Monday, July 27, 2020

Things I've done during the worldwide pandemic of 2020

(in no particular order)

Planted a garden (that hasn't produced much produce)
Dug up and lifted an entire backyard's worth of natural stone boulders
3 major landscaping projects
Got stung by a scorpion
Got stung by a bee
Went an entire week without washing my hair (several times)
Watched a bee pollinate flowers for an hour
Made a sign to put outside a lizard's hole-in-the-ground home
Sold a piece of property that has been in my family for probably 100 years
Lived peacefully in a 3BR 2.5BA, 2200 sq. ft., home with 7 total people
Tie dyed probably 20 different articles of clothing
Sent tie dyed clothing to many members of my family
Had to remove a tarantula from the kitchen
Built and painted a wooden step for our well pump shed
Made friends with a little old man who walks at the same time of the morning as me, and every day he asks "Are we walking before it gets hot?"
Made friends with my UPS driver (I really did this pre-pandemic, but I have increased admiration for him now)
Made my back porch and back deck into an outdoor haven
Waited over 6 weeks for delivery of a frame and porch swing for my backyard
Cursed FedEx (whose drivers I am NOT friends with)
Walked 229.11 miles
Watched all of the Marvel movies in story order
Ate chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing for dinner
Started harvesting rainwater
Attended a Black Lives Matter protest (while socially distancing and wearing a mask!)
Had a cat live in my house for months
Reminisced with friends on the 30th anniversary of the day we graduated high school
Accidentally threw a stick at a baby deer
Pet-sat (sitted??) for a week for an adorable pug that we nicknamed The Hulk
Learned a lot about my family genealogy
Made some food from scratch
Got several bidets for our toilets
Tried to learn calligraphy
Watched the Mississippi State vs. UConn game about 10 times
Watched Tiger King (unfortunately)
Watched a video of Billy Porter washing his hands over and over
Thought about Jonathan Groff a lot

Started to plan the Great Road Trip of 2021 to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary next year