Weekend Plans Post: A Quick Return to 2020

Last week was the week that I had taken off entirely because, after a very successful Tuesday spent with friends, I got an email on Wednesday morning telling me that my friends had woken up feeling cruddy and tested for covid and, wouldn’t you know it, they tested positive.

So we cancelled *EVERYTHING*. I left the house twice: both times to go jogging. I stayed 6 feet away from everybody but Maribou at all times (except the occasional car that drove past) and otherwise didn’t see a soul. Spent time asleep in bed, cooking in the kitchen, or goofing off in the basement. Just like March 2020. Except, you know, this time it wasn’t *THAT* bad. It was kinda nice.

So I tested on Wednesday (negative), Friday (negative), and Sunday (negative). I went back to work on Monday as usual and tested again on Tuesday (negative) and skipped the climbing gym and then, on Thursday, figured that I’d take ONE LAST TEST.

And it was negative too. So even Maribou agrees that I successfully dodged it. All that to say: GET YOUR BIVALENT BOOSTER. IT HELPS YOU BE LUCKIER.

My friends had very mild cases. Like, they were knocked out for a day but, lucky for them, it was a different day for each of them and the kids rebounded like it was just another case of the crud that kiddos get once school is back in session. So… we got lucky. Which means that this weekend will be one that involves catching up on all of the stuff we didn’t do last weekend because we were self-quarantined.

A trip to Costco, a trip to the grocery store, and laundry, laundry, laundry. We figure it’s time to switch from the linen sheets to the flannel ones and, goodness, that *ALWAYS* adds an additional 3-4 loads to the chore.

Oh, and we’ll finally celebrate birthdays.

So… what’s on your docket?

(Featured image is “Dodging Bullets” by Carine06 and is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.)