What I've Not Been Doing

I'm still sheltering in place, at least basically. I'm at home now. I ventured out for dog and cat food, but I still didn't replenish my own food supply. I have done the bare minimum of housekeeping the past couple of weeks. I don't know what happened.

When I lived in my place in Durham, I usually cleaned every Saturday morning. Really cleaned. I mopped, I dusted, I cleaned the bathroom (in all its glory). It was just something I did. I didn't feel I could relax until I did it.

A friend called last night and I paused Netflix to talk. While talking my eyes landed on the space behind the television and all I could think about was it needed to be dusted. But, it was lateish...so when we hung up I went back to Netflix without another thought about dust.

Remember how I innocently thought I would learn to cook during this forced "Stay At Home" movement. I started out sort of strong. Breakfast was a hit with eggs and bacon or eggs and sausage and twice I made myself a delightful french toast.

Perhaps I got too ambitious. You know it takes a lot of pots and pans to make just a simple something for me. Why is that? Then I'm annoyed because I'm not sure the food was actually worth the effort of cleaning.

Last Sunday I found another trail to explore. The trail is on an old country road near where I grew up. When I was growing up it was just an "old country road", now it's a fairly busy connector between Chapel Hill and Durham. I took my camera again. I hope to make taking the camera an automatic part of all of my tiny adventures. Anyway, I didn't want to go to the grocery store all sweaty from my little hike.

May is one of my favorite months. Of course, the wonderful Mother's Day is in May, but more importantly, it is my birthday month. You'll recall for the past two years I took a little vacation on my birthday. The first birthday vacation was Costa Rica! Which was pretty incredible. I'm so glad my daughter and I took that time for ourselves. Last year I spent the weekend and a Bed & Breakfast in Wilmington. I had it in my head that I may do that again. I was considering that before the Pandemic. The Governor has now implemented Stage I of loosening quarantine restrictions, which went into effect yesterday at 5:00.

I suppose I could call to see if the B&B is open. Although, I'm not sure it's what I really want to do. I've got my dog and cat to think about...when and where to board them, etc. It's a whole thing.

I'll keep you posted on what (if anything) I decide to do this year.

Meanwhile, Happy Mother's Day!!!!