Here we are almost ten years later. A year into the Covid-19 pandemic...life sure has changed during these past ten years.
I started this blog around the time I became unemployed. I tried it out and just didn't really stick with it. I found employment and it fell to the wayside.
Then, the world kind of fell apart in March 2020. I have had a lot of time to think about life in this past year. I started working from home. I had never worked from home and it was an adjustment. Had to learn many things regarding technology and older homes on the fly. It hasn't been easy but, I have grown to enjoy it. I don't miss spending two or more hours a day commuting back and forth. I just walk downstairs at the end of the day.
I have spent a large chunk of time by myself this past year. It hasn't been easy all of the time, especially, mentally. Granted, I am more of an introvert than an extrovert but, I now find myself wanting to chat with just about anyone. I have missed seeing my family and friends. Not being able to get together for meals, travel, socialize and hug them. Our family live all across the Midwest and South. We haven't seen them in well over, a year now. My husband lost his father last January and his brother to Covid this past fall. We have not been able to have a celebration of life for either of them. Many people are in the same situation and my heart goes out to them. My cousin graduated high school. She didn't get to have the proper graduation ceremony and party to celebrate. She was due to go off to college but had to change plans and start her freshman year online. People's lives have been forever changed. There has been so many hardships and negativity over the past year. Not to make light of the pandemic and all that has transpired but there has been some positive things to come from it. For me, at least, it gave me a better appreciation for what we have and those who give of their time and talents to keep us well and our lives running. Thank you! I value the calls, texts, emails, or cards that have been given or sent. The time spent outdoors caring for our yard and home. The time getting to know neighbors that we never met because we all worked away from our homes. The time spent with my husband. Getting to know the small business and farmers that adjusted to help us with groceries and life's necessities. I have learned to slow down and appreciate the little things that were often taken for granted. Life will never be the same but, hopefully, one day in the near future we will get some of it back to where it can be some. I hope that people will continue to care for each other, wear their masks, get vaccinated, love and support each other.
Back to the blog thing...I have been feeling somewhat inspired to start sharing some of my thoughts, recipes, creativity and maybe some encouragement. I decided to leave some of my older blog posts on here to read. This will, definitely, be a work in progress just like me. I hope that you will stop by for a read or two. Here's to a new outlook and let's give each other some love, respect, and happiness along the way!💜