Day 3 has arrived! My first thought for the day was, “Thank GOD this is not Day 13!” as today is Friday the 13th. Irony aside, it felt so much like the curse of the date tried its hardest to prove itself true. Yes, it was a clutsy day. It started with a downpour, which resulted in me waking up late due to lack of any light. It continued when I was attempting to get into my car with my hands full and dropping the Yeti mug with almond milk in it .on the dirt driveway and realizing I forgot to seal the lid! Ugg! So back inside I went to clean off the muddy mug and refill it with a little bit of almond milk (coffee to be added later). I get to the office a half hour late, and the parking lot was only about 20% full when typically at this time you struggle to find a spot. So at least no one noticed.
A few more people showed up later, and perhaps the campus is quiet as Spring Break begins today, but it is still an eerie feeling. There was still a lot of buzz about the coronavirus pandemic, and later in the day the lighter side started to ease its way in, so perhaps the curse was losing its power! Even the rain started to subside just after noontime. My favorite meme of the day: “Drink of the day: The Quarintini. Same as a Martini, but you drink it alone in self-isolation.” Yes, even though there is no alcohol allowed on the plan I’m following, it still got a chuckle from me.
Even so, I still found it difficult to concentrate on work with all the news floating about. I did complete what needed to be done, was able to work on a few other projects, but my focus was just not there. It wasn’t until a text from my sister arrived just as I was leaving the office asking me to stop at the store and get toilet paper as the store she was at had none left (she was just returning from a vacation to Wolfeboro). I laughed out loud as there were only two packages left in the store near me just two days earlier (and I bought them both). I let her sweat it out a little then assured her that our butts were saved. That seemed to break the final spell of the day and the remainder of the day was fairly light-hearted.
Diet wise: everything stayed on plan, energy levels normal, things are on track, and I leave you with the following:
Friday, the 13th,
Your curse failed to knock me down,
Happy endings won!