Uncertain Times

Since the writing of our last blog, most everyone’s daily life patterns and concerns, including ours, have changed dramatically.

Honestly, we have been so preoccupied trying to keep up on the latest Covid-19 news, we haven’t felt like writing, but we want to encourage you to do everything you can to stop the spread of Covid-19.

We personally have abided by our governors’ Stay Home mandates and the CDC’s guidelines and have encouraged our family members and friends to do the same.

Staying home can seem restrictive, and yet, from everything we read and hear from reliable medical sources, social distancing is one of the easiest and most effective measures we can take to do our part to stop the spread of this pandemic virus. We have tried to use our Stay Home time creatively.

In fact, we have engaged in some amazing acts of cleaning – like sorting through 30 years of old papers and documents. And, after three weeks of confinement, our closets, floors and kitchen cabinets have never looked better. Cleaning is what we do best when we feel stressed. Engage in activities around your home you have put off due to a lack of time. Time is one thing you have right now, consider it a gift. Create, clean, wash the windows, read something other than the news.

We encourage you to focus on activities you like to do, but also practice acts of kindness wherever you can both within your family and toward others, including your pets who feel your anxiety. Take daily walks but remember to wear masks whenever you are away from home. Stay connected with family and friends through phone calls, texting, Instagram photos, Facebook and online face-time visits. Reach out to others, especially those confined at home alone with no spouse, significant other or children to help occupy their time. Write a letter to someone you know who is confined to a nursing home.

Using online services to order your groceries with curbside pick-up is an excellent way to practice social distancing. If you don’t have online grocery ordering options, be sure to wear a face mask to protect yourself and the safety of front-line grocery staff who are still working to stock shelves and serve customers.

No one is working harder right now that the medical community. We want to thank every doctor, nurse, and healthcare provider from the bottom of our hearts for their dedication in helping those who need their care and expertise. This is a painful situation facing not only the United States but the world.

The outcome depends on each of us to do our part.

Electronic hugs to you.

Betty and Bev

A photo taken before the days of social distancing.