What do I do to comfort myself during this shelter-in-place challenging time? I look at baby elephant videos, I FaceTime with my kids and grandkids, I talk on the phone, I listen to old CDs (yesterday it was sound tracks from films I'd seen way in the past), I read, I watch a movie every night on TV (last night it was Dante's Peak), I organize my drawers, closets and books, and other distractions. Last night I decided to really mix it up by taking a shower after dinner. Normally, I shower in the morning, but what the heck, I can be wild and crazy, right? I took my time in the shower, washing my hair, shaving my underarms, waiting at least three minutes for the conditioner to work its magic. When I stepped out, the whole room, plus the dressing room was flooded. I had left the bathroom sink running after I'd washed out a small jar of some kind of cream which I no longer had any idea what it was. It took every towel in the house, plus my husband running up and down the stairs bringing soggy towels to the laundry room, for the flood to be contained. Then we had to wash said towels and dry them in the dryer. I could not believe my forgetfulness. I'm even more stressed than I thought.
So you at home can try this as a different kind of evening event. Just to mix it up, of course.
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