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Outside it is twelve degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill factor from 15 mile an hour gusts bring the temperature to a lovely zero to fifteen degrees below zero.
That is some dangerous temperatures for humans, animals, and plants.
Our heating system is trying to keep up but it is so cold outside, it is not quite meeting the temperature for what we have the house at. I did check the baseboards. They are working as is the furnace.
So, bundling up is the name of the game.
And working on things around the house.
I used yesterday to get the weekly household chores done and straight out my reading nook. While doing that, I found my knitting bag.
Today is putting things back in order in the dining room so I can get back to work with puppets and other creative projects I want to have done by Farpoint.
Yes, we are currently going to be attending Farpoint using the precautions needed to navigate a convention. This, of course is dependent on all the things that we keep an eye on these days.
I am working on me. I can say that I am a mess that needs to step back and get myself back in control.
I think the biggest issue is I am tired both mentally and physically. The shadow of COVID keeps me in a defensive position going on two years. That is a lot of stress on the body. This leads to bad sleep which makes me tired, and it just becomes a vicious circle.
Thank goodness for psychiatrists and better mental health through medicine. I really am grateful that I have ways to cope with all the stress.
I wonder if life expectancy is going to drop a couple of years.
I also worry about the children. Especially those that fell so far behind during remote learning. Some children need in person learning to learn. Caroline hated it.
The generation currently going through the school system is going to be very telling as to what methods work and don’t work. Also, the lack of socialization is going to bite us on the bum down the road.
We live in tumultuous times. Evil people seem to be getting away with their crimes we watched unfold. Companies are making it harder to work. A lot of people rediscovered themselves and decided that finding a job that respects them and pays a living wage is more important to grab at a job that pays money.
Restaurants are begging people to work for them but are not making the jobs look enticing. Companies that have sailed by and abused their employees are finding harder not only to find people to do the work but retaining the employees they have.
Workers have more power than they had in years, and they know it.
Yes, I am pro union. I belong to Actor’s Equity.
I am grateful for warmth in all its forms.
That is some dangerous temperatures for humans, animals, and plants.
Our heating system is trying to keep up but it is so cold outside, it is not quite meeting the temperature for what we have the house at. I did check the baseboards. They are working as is the furnace.
So, bundling up is the name of the game.
And working on things around the house.
I used yesterday to get the weekly household chores done and straight out my reading nook. While doing that, I found my knitting bag.
Today is putting things back in order in the dining room so I can get back to work with puppets and other creative projects I want to have done by Farpoint.
Yes, we are currently going to be attending Farpoint using the precautions needed to navigate a convention. This, of course is dependent on all the things that we keep an eye on these days.
I am working on me. I can say that I am a mess that needs to step back and get myself back in control.
I think the biggest issue is I am tired both mentally and physically. The shadow of COVID keeps me in a defensive position going on two years. That is a lot of stress on the body. This leads to bad sleep which makes me tired, and it just becomes a vicious circle.
Thank goodness for psychiatrists and better mental health through medicine. I really am grateful that I have ways to cope with all the stress.
I wonder if life expectancy is going to drop a couple of years.
I also worry about the children. Especially those that fell so far behind during remote learning. Some children need in person learning to learn. Caroline hated it.
The generation currently going through the school system is going to be very telling as to what methods work and don’t work. Also, the lack of socialization is going to bite us on the bum down the road.
We live in tumultuous times. Evil people seem to be getting away with their crimes we watched unfold. Companies are making it harder to work. A lot of people rediscovered themselves and decided that finding a job that respects them and pays a living wage is more important to grab at a job that pays money.
Restaurants are begging people to work for them but are not making the jobs look enticing. Companies that have sailed by and abused their employees are finding harder not only to find people to do the work but retaining the employees they have.
Workers have more power than they had in years, and they know it.
Yes, I am pro union. I belong to Actor’s Equity.
I am grateful for warmth in all its forms.
