DAY 18

There has been a meme going around Facebook that reads "For those who have lost track, today is Blursday the fortyteenth of Maprilay." That was totally me today. I could not figure out what day it was. I looked at my calendar a couple of times, but since I wasn't sure what yesterday was either it did not help. I finally had the sense to look at my phone for the date and got my bearings. I have a feeling this is going to be an ongoing issue. With no appointments or outside activities to anchor me in time I fear that I will be sucked onto a vortex of time and space, never finding my way back to reality.

I spent several hours today making more face masks, trying out a couple of different patterns. I heard that JoAnn Fabrics was donating materials for making the masks. I tried ordering some things online for curbside pickup, then tried calling the store but had no luck with either so I'm still wading through my stash. I won't run out of fabric any time soon, but I will need more elastic. I'll try again tomorrow to place an order. Now that the CDC is considering asking us all to cover our faces in public I expect that many people will be digging out their long forgotten sewing machines and giving it a go.

Countless times over the years I have heard these age old words from my kids or grand kids - "I'm bored." I tell them "Only boring people get bored. You are not a boring person, so find something to do." I see a lot of creativity going on in the world right now to fight the boredom. One of those things is Hearts of Hope, a Facebook page that encourages us to put hearts in our windows and to go on a walk or car ride scavenger hunt to see how many hearts we can find.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/822636184897888/  Kids are also putting teddy bears in their windows for others to search for. We decorated our windows today. Tomorrow I think we will take one of those rides to nowhere and see how many hearts and bears we can find. My husband decided to put his own spin on the teddy bear thing. Keep your eyes out for his contribution if you are out and about. He calls it The Love Monkey. I made it for him years ago and he keeps it next to the bed on his side. He has also taken it on fishing trips. I'm sure his fishing buddies are totally cool with it.