3/27/2020 10:34 PM
Sometimes the best laid plans don't actually come to pass. Like our shopping excursion that was supposed to happen yesterday. Thanks to California Burrito I was up most the night and down most the day. It's not like it was imperative that we go shopping. We have plenty. It has been pushed off to the next senior early open day which I believe to be Tuesday. So my day eight was uneventful. I slept .... a lot.
Today really didn't turn into much either. I helped a coworker early in the morning. She's moving back to Conneticut and had a couple boxes to send off. I drove her to the post office and home again. Of course we drove with the windows down, so our asses were froze. I'll miss her. Sweet kid. After that I came home, smoked with William, talked to the hubby in England, took a nap, smoked more, ate watched a shity movie and here I am. Getting ready to Netflix and probably pass out.
Time to stop procrastinating and get something done. I'd really like to go back to work. Something tells me that's gonna happen later rather than sooner.
Stay safe out there.
Peace.
Today really didn't turn into much either. I helped a coworker early in the morning. She's moving back to Conneticut and had a couple boxes to send off. I drove her to the post office and home again. Of course we drove with the windows down, so our asses were froze. I'll miss her. Sweet kid. After that I came home, smoked with William, talked to the hubby in England, took a nap, smoked more, ate watched a shity movie and here I am. Getting ready to Netflix and probably pass out.
Time to stop procrastinating and get something done. I'd really like to go back to work. Something tells me that's gonna happen later rather than sooner.
Stay safe out there.
Peace.
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3/25/2020 10:23 PM
It's been a week and so far we haven't killed each other. This is a good thing.
William declared while out back first thing this morning enjoying a little wake and bake "day off today". Dude, not sure how to tell you this but every flipping day is a day off at the moment. So instead of continuing spring cleaning, we didn't. We smoked a lot of dope, took the dogs to the dog park, had lunch, napped, smoked a lot more dope and had dinner. And now I've come to my room for the night and am here telling you all stuff you could give three shits about. But it's all good.
Last Wednesday when we were told the store was closing and we were going to have some time off, a good friend and co-worker was on her way to the hospital to deliver my new baby godson. Zefram was born on Thursday, a healthy beautiful baby boy. Mom did an amazing job. I'm so proud of her. No one other than her partner was allowed in during her hospital stay and I have yet to hold baby Z. I am so ready for that. I told Cassie (baby momma) that William and Ellen had said I was to old to be a godmother, her reply was "Your age isn't even a factor. I can't imagine anyone other than you as the baby's godmother". Can't wait to meet him when this is all over.
Still cold today. Warmer than yesterday but still cold. The wind finally took a bit of a break. Next week it's supposed to warm up. Fingers crossed.
Senior shopping hours tomorrow so I'm off with William in the morning to grab a few things. Once again it pays to be old. Overall it sucks but every now and again it has it's advantages. Maybe we'll find the ever elusive toilet paper. The anticipation is more than I can take. Not really.
Stay safe out there. If you happen to still be working through all this insanity in the service industry or health care or grocery stores or whatever ..... thank you. You're appreciated.
Peace.
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3/24/2020 10:56 PM
Why not. It's cold and crappy outside.
Spent a few hours scrubbing kitchen cabinets and the oven at which point I called it done for the day. Hell, it's not like I don't have another couple weeks to get it all done. William's doing his part too. He scrubbed the bathroom top to bottom.
Decided to go to the store for bread and grapefruit. Still pretty busy. Still no toilet paper, no paper towels or napkins. No flour or sugar. Didn't really need this stuff but just took some inventory while I was there. They did have a small selection of bread and I got grapefruit. Being out and about seems so surreal. Lots of cops out. Lots.
A group text from work telling us all we'd be paid through the 4th of April but still were unsure of when the store would reopen came through late this afternoon. So now I at least know when to file for unemployment.
I'm tired. Round two of kitchen scrubbing tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will be nice enough to take the dogs to the park. The rain we were supposed to get didn't amount to much. I'm just ready for a few days of steady warm sunshine.
The yawns have started. I'm out of edibles. It'll be a few days before I can hit the dispensary. Hoping sleep comes easy. Stay safe.
Peace.
Decided to go to the store for bread and grapefruit. Still pretty busy. Still no toilet paper, no paper towels or napkins. No flour or sugar. Didn't really need this stuff but just took some inventory while I was there. They did have a small selection of bread and I got grapefruit. Being out and about seems so surreal. Lots of cops out. Lots.
A group text from work telling us all we'd be paid through the 4th of April but still were unsure of when the store would reopen came through late this afternoon. So now I at least know when to file for unemployment.
I'm tired. Round two of kitchen scrubbing tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will be nice enough to take the dogs to the park. The rain we were supposed to get didn't amount to much. I'm just ready for a few days of steady warm sunshine.
The yawns have started. I'm out of edibles. It'll be a few days before I can hit the dispensary. Hoping sleep comes easy. Stay safe.
Peace.
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3/23/2020 10:44 PM
It's cold outside. Colder than its been all year. The wind cuts like a knife.
Of the three of us, Ellen is working. She can work from home. To her credit she gets up every morning and does her normal routine, dresses for work and is in her makeshift office on time at her desk. And puts up with William and I walking through to the backyard for smoke breaks. Ellen doesn't smoke weed but she does smoke cigarettes so she'll join us from time to time while telling us we're a distraction. We do our best to stay out of the way and be quiet and for the most part succeed.
Decided to check out a new dog park today. It was sweet! Big .... much bigger the the normal one we go to. Tennis balls everywhere. The dogs were in heaven. But the temp dropped fast within minutes of us getting there and the wind picked up. It would of been nice to let them run a bit longer but after about 25 minutes I was ready for the heater.
Got some paperwork sorted and put away today. Something I've procrastinated on for oh, I'd say like .... forever. Now to get digging and find other paperwork needed coming up in the next few months. I don't have much but I do have paper. My life in paper. One big heaping mess of paper. Yeah.
Rain the next couple days. No excuses. Just get it done.
Did I mention I'm ready to go back to work?
Wrapped in blankets, window cracked and eyes wanting to sleep. Love me a good edible.
Peace.
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3/22/2020 11:57 PM
Stir crazy. The normal morning routine happened and the rest of the day was just kind of taken one boring minute at a time. Strange days.
Tomorrow being Monday, I keep feeling like I'm late for bed. My work day starts early. Then reality hits and that three week unexpected vacation rears its head. Believe it or not, I miss work.
Thinking its time to pick geocaching back up. Not that I ever stopped but have definitely slowed way down. I could use the exercise for sure. I've put on 30 pounds since I quit smoking back in September. Binge eating has become a thing. So some sort of exercise other than just taking the dogs to the dog park is in order. I told the doctor I wasn't please with my weight gain and her response was "I'd rather see you 30 pounds heavier than sticking a cigarette in your mouth". Sure Doc. You carry this around.
This is gonna be short and sweet as I'm yawning non stop.
I just need to remember that this too shall pass. On to day five.
Peace.
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3/21/2020 09:25 PM
It's been a fairly boring day. Woke up, showered and started in on the new morning routine of disinfecting door knobs, sink knobs and faucets, switch plates and most anything else we may touch routinely. Swept all floors, stripped the bed, washed all bedding and remade. So basically more or less a typical Saturday. Leftover mexican food for lunch, a nap, more YouTube baseball playoffs and here I am. Didn't get the dogs to the park today so they're kinda mopey. Life seem to be continuing on around us. BBQ's, kids playing. This is all still a bit surreal.
Since I don't have much to write about today I'll introduce my roommates as we are all kinda stuck here together. First there's William. I met William when my ex husband and I moved to a small mountain community of 130 full time residents about 30 years ago. He was a punk kid, partying and doing what 18 year olds do in a remote mountain town and I and my husband were just wanting to live as remote as possible and enjoy what we loved doing most, snowmobiling, back country hiking, camping and fly fishing. William and I worked together at the ski resort as well as the deli in the General Store. And when you live in a town that small your paths cross regularly. He was just another goofy ski bum who made me laugh constantly. Like most of us in that tiny town he partied hard. It's what it was about. Working hard and partying harder. After twelve years my ex and I left and moved to another small town on the CA/OR border. The internet had just come into being. There was no myspace, facebook or anything like that. So even though we went back often at the start to visit, we eventually slowed those visits down and lost contact with a lot of our friends.
Fast forward to Facebook. As time goes by I start finding friends from my old home town. I start friending them and soon I'm getting friend requests from them and William was one of them eventually. Years pass, I get divorced, remarried and relocate to England where my husband is from. Circumstances out of our control split us up and I end up coming back to the States. I have no where to go. Being homeless and on the streets had not been in my plans. I send out a plea on Facebook .... please, I need a room somewhere where there's a chance to find a job. If anyone can help. And within a couple minutes I have a message from William saying he will be there to get me that afternoon and I can stay with him and his wife till I get back on my feet. I accepted. I got settled and found a job, eventually bought a car and felt life coming back together.
Now, I didn't know his wife, Ellen, at all. I met her for the first time looking and feeling dazed and confused fresh back in the country after 3 years gone. She welcomed me warmly and we hit it off great. She suffers from RA and Fibromyalgia and is in constant pain. I recognized this and helped out with most chores and took her to doctors appointments and was just around if needed. I'm in the past tense here because they asked me to leave after 14 months. Gave me two months to find a place. I found one in less than a month just a few blocks away. I was out by the last week in October. I was invited over for dinner several times a week and to watch football. Thanksgiving and Christmas were spent with them. A few days after Christmas they invited me over and we all went out to toke before we ate. It's then they asked me to move back in. So, I did. I was back here by mid January. They said they had not realized how much I did and how much I helped till I was gone. Bless 'em. I can stay forever if I want. But don't think I want. Another story for another day.
I've rambled way to long and for that I apologize.
Peace.
Since I don't have much to write about today I'll introduce my roommates as we are all kinda stuck here together. First there's William. I met William when my ex husband and I moved to a small mountain community of 130 full time residents about 30 years ago. He was a punk kid, partying and doing what 18 year olds do in a remote mountain town and I and my husband were just wanting to live as remote as possible and enjoy what we loved doing most, snowmobiling, back country hiking, camping and fly fishing. William and I worked together at the ski resort as well as the deli in the General Store. And when you live in a town that small your paths cross regularly. He was just another goofy ski bum who made me laugh constantly. Like most of us in that tiny town he partied hard. It's what it was about. Working hard and partying harder. After twelve years my ex and I left and moved to another small town on the CA/OR border. The internet had just come into being. There was no myspace, facebook or anything like that. So even though we went back often at the start to visit, we eventually slowed those visits down and lost contact with a lot of our friends.
Fast forward to Facebook. As time goes by I start finding friends from my old home town. I start friending them and soon I'm getting friend requests from them and William was one of them eventually. Years pass, I get divorced, remarried and relocate to England where my husband is from. Circumstances out of our control split us up and I end up coming back to the States. I have no where to go. Being homeless and on the streets had not been in my plans. I send out a plea on Facebook .... please, I need a room somewhere where there's a chance to find a job. If anyone can help. And within a couple minutes I have a message from William saying he will be there to get me that afternoon and I can stay with him and his wife till I get back on my feet. I accepted. I got settled and found a job, eventually bought a car and felt life coming back together.
Now, I didn't know his wife, Ellen, at all. I met her for the first time looking and feeling dazed and confused fresh back in the country after 3 years gone. She welcomed me warmly and we hit it off great. She suffers from RA and Fibromyalgia and is in constant pain. I recognized this and helped out with most chores and took her to doctors appointments and was just around if needed. I'm in the past tense here because they asked me to leave after 14 months. Gave me two months to find a place. I found one in less than a month just a few blocks away. I was out by the last week in October. I was invited over for dinner several times a week and to watch football. Thanksgiving and Christmas were spent with them. A few days after Christmas they invited me over and we all went out to toke before we ate. It's then they asked me to move back in. So, I did. I was back here by mid January. They said they had not realized how much I did and how much I helped till I was gone. Bless 'em. I can stay forever if I want. But don't think I want. Another story for another day.
I've rambled way to long and for that I apologize.
Peace.
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3/20/2020 11:01 PM
I truly don't get the whole toilet paper thing. I don't. But today was the day to experience it all for myself.
My roommate and I left out about 6:30 this morning for Winco which was opening at 7. We got there and the parking lot was full and a line of people wrapped around the building. He (the roomie) dropped me off and I went and took my place at the end of the line. We really weren't completely desperate for toilet paper but would need it sooner than later so it was on the list. The doors to the store opened and they allowed a certain number of people in. A lady walked out of the store a few minutes later and walked down the line announcing there was no toilet paper. We were wasting our time if that is what we were there for. The line moved forward a bit and a few people left. We waited a few minutes debating should we go somewhere else or not and decided to go.
Next stop, Safeway. The parking lot was full but there was parking. People were going in and out like normal. We decided to take our chances. As I grabbed a cart I noticed a couple people with toilet paper in their carts. I felt like we'd hit the jackpot. Off to the TP isle we go. And it's empty. Totally empty. I tell the roomie we must of just missed it; there are people with it in their carts. Then from behind me I hear, "are you looking for toilet paper? Here. Take this". I turn and this lovely lady was holding out a 12 pack of double rolls. It caught me off guard. I found myself starting to well up with tears ..... over toilet paper. WTF? Anyway we thanked her and accepted her pack of TP. We spent more on groceries than we ever would of at Winco and got out of there.
Then a trip to the dispensary before they are considered non essential to grab a dart for the pen, a couple pre rolls and a few edibles. There was no one but me there at first but when I left a few had come in and were in the waiting area. Went home and watched some old playoff games on YouTube for a little bit, napped and then an afternoon trip to the dog park. This time they had a couple other dogs to play with. And the squirrel had a friend today, so between the two of them the dogs were well distracted. Some mexican food for dinner, a pre roll for desert and an edible to help take me to dreamland .... which is not far off at the moment. Till tomorrow .....
Please note that I am washing my hands what seems like a hundred times a day, using hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes. Stay safe out there.
Peace.
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3/20/2020 02:04 PM
This past Wednesday myself and my coworkers were told we would be off work till April 7th at a minimum. The Governor of CA had given a voluntary shelter in place order. Which leads me to the title of this blog.
Day One - 3/19/20
I remembered to turn off my alarm but it really doesn't matter in this crazy house I live in. I rent a room from a friend of over 30 years and his wife. Two of the most dysfunctional people ever .... a blog for another day. In any case I was up, like any other day, at the butt crack of dawn.
The dogs got a trip to the dog park. It was a beautiful, clear but cold day. Few people were out and about .... a few runners/joggers and others walking their dogs. We were the only ones in the dog park itself. A squirrel kept the dogs occupied for a good long time as it teased and tormented them. Standing in the bright sun of the day I finally felt some warmth breaking through. It felt nice.
A nap, left over chinese food and MSTK3 rounded out the day. Another mandatory Shelter In Place order went into place at 11:59pm. For the entire state now. I'm wishing I'd made it to the library before they closed down.
It's gonna take a bit for me to get back into the swing of blogging but I'm taking this whole situation to do just that. A little writing every day should help break the monotony. I hope.
Peace.
Day One - 3/19/20
I remembered to turn off my alarm but it really doesn't matter in this crazy house I live in. I rent a room from a friend of over 30 years and his wife. Two of the most dysfunctional people ever .... a blog for another day. In any case I was up, like any other day, at the butt crack of dawn.
The dogs got a trip to the dog park. It was a beautiful, clear but cold day. Few people were out and about .... a few runners/joggers and others walking their dogs. We were the only ones in the dog park itself. A squirrel kept the dogs occupied for a good long time as it teased and tormented them. Standing in the bright sun of the day I finally felt some warmth breaking through. It felt nice.
A nap, left over chinese food and MSTK3 rounded out the day. Another mandatory Shelter In Place order went into place at 11:59pm. For the entire state now. I'm wishing I'd made it to the library before they closed down.
It's gonna take a bit for me to get back into the swing of blogging but I'm taking this whole situation to do just that. A little writing every day should help break the monotony. I hope.
Peace.
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3/8/2020 02:26 PM
I'm not sure. But I'll give it a go.
Peace. J.
Peace. J.
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