The up's and down's of this time. The down's are overwhelming some days. Isolation for another year maybe. It takes a conscious effort to notice the up's.
Well, I'm cooking more. I'm doing some container gardening. Spending more time with my family here. Appreciating nature and simple things more. Hanging out all those cloth masks and table linens on the clothesline in the summer sun and breeze. Watching a lot of good public television. Getting a lot of scrapbooking done. I've done some small bits of home decor improvements. Ordering groceries online has become enjoyable. Doing my best to tamp down the anxiety. Doing my best to keep from having to be taken care of by health care professionals. They are already overburdened and taking risks enough. I'll just wait this out. It beats the alternative. I've got a few more years' worth of photos to put in albums. My family needs me to stay out of circulation so I can be there for them. I will worry about my daughter the teacher as she moves to her own apartment and navigates the coming school year. I've stopped watching the news. I know what to do and I am going to keep on doing it. I am thankful that I can.
My husband and I formally met at an upstairs lounge in Kemah, Texas. We were co-workers and were out with a group. The lounge was above Jimmie Walker's restaurant in 1982. It was called UP's. In 2018, we ate at the current restaurant, Landry's Seafood House, in the same building. Thinking about Up's and Down's made me think about it.
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