice to see a leader with dignity for a change.
Having the headset for the office phone to check messages, relaying them to everyone. Monitoring inboxes for the office and myself. Touch base with all the staff, attempting to get the office work done. Whilst the fluffys return for round two of cookies, walking across keyboards, tangling charger cords, flipping electronics across the room with me tethered by the headset. Even with the share drive available, getting the work done on a laptop, which I do not care for, is a tedious grind. No one to commiserate with about working conditions. This place needs a break room.
I am in awe of the people on the front lines, and very grateful for them all. Thank God, grocery stores and wine shops are essential! Spend my nights working on this blog, watching vintage television shows, and catching up with old friends. I have always spent a lot of time alone, but being made to stay in is a different thing all together. Right now I am ambivalent about the lock-down. I understand it is what is needed, and just like any other unpleasant task, I slog through, and just do it!
And finally, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ON THE FRONT LINES, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
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