“Perhaps the world’s second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.”
It was cloudy yesterday then it rained all night. It is still cloudy and damp. The wind is strong, and even the thinnest pine branches are swaying. I am so very tired of this weather. I need the sun.
I have been making a daily list of things to do, but every day I do nothing so every morning I tear up the list and toss it then I make another list. That has been happening just about every day. Yesterday, though, I had a surge of energy. I vacuumed the whole house. I watered plants, and I dusted the den, the room where all of us spend most of our time. I used the sleeve of my sweatshirt.
I didn’t fall asleep until close to four. Jack was on my bed snoring fairly loudly. Henry was on his side of the bed and made noises every now and then. I have no clock in my room, but I was reading from my iPad so I kept loose track of the time. I turned off the light at two but tossed and turned enough to drive Jack off the bed. I recognized Morpheus had deserted me so I gave up, turned the light back on and read for another couple of hours. Jack never came back.
When I was a kid, I spend most summer days at the playground on the field at the end of my street. I tossed horseshoes, played tennis and pitched on the softball team which played teams from the other playgrounds around town. We won more than we lost. I did crafts. I wove lanyards and braided bracelets from gimp. I made potholders, and this is where today meets yesterday, proverbial yesterday. A long while back, I bought a potholder kit with the square metal loom and bags of colored loops. Last night I watched videos from YouTube about designing patterns for the potholders. The kit is still here on the table. I found a jigsaw puzzle I haven’t ever made. I opened it and hunted through for all the edges. I got three quarters of the edges together but ran out of table space so I carefully placed the pieces in the top cover until I can make room. I bought a Lego set a few weeks back. I haven’t ever made Legos. I looked through the box and decided to put my Legos away until later. I am running out of diversions. I’m thinking paint by number could be fun.
On my newest list is cleaning my closet. Believe me, that is a last resort.
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April 2, 2020 at 3:19 pm
Hi Kat,
Unfortunately, the virus is not bored. The virus is busy surviving by busily infecting human hosts until they die. 😦 This time reminds me of the commercial for margarine that showed a woman, Mother Nature, eating a slice of bread covered with margarine which she thinks is butter. When the announcer informs her that it’s margarine, she frowns and says after a clap of thunder and lightning, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature”. 🙂 Maybe, by electing Donald Trump and him acting like an idiot which fooled Mother Nature. 🙂
Luckily our world is full of diversions. Cable TV, WiFi, Netflix, Hulu, ebooks, online games and other non electronic diversions. This seems like a good time to do all those chores that you’ve been putting off for years.
Today is cloudy with high temperature predicted to be 70 degrees.
April 2, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Hi Bob,
I have been reading a lot and watching movies on Netflix and CBS All Access. My table here in the den is filled with my diversions, all my kits and my iPad. I’m okay about not going out as the weather has really been ugly. It seems to mirror what is happening here.
I have a channel which only broadcasts black and white old TV shows. Today I watched Dragnet. I got a chuckle out of the fedoras worn everywhere including in houses.
It is still raining.
April 2, 2020 at 5:26 pm
It’s the perfect time you start to write a book as Zoey&Me suggested years ago 🙂
My only outdoor errand today was grocery shopping. I didn’t go. Maybe tomorrow.
I’m still not bored enough to clean the house.
April 2, 2020 at 5:51 pm
Birgit,
Thanks for the suggestion! I wish I had access to the blogger coffee which was where I got my start. They eliminated it, and I’m still mad.
I’ve had groceries delivered for a long while. I have switched supermarkets as Stop and Shop where I used to shop has no open delivery dates and times for two weeks. Ring was my last delivery. It is an expensive store but I love it and all the neat things they sell.
I did my vacuuming. That’s enough.
April 2, 2020 at 5:40 pm
My world is surreal, strangely I am home and working 14 hour days. There is no limit to the chaos are work stuff faces and I am constantly dealing with another call or email or text. My group is at home and going remote.
Mrs MDH and I are locked down. Tomorrow I make a brief visit to work and will be incredibly early. Get some stuff done and get outta there.
Like Bob we have used time for chores and Netflix. Book time is pleasurable
Michigan is closed
April 2, 2020 at 5:56 pm
My Dear Hedley,
Massachusetts has been closed a while, but the numbers keep climbing. I think all of us would agree with surreal.
You seem to be working too many hours. With the world coming to a complete stop, maybe you can cut back a bit. Think of how much more book time you’d have.
You and Mrs. MDH take care!!!
April 2, 2020 at 11:53 pm
Legos are best if you just have a bunch of random pieces and let your imagination drift.
April 3, 2020 at 1:03 pm
Rowen,
I just have one kit for a Lego creation. If I enjoy it, I’ll try more.
Thanks for the hint1