At Home

I am not disturbed by the fact that I have to stay home.  I love being home!  Yes, after 4 or 5 days, I need to get out and see people but I can take care of that with Skype or FaceTime or FB Messenger AND being semi-retired is a blessing at this time.

The schools in Alberta have not opened since Friday last week so my supervision of student teachers is on hold.  No students to teach means... no practicum? We are still waiting to hear from the U of A what the decision will be.

I am thinking of all the parents who have to make long-term arrangements to have their children babysat until schools open again in September.  I am thinking of all the health care workers who have to take more risks than most of us and work tirelessly to make sure that we keep some measure of control over the next few months.

I am thinking of our two sons, one a doctor, the other a nurse,  and pray that they remain healthy.

I am thinking of small businesses and how the virus can be detrimental to them.

I am thinking of the losses in income and investments.

I am thinking about the increase in anxiety and worry.

I am thinking about my Dad whom I cannot visit because he is in a senior's home...

Meanwhile, because we must go on and remain positive,  here are some of the things I'll be doing at home in the weeks to come.  The longer the list gets, the more these things to do are infrequently done:

1. Knit/Punch needle project
2. Read (Now reading: Wildwood by Elinor Florence)
3. Watch movies, TV (mostly for the news) and Youtube
4. Try new recipes
5. Clean
6. Take walks (o.k. this is not inside but it's being done around my house/neighbourhood)
7. Clean the crawl space
8. Finish a quilt
9. Spring clean areas that have not been visited in a while
10. Sort pictures for the kids
11. Get my bloodwork and mammogram done
12. Clean the garage
13. Get the stove repaired (bottom element does not heat about 240 degrees F.)
14. Get three estimates for a new roof
15. Get moving on getting all our railings changed (they are getting old and wobbly)
16. Make some hand sanitizer for my family if I can get a hold of the ingredients!
17. Etc.

Although I am aware that social distancing, self-isolation and a state of emergency in my province are not as easily dealt with by some people as they are by me, I am grateful for everyone's efforts, big and small, to keep the virus from spreading.

Stay healthy everyone!