Simple Living Diary

I have this knack, or curse or whatever you want to call it, for seeing many sides of any situation.  This is not always a good thing since I rarely choose a side to defend.  Yet it's a wonderful thing because I'm open to acknowledge all points of view and lifestyles; I recognize that the world is and never will be black and white, to me, it's all these hues of gray. Basically, I'm always caught in the middle.  And never the extremes. For the last 8 weeks or so I've been staying near home, social distancing, wearing a mask - you know all the fun stuff that living life in the times of Covid-19 brings.  I've been isolated and, honestly, not speaking much with anyone except mom about the state of things.  We are both healthy and agree on most topics.  Two centerist speaking to each other makes for calm discussion, lol. We both tend to research the crap out of topics we're interested in so we have independently come to conclusions about how to handle Cov

After my recent rants about Covid-19 I've calmed down.  In essence, I simply decided to LET IT GO.  And start to plan a backpacking trip. It seems the world, ok, I don't have much evidence of that to site here, let's say, my state of Arizona then, is starting to open up .  Sure, many are angry at our governor, but selfishly my mental state thanks him. Restaurants and various other non-essential industries are starting to open, not that I'll go, I didn't really before Covid-19 why would I now? This is all a good sign for me.  I can get outdoors and little further from home soon!  Trails have been open this whole time yet many parking lots weren't and it was discouraged to travel far from home. I figure June 1st would be a safe bet.  That's my escape date . I need DIRT.  I need SOLITUDE.  And not just for a few hours locally.  I need to immerse myself in nature.  Not see people, cars, OHVs, planes, jet skis, boats, concrete or houses for a little wh

People, life is going to change once we get to venture to the streets again. Is it for the better?  I guess that's all individual perspective. ***************** I just received an email from my dentist.  They are ensuring me that they will be updating their already stringent health and safety procedures.  They already follow guidelines put forth from ADA, CDC and OSHA.  But they are taking more measures to keep everyone in their office healthy. It's nice to get a reassuring note from a dentist I've trusted for almost 20 years.  Here are just a few items that stuck out to me: --They'll be asking screening questions before you come in as well as when you arrive.  They don't mention the exact ones yet would probably be fine telling me if I called.  --They are putting hand sanitizer EVERYWHERE. --Their waiting room will no longer have magazines, children's books or toys. They are hard to clean. --They will be making appointments spread out furthe