May Day 2020! I didnāt know if I would still be here now. It seems like the last two months have aged me ten years! I am grateful that all of my family and I did not fall victim to COVID 19. It is still around, so we still need to be super careful.
Life has changed in many ways I never could have imagined. My grandchildrenās schools were closed. Our churches are closed. Many of my favorite stores are closed. I havenāt been able to hug my grandchildren since the lockdown. We visit each other by driving by in our car. We donāt visit with friends or relatives without being six feet apart. As if the lockdown was not enough of a trauma, we had several earthquakes, one of which woke me up and rolled beneath me. It seems I felt every aftershock. It is focused in Magna, Utah.
Corona virus is no respecter of persons. Some of the well-known people including Pink, Tom and Rita Hanks, Daniel Dae Kim, Prince Charles, Rand Paul, Prince Albert II, Ben McAdams, and several others contracted the virus and luckily survived.Ā https://www.vulture.com/article/famous-people-celebrities-with-coronavirus.html
Others were not so lucky. Here is a list of some of the celebrities that were not so lucky and died from the virus.
https://www.thewrap.com/celebrities-deaths-coronavirus-star-hollywood-notable/
Thankfully, I do not personally know anyone that has been sick or died from Corona.
Being an introvert, staying at home did not affect me too much. Whenever I did go out I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone with everyone donning masks. You can not tell what they are thinking but most of them hurried about and only got what they needed. I missed sauntering up and down the aisles as a form of exercise.
Without other demands, I noticed many of us put more attention on comfort food. Here I am 5-10 pounds or more heavier. At least I can blame that on corona, right??
I had time to pursue my artistic endeavors. I enjoyed watercoloring, oil painting, alcohol ink painting, and acrylic pouring (porn). I used some apps to alter pictures. I continued my writing for smarterparenting.com as well as attempted to keep my Poshmark closet active.
https://poshmark.com/closet/elayne001
I am also an Avon Representative. Unfortunately, noone wears makeup during a pandemic on lockdown, so business is not booming.
https://www.youravon.com/rkongaika
Dr. Faucci seems to be the expert, but in my opinion, there are really no experts regarding the Corona virus. I have seen way to much of our president, gotten acquainted with Cuomo, and other world leaders.
No more nights out at the movies, dates at our favorite restaurants, or dinner with friends. Some days I cry when I hear the word ācoronaā which is often. Fortunately, I have still been able to read my scriptures every day which helped my focus on people who had it even worse than I did. Our prophet had prepared us for home isolation way before it was even though of. He spoke to us in Conference along with apostles and other church leaders. We have church every Sunday in our home. We still hold Family Home Evening with our family online.
As a way to cope with the pandemic, several creative people have made up memes, jokes, and art. Comedians broadcast their shows at homes including their kids, dogs, etc. I enjoyed that and saw several people in a new light.
One of my favorite new comedians is Leanne Morgan. https://www.facebook.com/leannemorgancomedy/
as well as Shelayne Shelton from Hawaii
My husband has turned into Santa Claus since he cannot work at the temple and he got laid off from his job after he fell asleep driving. He has been putting together a book which includes stories from our missionaries. I edit out all of the wrong tenses, spelling errors, and punctuation blunders. It should be ready soon, but here is one in case you havenāt seen it yet. There are more stories to come before it is finalized.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J5aNe4FihPnNrnRNlX54koaaACFqSUG2OkqK9ebrULU/edit?usp=sharing
Until we meet again, I will pray for all of you that this virus will go away and that we will enjoy the rest of Spring and Summer. Should we die, all is well, all is well!