Saturday Schmatterings-Catch Up and Shape Up

      I've had a negative test result and the kiddo is on the mend. I'll do another test  on Sunday, per recommendations, so it will be an at home weekend, or at least a socially distanced weekend while wearing masks. We're crossing fingers she can get the Covid recovery verification as it would give us so much peace of mind before she travels. First, I did take a couple month later pictures of the lilac bush and the pond. Not much difference to the pond, but exciting to see some green bursting from the lilac bush when nothing was happening for so many weeks. I got a good walk in myself early yesterday and again today as with pup, its too hard to really walk. This is my only nod to the shape up part of todays post, except to talk about shaping up the yard. 

Lilac Buds 4/1/2022

Lilac Buds 5/6/2022

Touches if green but behind.

     I won't be getting flower plants this weekend, but I can spend time  getting ready to put new flowers in m assorted pots. I need to get rid of all the dead growth form last year and replace the potting soil. I'm on the watch for the hosta leaves to poke through, I need to remember how impatient I was getting last year-it seemed like it took forever, but once they came they were full and starting to fill out where I planted them in 2020. I took a look back and here was my post on when they finally popped through, May 6th. With everything being behind, I won't worry yet, but I'll keep you posted on the riveting status of my hostas. 

     Maybe a dumb purchase but I thought these tin pots from the Dollar Tree would be really cute holding a trio each of pots. I can switch them out when I inevitably kill the first, and can use for mum's in the fall. Just a nod to my love if France.

     I need to finish my book club book before Monday night-I was going strong, but then stopped. I reserved a copy of  A Theatre for  Dreamers per recommendation from Lovely Gray Day. I think I'll get a start on it this weekend as well as wrap up Good Eggs. It's good we still have the book club by Zoom. Two of us got the dreaded C in our houses and while we might both be fine, no reason to take the chance. Our group has a cancer survivor and another with several medical issues that result in immunity deficiency. I like these ladies so want them to be and feel safe. Back to the Dreamers book-sounds like a winner to at least if not physically there, get in the mindset of summer and travel. Ahh Greece! Those that have gone and blogged about it, I so enjoyed your travels. It is on my bucket list, but where isn't it seems! .  

Not So Positively Tuesday-Battling Covid Fatigue

     Depending on  where I look, and what I am doing, at times, the world looks normal. If I leave the house, I grab my keys my phone, my wallet-perfectly normal Oh yes, then I need to make sure I have hand sanitizer and a clean mask. When we are all home, I wash said masks each day and back in each of our pile. So very not normal. I battle with my husband bringing  his masks to me to get washed. I tell him he need to think about them like underwear. He wasn't pleased with my analogy.  It's not that he's rebelling; he just doesn't think about it, even though he needs to wear his mask inside at work, though I know they are often  not unless a customer is with them. 

     Fortunately my nephews came back negative, which meant they were not possible carriers to my MIL, or other family members unknowingly. Sadly though, it seems to have confirmed  their view in their family that the whole covid is nothing, which means we'll be less likely to spend time at the cabin when they are there, as they will continue to do their own thing, with little regards to those of us trying to keep cautious. I'm hearing of weddings and graduation parties, that perhaps smaller, are still going ahead, and college and military send off gatherings. There's a forced normal happening as those would say, we just need to get on with life. 

     The anti maskers are full of hate on Twitter, attacking all governors that put measures in place like masks and restaurant requirements. They virtually scream it isn't about health, it's about control. I find that utterly  stupid as with all the things in  a state or country to try and control, forcing people to wear a mask is going to be the tool a fascist ruler uses? OK. So thousands of countries are pooled their collective fascism together and invented a story around a common cold gone rogue, all in the name of getting people to wash their hands more frequently and wear masks. Governors are called murderers for opening schools in person. putting money and the economy  over lives. Governors are called lying liberals if they require schools to open with a distance learning model only. An action has equal parts venom and sugar, with healthy over the top sentiments of both. 

     I'm so tired of it all, and no escape really. I have done well to stay off any negative or riling posts on Facebook. I try and scroll past Twitter, but admittedly, get sucked in a bit. I can't avoid completely as part of my job, but I must do better following only the things I need to follow. I'm wore out from work, and trying to think of every scenario and making a plan for it, knowing whatever we decide, no matter how detailed it was researched, debated, and coordinated, it will be met with anger over going to far or not far enough. I know  no one will be happy-it's just a matter of who is pissed off the most and how vocal they are. I can't control any of that, so need to focus  on managing my own  fatigue to the situation-writing out this post is an effort to do so. I woke up with a major case of Covid fatigue, but no, like others, I just need to get on with my day, while hoping there will be days to come that are truly normal. 

Edit: I popped over to yesterdays post to read and reply to comments. I feel a bit better having looked at the sunflowers again, and the sunny comments from you all. It made my day.

Edit 2: Thank you all for the comments, which reassured me I am not alone in my thoughts and experience.