Joy During Quarantine

As usual I am keeping a list of this week's joys. On New Year's Eve I plan to sit down and review each week to see that really joyous things happen each day, if I will just look for them. This is a list of things that brought joy during the 16th week of the year. Wow, time really does fly, doesn't it. 

Wednesday: The only thing I can remember that brought joy this day was watching Ozark and eating popcorn, and of course FaceTime with Pip. 

Thursday: While cleaning the upper cabinet shelves in the kitchen I found a tea pot that belonged to my grandmother. I had forgotten all about it and have used it every time I have brewed tea since then.

Friday: This is a very strange joy but it made me extremely happy. I was a little pissy upset because TheHub wanted to go to the lake place Friday in the early evening  and I did not want to.  It was not getting out and riding down there. I was ready to go at 3, but he worked late and I did not want to go then. We already knew we were not spending the night and it just seemed to be a dumb thing to  ride down there, check on things and then ride right back home. Lucky we went. We found a live baby squirrel in the bottom of the kitchen trash can.  We were able to take it out and let it go. If we had waited until Sunday like I wanted to do the poor little thing would have died.

Saturday: We went out to eat and dined al fresco. Ok in reality we were sitting in our car, in the parking lot of a beautiful privately owned garden that is open to the public. We sat, talked, people watched and ate sandwiches. 

Sunday: We woke, had an early breakfast and streamed our church services while sitting at the table drinking coffee. Afterward we had an online Sunday school meeting. It was very nice to see our friends even if it was just a virtual meeting. And as a bonus, we watched 2 episodes of Ozark.

Monday: Instacart delivery! Only 2 items were not found and toilet paper was not one of them, so I am calling it a huge success. There is a certain joy in being able to get groceries for both me and mom, limiting exposure for both of us. Also what a wonderful way for furloughed young adults (in the lowest risk for complications group) to make some money while waiting to see what the new normal will be.

Tuesday: I had the blahs all day but found a movie on demand that I thought might be good. Usually I put a movie on, turn the volume up loud and walk around the house doing things, but this one claimed my undivided attention.  I watched The Zookeeper's Wife. It was exactly what I needed to make me appreciate the luxury of having a blah day. If you get a chance to watch it.  It is currently running on HBO. 

Now go find the joy in your week!