2020 -You've Been Consistent In Drama-Queening

Hello my fellow weirdos! I’m checking in to see how you all are doing! It’s been many months since I’ve written, and that is a personal gift from me to you.  I didn’t want to hop on here in the middle of a crap storm because I didn’t want to document my negativity, my fear and my frustration.  I’m not sure if I’m feeling any better and if anything, I may feel a bit worse but I’ve decided to check in anyway.

How’s everyone doing? Are your spouses still alive and well after spending extra quality time with them through all this COVID-19 crap? Do you have any weird twitches or ticks you didn’t have before? Have you gained the COVID-20 like I have? Not kidding…I’ve gained about 20lbs and I’ve gotta squeeze myself into a dress next weekend for my daughters wedding.  I’ll be living out the line of “Steal Magnolias”..you know the one…..”It looks like 2 pigs fighting under a blanket” when I jiggle around the dance floor.

Every month that has passed this year, I keep thinking I won’t be surprised at the headlines and then BAM! I’m surprised.  It’s like living in a Fantasy Fiction book.  We are all living the real life Labyrinth, minus David Bowie…Sorry to my friend Adrianne.  He’s not included in this fecal show.

What have you been doing to stay positive?  My friends get the credit for a large portion of my remaining sanity.  Way back in March we all discovered this app called Marco Polo.  So during the stay at home order and beyond, we kept in CONSTANT touch.  We also had virtual game nights via zoom and participated in driveway drinks about once a week.  Just being in their presence helped my soul, lifted my spirits and lightened the fear.

I don’t watch the news anymore.  I actually quit watching the news a few years ago when i noticed how biased and mis-informing it was and still is so I have continued my boycott.  I did take a break from Facebook and plan on doing that again very soon.  That helped quite a bit except for the fact I was missing information from groups I am a part of on there.  Breaks really do help though!

We didn’t have church for a little while because of the stay at home orders but once we started up again, I could completely tell a difference in myself.  Though church was on YouTube, it definitely was not the same as being there.  Now that we are physically back, I feel much better.

Whatever you are doing to stay sane and happy, I hope it’s helping and I hope it’s a positive coping skill.  I know this year has been hard on some and has created some fear, depression and isolation.  It breaks my heart to think of people hurting.  I hope you have people you can reach out to and talk to, preferably on a daily basis.  Hopefully things will calm down soon and get back to normally…whatever normal is!

Stay safe.  Try to stay positive.  Love yourself. Make your bed (it helps your mood). Be Kind.  🙂