here we go, i hope
I'm going to take some advice and post more even if it's mundane stuff. One question: I used to be able to post an entry on DW and cross-post it here, but I didn't see the cross-posting feature anymore over at DW. Have they removed it? Maybe I missed it but I did check for it at least 3 times. I'll have to post this over there after I finish here.
Being an extreme introvert (you can call me a hermit and I won't mind) I have enjoyed being stuck at home all this time but am now feeling a bit antsy. It did help that my son and his delightful girlfriend were coming over every weekend, but as of December 26th we went into lockdown here and we have not seen them since January 2nd. Since they came for Christmas on Dec. 22nd and were already at our house they were able to stay until then when they had to go back to work.
Our lockdown is being lifted on Feb. 26th and they were going to come over this weekend but his gf (let's call her Kate) has been feeling ill with an upper respiratory infection for a month now. It's not COVID - they both went to hospital and tested negative- but she has developed an earache and is just finishing a course of antibiotics.
The thought of not being able to see them is making me very sad. I must keep up exercising and playing table tennis to keep my spirits up. I feel bad for complaining because others have it much worse - at least I have my husband although he is suffering from some undiagnosed version of dementia - and our autistic grandson who keeps mostly to himself and is no trouble at all.
To contribute to a feeling of loneliness is the fact it's been very wintry here this month. We've had snow almost every day the past week but yesterday, finally, the temperature went up to 40F or +5C and it rained! Is spring around the corner? That gives me hope.
However, it seems that sad news is always coming our way. My sister's next-door neighbour, an elderly man, had a bad fall a few weeks ago and injured his back severely enough that he had to go to hospital, where he caught COVID and died a week later.
I am terrified of the thought of having to go to hospital. Terrified. Even though I'm now sick of being cooped up, I'm still afraid of catching something or having an accident that will have me end up in hospital and catching the virus.
So I can't wait for spring and then at least I can go and sit outside. Maybe talk to the neighbours over the fence. Go for walks again. All I'd like is a few small crumbs.