I'm fine.
I haven't really got anything quilty going on at the moment. I should be hand sewing binding, but I'm just not in the mood.
A mandatory mask mandate has been implemented in my state, and two of my close friends stayed home from work last week because colleagues were exposed to someone who tested positive for Covid-19. Two of my coworkers back at the office have tested positive and are now in quarantine. Precautions back at the office have been tightened. Clearly I am not going back to work at the office any time soon.
In fact, I'm not going ANYWHERE any time soon. I'm planning to stay at home, and by myself for the next couple of weeks. No grocery runs, no nothing.
So I decided to tackle the two boxes of stuff I brought home from the office back in July. I sorted through the office supplies, and put those on my WFH desk. Like most women, I had a small package of personal stuff - comb, aspirin, mug, dining utensils, toothbrush, toothpaste, safety pins, nail file, stockings, etc. I put all that away. I then consolidated everything else into one box, and moved it to a spot where it wasn't in the way.
Since my WFH desk took over my home desk, all my stuff had got stuffed to one side, and papers had been accumulating to near avalanche levels. So I spent Saturday morning going through all of that, shredding and sorting. Now that room looks a lot better and I no longer feel guilty looking at all that paperwork.
I've also given in to the inevitable and started bringing out the holiday stuff. I brought out the fussy silvery pillows for the couch, and I've put the Red Sticks quilt over the back of the couch. I'll bring out holiday decorations a little bit at a time.
Speaking of holidays, I'm having Thanksgiving for One here at Chez Tyler. I'm going to cook a rock cornish game hen, a tiny bit of stuffing, some mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce, carrots or a green vegetable as yet to be determined. I started making a list of dishes I would normally cook for the family (thinking I would cook small portions of each) and then looked at it and thought, I'll never eat all that. I do plan to FaceTime with my mom and her partner for dinner, so I won't eat alone. I'll do the same with my son later in the day.
One final note, my show at the New England Quilt Museum has been postponed until 2022. I'm relieved. More details as they become available.
