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Goodbye until next time…
Hope your day turns out
as well as I hope
(but doubt) mine will,
Gingy (Ilene)
To Do List:
1) Stay Home to avoid grandchildren yelling at you to do just that
2) Wash your hands even more than Lady Macbeth
3) Watch comedies; anything by Mel Brooks or with Robin Williams is a good place to start
4) Stay in touch with folks that bring you joy; let the rest just Be
5) Read things that make you feel good; no, cereal boxes don’t count. Tell the peeps in #4 what you read so that they can feel good, too
6) Eat and drink what you have on hand, but maybe not things 12 years old or more (Macallan excepted)
7) Know each day that you matter, even when you haven’t seen a soul for 4 weeks; maybe it’s just the clerk at the corner store that you smile at—that smile may be the best part of their day (sad, but perhaps true)
8) Make to-do lists as needed; it beats cleaning the toilets
Be good. You make me giggle.
Pocket xx
Thanks Gingy for the much needed smile today!
from a friend who lives outside of Houston: “When all of this is over, I don’t know which to join first: AA or Weight Watchers.” I have a friend who has had cancer and who keeps complaining about how people in Richmond, VA, are ignoring the request to practice safe distancing and the practice of staying at home. Now, why does she make these statements? She’s out and about herself!!! I’ve only been out in my car four times since March 13: twice to take my husband to have his car inspected, once to the post office mailbox to mail Easter cards, and once to my friend above to deliver a dozen eggs, which I left on her front porch. I read and work on a needlepoint picture for my great-niece, and my husband reads and refurbishes Lane cedar chests that he’s purchased from an online auction. We are thankful for our health, our home, our three dogs, and our happiness. I hope all of you and your loved ones are safe and happy, too.
Attitude is everything
Leave it to you to point out it could be worse because clearly it could be much, much worse. I actually have made a little head way with cleaning and getting rid of junk in my house. I guess that’s a positive. The best positive, however, is zoom an app kind of like FaceTime where you can talk to and see people. I just learned how to use it and I love it.
Gingy I really miss you especially our 3 hour lunches together. That will be on top of my list when life returns to”normal”. What is normal anyway?
In the meantime stay healthy, happy and safe!
Rachel
OMG this is so good. Make it into a book. REALLY. This is so good, I’m making a screen grab and sending it to my kids and grandkids. Is that OK? This has the perfect tone for the moment. You know how to read the room! You’re the greatest. Great message, it could be worse. Love you, miss you. Stay well. XXXXX
This is so accurate! Thank you so much for sharing!
Sad and fun;ny – makes me want to laugh and heave a big sigh. I am all by my lonesome and staying busy. I get up about ten, breakfast, read mail, nap, eat lunch, do one cleaning job {which I have not done since 1966}, My daughter sent me a swifter mop which is a big help. I read the N.Y. Times, very depressing, still cooking and give food to my neighbor who shops. There is a group in town called” New Milford Helps which also shops for me. Strangely, I am not climbing walls but really miss PEOPLE. I watch escape TV at night, as little news as possible. I do check MSNBC. The lady who has been shopping and helping me for months is staying home 24/7 I miss family. My son is in N.Y. City and my daughters and grandchildren and great grandchildren are all in MD , except for one grandson in TX and one in Marines. Cheers to normal and may it come soon.
So grateful, too, for my health, the health and love of my family and friends–you’re at the top, Ilene– and much more. Grateful my little grandchildren in CA applauded my reading of a terrific book, “Dog vs. Cat,” during our Face time and that I have a regular Scrabble game with my loving husband and usually win. Thank you for this great blog. Love, Nancy
Love this, Gingy! Stay well.
a god son of mine when he was in his early 20’s around 45 years ago got tuberculosis and had to go to a sanitarium and say there till he was cured..
I remember his saying years later that it changed his life and in retrospect
for the better….
it took forever to be cured.. he was missing everything a 20 year old misses and was
unhappy…He complained to his godfather about how upset he was.
His godfather said to him..something like
“I love to spend time with you..I like nothing better so why don’t you do just that.
You are absolutely right. It could be a lot worse. I could live across the street from Elmhurst hospital instead of in Astoria. I don’t have plans or a schedule either. It’s kinda nice. Although I am high risk Compromised immune system), I feel very relaxed. I read, knit, crochet, watch movies, binge on favorite TV shows. I take my yoga class and my book club on conference calls. The news is starting to depress me, so I watch a little in the morning and at night. I listen to Cuomo, who has something to say. I avoid Trump who sounds more idiotic every time he opens his mouth. The republican states got everything they asked for, and even things they didn’t. When he said he was not sending NY ventilators because we had the opportunity to get them in 2015 (as if we knew this would happen) I decided that even if I were a staunch Republican (I’m not) I would NEVER vote for this man. I talk to my son–and my husband–when he’s home–he’s an essential worker and out working. I know when to turn on Jeopardy because everyone is banging pots and pans from their windows and whooping it up at 7 o’clock. I look at the sky and the clouds and think about our planet. I count the people out walking (never more than 7 over here in Queens). I have begun dragging Seder items out of their dusty corners. Our Haggadah is a kids coloring book that includes songs my grown kids learned in Nursery School. I’ve tried to get them to use an older kids’ book and they won’t let me do even that. I make sure to include the 4 different kinds of children and most importantly, the 4 cups of wine (why isn’t that in a kids version? That’s when we really need the wine). One of our sons, his wife and kids live in CT. so we won’t be together but we will talk on the phone. My California forest fire friends are now worried about me, and we talk. Same for friends and relatives in FLA. I too, will gain 50 pounds and have skyrocketing blood sugar. I am diabetic, but I will be alive. Stay well, healthy and happy.
Dear Gingy,
I have been thinking of you and your husband and praying you and your dear ones are well and safe. So glad to see the post and I thank you for your humor and perspective. I, too, am trying to look on the bright side. These are strange times, indeed. Hopefully, with humor and love, we will get through this.
Stay safe and well.
XO,
Pam
As you say, things could be worse. We are in our comfortable homes with lots of food. I take yoga classes on line and take a walk very day. I look forward to celebrating life again with my family and friends. Love to all, Phyllis
Hi,
I’m making the best of a scary situation. I’m cleaning my closet,connecting with family on Zoom, txting,sending photos, calling, not eating so much,taking walks,wearing mask when I go to store,knitting,HBO movies (seen Sleepless in Seattle 3x),doodling,helping others. My older neighbor forgot to get a chocolate bar when she shopped so I picked up 2 for her role her it was a love offering. I pray alot that this CV does out. I’ve ordered seeds & will plant food in my garden. Be safe n make use of this time at home. Feeling grateful for where I live n what I have. May we find peace & more love in our world.
In this difficult time, I take this opportunity to wish our friends a nice holiday and hope that you stay safe.
Brilliantly funny and true. Gratitude, love and fear of massive weight gain figure
heavily in my thoughts too.
Stay safe!
Cindy