It's becoming normal to talk to no one and do nothing of interest. You might think that this was normal two years ago, given my blog - but I'm convinced that this hermiting is different than my usual hermiting. For one, when I bail on social plans in other contexts, I don't obsessively wash my hands - so clearly this is different!
Today's social distancing was slightly higher risk - I decided to run a couple of errands. I think I maintained sufficient distance from other people, but we'll see whether I die as a result. I finally succumbed to the panic hoarder in my subconscious who was whispering that I don't have enough alcohol - this is patently false, but I was down to my last two bottles of my favorite wine, so of course I had to rectify that. I went to Molly's for the first time - it's very similar to Hazel's in Boulder, but it's seven minutes from my house instead of thirty-seven, so that was a good discovery. They had my favorite wine in stock, so I bought seven bottles; I also grabbed a couple of other bottles opportunistically, grabbed another bottle of tequila just in case (just in case I start doing shots alone? idk?), and also bought gin because I didn't have any gin and of course the coronavirus is going to make me crave gin and tonics. My inner panic hoarder is really wreaking havoc on my bank account.
Then I stopped at the atm and got cash (see: inner panic hoarder turning on the turn signal when she saw a bank), and then I went to Echter's nursery to buy some new plant friends. Social distancing was easy here since there weren't many people and almost everyone was looking at each other v. suspiciously. I was clearly leaning deep into "find comfort in beauty" - I bought an African violet (because I'm turning into my mom), and I also bought a bromeliad just to add some color. Echter's has a really nice greenhouse, and I could have stayed there forever.
But instead, I grabbed a couple of things at King Sooper (mostly some kitchen spray that I'd missed getting before, as well as some Tostitos and salsa con queso for my innter stressed-out sixteen-year-old - otherwise I feel pretty prepped). Then I came home, straightened things up, organized my plans, took a v. brief nap, and took a shower. Then I talked to [censored], who was in fine form. And then I spent some quality time making chicken and wild rice soup + chopping up celery for future uses. The soup turned out perfectly, so at least there's that. And then I did some day job work, and now I'm done.
Wash your hands and stay home, everyone! Goodnight!
Today's social distancing was slightly higher risk - I decided to run a couple of errands. I think I maintained sufficient distance from other people, but we'll see whether I die as a result. I finally succumbed to the panic hoarder in my subconscious who was whispering that I don't have enough alcohol - this is patently false, but I was down to my last two bottles of my favorite wine, so of course I had to rectify that. I went to Molly's for the first time - it's very similar to Hazel's in Boulder, but it's seven minutes from my house instead of thirty-seven, so that was a good discovery. They had my favorite wine in stock, so I bought seven bottles; I also grabbed a couple of other bottles opportunistically, grabbed another bottle of tequila just in case (just in case I start doing shots alone? idk?), and also bought gin because I didn't have any gin and of course the coronavirus is going to make me crave gin and tonics. My inner panic hoarder is really wreaking havoc on my bank account.
Then I stopped at the atm and got cash (see: inner panic hoarder turning on the turn signal when she saw a bank), and then I went to Echter's nursery to buy some new plant friends. Social distancing was easy here since there weren't many people and almost everyone was looking at each other v. suspiciously. I was clearly leaning deep into "find comfort in beauty" - I bought an African violet (because I'm turning into my mom), and I also bought a bromeliad just to add some color. Echter's has a really nice greenhouse, and I could have stayed there forever.
But instead, I grabbed a couple of things at King Sooper (mostly some kitchen spray that I'd missed getting before, as well as some Tostitos and salsa con queso for my innter stressed-out sixteen-year-old - otherwise I feel pretty prepped). Then I came home, straightened things up, organized my plans, took a v. brief nap, and took a shower. Then I talked to [censored], who was in fine form. And then I spent some quality time making chicken and wild rice soup + chopping up celery for future uses. The soup turned out perfectly, so at least there's that. And then I did some day job work, and now I'm done.
Wash your hands and stay home, everyone! Goodnight!
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