Week 42 - End of Fun?

It was yet another week of working from home and staying safe. I had some socially distanced fun on the weekend, which is always good, but also had a mini meltdown.

The week started out well. I had my annual physcial and mammogram on Tuesday, which messed up my grab and go lunch but I just got it Thursday instead. I trained a few people on reporting on Wednesday afternoon and then had a wonderful zoom session with Paul of The Ripples Project fame. As usual, I was totally energized by Paul. I had some computer problems first thing Friday but after that was resolved, I ended the day crossing allocations off my to do list. Nice way to end the work week.

As the end of the week approached, I was looking forward to my spinning meeting at Nan's cabin on the river. The weather was supposed to be warm and sunny, which was a nice treat for mid October. The weather was perfect and we had a great time, after which I headed to the Dollar Tree. I was inspired by a podcast I'd been watching on YouTube - On a Dime, in case you're interested - and wanted to scope out some baskets and bins for organizing. I found a few and then went to Aldi to pick up some groceries. While I was in Aldi, it was like someone flipped a switch and the cold front came through. The sun was gone and the wind was from the north and raw. It came through exactly when it was forecast and it felt like a death nell for fun.

I'm not sure exactly what triggered it but earlier in the week I had started worrying about no longer being able to see people safely outside. I kind of went into panic mode and started obsessing about what it would be like when I would be alone in my house day after day without being able to see people. I was also worried about the cold, dark corner where my desk is and being stuck there working all winter. I vented to anyone who would listen and was a bit of a mess. Until I came up with a plan.

My desk is in the corner of my L shaped kitchen and back room, where the sun streams through my south facing sliding door all winter. I needed to find some way that I could work in the back room while still maintaining it as the TV room. After much thought, I headed to Amazon and found the perfect solution to my problem - this coffee table! It would allow me to work from my couch, which would be in the sun but wouldn't have the glare I get when sitting in my chair. And the pop up table top would be the perfect height for my laptop. I'd have to get rid of my oversized ottoman but that matched a chair I'd trashed years ago and was pretty grubby so it was time. I hit add to cart on the coffee table and immediately chilled out. Damn skippy! It was exactly what I needed to calm down.

And on another postive note, I used the baskets I had bought at Dollar Tree to completely organize my summer Birkenstocks in the bottom of my closet and sorted a pile of shoes to donate. One night during the week, I went through all of my gift socks, sorting them into zippies by size and pulling some for Christmas gifts. I am not spending as much time as I should organizing my house but I did do a bit and since I ended the week on a happy note with my meltdown solved by a coffee table, I'll call it a good week.