Day 365

It's officially been one year, 365 days, since COVID-19 broke out and changed the way we live, work and interact. I am no more used to wearing a mask than I was then. While the "lock down" has allowed me to slow down in some ways, I see the havoc it's consequences have brought upon other people and it's horrendous. Not that I am left unscathed by Corona Virus but I feel like I have, somehow, faired better than others. For that I am grateful, but still I grow weary of the enforced restrictions and long for some normalcy. Like, "old school" normalcy. I hope and pray that this summer brings some relief, if only in the way of sunshine and warmer days ahead. In the meantime, all we can do is just keep on hangin' on. Hang in there!

Day 358

Yep, in case you're actually paying attention I just skipped a week of blogging. I worked in the office during the past week so time felt limited to do anything personal. Adding in 90 minutes of commuting time each day and feeling the need to rush out the door in the morning and rush home in the evening, isn't very blog-inspiring. Sure there was plenty of time left over in the evenings after I finished making, eating and cleaning up dinner. Sure there was an hour or so when I wasn't doing laundry, cleaning, watching TV with the family or doing my physical rehab exercises like a goofus in the middle of the living room (insert big yoga ball floating through your line of vision while trying to watch tv for giggles) but I just didn't. And. It's okay.

The past week seems like a blur now that I try to recall any of it in hopes of finding something inspiring to write here. But it just wasn't memorable. It was life. Sure, I did great things at work and felt "managerial". I know I cooked a dinner (or two) that got lots of "Yum!" reactions. I completed a lot of weekend warrior household tasks and even got a car wash. It was a very boring week and ya know what? I'll take it. Sometimes boring is best! There's a safety in being boring (at times), there's a routine to it. There are no surprises to deal with in "boring" and I appreciate that. With that said, I hope you had a "boring" week, too! Have a happy and mundane Monday! 

Day 351

 

Day 350

After a Saturday night of Rage Room smashing and hour long axe throwing, Sunday deserved a more relaxing theme. Wine, cheese and crackers in an outdoor, heated igloo seemed to do the trick. 

Day 349

Today we went to a "Rage Room" where you get to smash and beat up things with baseball bats and crowbars. We had thirty minutes in total, and were exhausted and full of sweat after just five minutes of beating the electronics to death. We carried on, however and made sure that every thing we could smash was thoroughly dismantled. If you need to get some exercise or blow off some steam, I highly recommend it! 

 

Day 348

When looking at the current Chicago-land forecast, I remind myself to not get too excited about the trending warm up. While I will surely do my best to take advantage of it, I remind myself that it's known to snow in April and the "good" weather truly doesn't start until June. I mean, after all there are more than four seasons to Chicago weather. I believe we're currently in Fool's Spring. Happy weekend my friends!

Day 347

Throwback Thursday.

Beaches of Bonaire, 2019