Are you?
We have been living in pretty much complete pandemic mode since my Surgery. March 18, 2020. It’s nice to be able to pinpoint a date in time. I’m hopeful that a vaccine will come through by the one year anniversary of my surgery. I’m putting my money on Moderna, backed by Dolly Parton. Because she’s awesome.
During this time, I’ve been making sure to do some things every day. Practice my Spanish. Donde esta el bano? Just because I practice every day doesn’t mean I’m great yet. I’m still very much a beginner. I also have a workout I do every day, except every fourth day when it gives me a rest day. I look forward to those.
I try to knit most days. And I have been working too much. This week I am not working as much, and last week? Hardly at all. I’m looking forward to winding down for the last 2 weeks of the year and working little if at all.
Since the last time I wrote, there’s been an election! Oh, yes. It’s been totally weird since then because someone refuses to concede. No matter, he lost. He can start running again on Inauguration Day - that is, raising money with little restriction - and I will be happy to ignore him. Maybe if someone gave him a participation trophy, he’d quit throwing fits? Possibly?
I won’t gloat too much about ‘my’ candidate winning. The Senate is still up in the air, and unlike many people, apparently, I hold my elected officials accountable and expect them to get things done for the good of my country and communities. I don’t want a king. I don’t want a dictator. I want public servants who are focused on the public good.
Yes, I’m focused on universal health care. I have a vested interest. I shouldn’t feel like every time there is a political party change at the federal level that someone might try to take away my health care. Or anyone’s health care. And we should all have access to health care.
The current biggest limitation on that currently is the complete disregard for COVID-19 by way too many people. There are places where the hospitals are full. They cannot accept any more patients. None. Not a good time to have a heart attack or chop your arm off in a freak chainsaw accident or something.
Anyway, I promise my next post will be more happy - I have some news, and I’d love to take you on a journey with me. Don’t worry, it’s walking only. Although I’m hoping by the amount of walking I’ll be doing that I’ll be able to run eventually.
It is the holiday season, so a call to action for you: Donate what you can. Give where you can. Help where you can. Bring joy when you can. We all need to take care of each other to get through this time, but also every day. It’s important. Really, it is.