Learning New Things in the Time of Pandemic

As we forge ahead during this very odd, uncomfortable, sad, infuriating time I am learning a lot of things.  Not new hobbies or doing things I have been putting off but things of life.

I am learning that being frugal is a good thing.  I am so fortunate when it comes to material things — I have never really had to worry about where my next meal is coming from or if the lights are going to stay on or if I have a roof over my head.  In the past I have been a bit wasteful — I would throw the leftovers away because my husband doesn’t like leftovers.  I always felt bad about it but did it anyway.  Now?  Uh, no.  He will be seeing those leftovers again.

We don’t need nearly as much “paper” as we think we do.  A few months back I bought, on a whim, a package of 50 cheap, unhemmed microfiber towels. I can’t find a photo of them and am too lazy to get up and go take one but they are very basic with pinked edges.  I didn’t have a reason to buy them at the time but I am glad I did.  Trixie is a messy little doggy.  She is always making some kind of a mess or another and I have never been shy about pulling off a bunch of paper towels and going to town.  Now I have determined these towels to be used for those messes — and I am not using paper towels.  I am also using cup towels for more kitchen things rather than paper towels.  It is amazing how something like this changes your habits.

I am learning that sleep is a good thing.  Now I haven’t gone into some sort of weird hibernation, escape thing — I don’t feel depressed or denied or frightened — but I am adhering to my usual schedule and I look forward to crawling into that bed at night and getting all cozy!  I am also getting up at the same time too and that is good.  Our meal times have stayed the same and I because of that I haven’t lost track of the days.

I have learned that you can have too much of a good thing — like the news.  I only watch a little of it because I am certain that if you watch too much you will really get sick.

I have learned that people are crazy.  Long story but it seems that a lot of old folks have launched into our second childhoods and it isn’t pretty.  People, get a grip.

Have a great Saturday!