Life on 3rd St (during a pandemic)

all was quiet on 3rd street at 6:45 pm ... 

eerily quiet

there does seem to be more traffic (or at least traffic noise) during the day and on weekends  and there is a spot of rush hour ... at least on Friday's during the escape hour -- Karen's Flower's is busy ... busy ... busy -- they are doing their best to social distance, control the movement of people ... wash down the carts ...

I really haven't had the work mojo this week
seriously not feeling the love for the office
there is much to do however
so I'd better get my act together

50 days

50 days since I closed the office to the public ... and yesterday on Day 49 -- I crashed. 

It was a pretty productive 50 days.


35 years since my grandfather left us
18 years since the cancer surgery ..

ya, I'm a numbers junkie.



I'm going to play more in the next 50 days.




It is so bizarre --- it's cold.  I turned the furnace up when I got here -- and I wore a freaking winter coat the last 3 days ... on a brighter note, my tomato's didn't freeze --- (jk - no garden this year).

Life is exhausting

So since the weather forecast was the pits --  I don't do cold and windy.  Neither did the pine tree in the grove.  Another story another day.  So Friday afternoon, I packed up a tote bag of work and worked at home on Friday night -- got to the office on Saturday and finished most of my list.  More homework for Saturday night.  Back to work this morning and I crossed 2 more items off of my list and .........

crashed.  I had to leave and I had to do nothing.  So I've done nothing since noon.  A nap, finished my book, surfed the internet.  Shopped (ya, I know).  I should have taken a walk but the cold and wind again .... 

I did toss in a load of laundry so ... 

My next move is to plot out my week.  

I do this every Saturday night -- then email the spreadsheet to myself.  It's a bad habit.  

If I work like a whirling diva -- I should be able to finish everything that is actually at the office.  The list is long.  

so this dude -- has been hanging out in the back yard attempting to woo the ladies.  since he's still here I guess he's outta luck ... and then after the deer incident .. we now have a one legged tom turkey limping around ... his foot is bent back at the ankle.   yes, he is still alive.

Happy Friday - I think

life amid the crazies during a pandemic ...

'tis my life


new tools ordered (arrived)
new software


I'm ready for all kinds of remoteness ... new Surface Pro to replace my 5 year old $250 laptop -- new zoom account so I can video chat with people -- oh joy!  and share my screen at the same time ... did that yesterday and this morning

next up is client portals and all that fancy stuff.  expensive, somewhat necessary and I'm not sure but perhaps less work?



got my truck detailed -- it is nice and shiny and smells good -- it's sitting outside at home .. I drove Ruby the last couple of days

big birthday coming up for me Ruby 6! ... six years of cool ... I've become one of those old ladies with the cool car -- I was having a wee bit of OMG I'm old this morning.



and it's freaking cold.


M

lessons

dear mighty myles,

  soar with angels mighty myles -- your wings are blessed with love.  so much love -- you and your family taught all of us about life and love ...

  we truly cannot understand the depth of their grief -- but sharing you with the rest of us was truly a gift of love --

   fly free myles ... fly free

life and projects

a spot of excitement on Daisy Lane last night

a badly injured deer drug itself across the driveway in front of me on my home bound commute ... walking on it's back knees - it was an awful sight -- heartbreaking

a couple phone calls later, Mick from the sheriff's office arrived, tracked it, shot at it, and lost it in the thick brush at the neighbors ..

awful --



today is project day:

1.  Marie 1 -- lawn 0
                  first mowing of 2020 is in the books
2.  truck detailed -- looks good

next on the list

3.  listen to the daily briefing from the Govenor
4.  get my Roth contribution done
5.  organize my desk

May the 4th be with you ...

  cheezy statement from a woman who has never seen ANY of the Star Wars movies.  none -- not a one ... missing out on Harrison Ford in his younger years ...

we finally got to see the bison ... the bison drive opened up last week 

they were a 1/2 mile away ...

and the view from the deck of the happy place

so here's my last 4 days

Friday --  

Kate had the day off and the office was a freaking zoo .. endless telecalls regarding that damn stimulus payment, Mom had an emergency visit to the eye doctor -- I had to wait in their parking lot for 2 hours -- slowest place on the planet -- seriously ... slow .. 

 .... I took a tote bag of work home and spent the evening in the cave -- me, laundry and tax returns

Saturday --

arose at 5:00 am and returned to the cave -- more laundry and more work 

finally headed into office -- where the phone kept ringing and people kept walking in ... I bailed for home ... got Mom and off to the lake

6:15 pm.  back to the office --some things can't be done at home ... and the damn phone rang again

Sunday -- 

arose at 5:00am and started the clothes closet project -- move the winter out and the summer in .. I HAVE TOO MANY CLOTHES .. end of story ... while hefting a tub of summer I managed to knock over my water glass and created yet another catastrophe -- ( at 5:30am) ... so .. a lot of shuffling later -- there are 4 bags for the thrift shop (which isn't open) and a bag of rags ... 

drove to the bison range, picked my way back thru Mankato for take out Panera salads ... used 1-800 Ford to find my way from Panera to the cabin ... it was a scenic route ... the last mile was gravel and we were following a John Deere and a planter ... and more cleaning and tossing at the cabin.  and more mouse poop elimination.  it was a beautiful day ... 

Monday --

off to the grocery store at 6:15 -- hey -- I have the place all to myself .. the meat counter/section was pretty darn bare.  hoarders.  

a full day at the office --16 more stimulus calls  ... snuck home for a bootlegged hair cut ... and well, I look fabulous -- back to work for a couple of hours ... projects with no interruptions ...

and it all starts tomorrow at 6:00am

this is life

I've been listening to podcasts while working -- things like quilting, Covid19, working thru a pandemic .... sticking with the quilting ... 

no wonder I've become a crabby woman -- at least I have good hair ...