Things I Haven't Done During the Pandemic

 Since I've been working from home for a year and not really going on vacations, you'd think I'd get things done that needed to be done.  You might imagine that I would actually clean my house more (dusting, mopping and vacuuming for example).  You would be wrong.  Even though I'm physically here and I COULD take time during the day (since I'm not taking a coffee break to talk to coworkers or going out for lunch), I haven't.  Yes, I am shamed...no it isn't changing.

I could have had the house fixed up a bit more.  I did have the downstairs painted (https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-virus-diary-moving-downstairs.html will take you down that rabbit hole) and I had wanted to do more.  I HAD wanted to fix up the patio since we were spending more time outside.  That didn't happen as none of the contractors/companies that I reached out to followed up.  (One guy never even called me back!)  Out of 6 or 7 attempts, I got three quotes. The most comprehensive one was way over my budget.  No one ever followed up to see if what I thought of the proposals.  Maybe I should try again this spring?  This patio project seems to be the most reasonable oen in terms of cost and displacement.  (What I REALLY need is a redo of the only bathroom we have in the house, but that will require big bucks and we would not be able to live in a house without a bathroom  so even though the bathroom has not had much work done to it since the house was built in 1923... at this point I'm sucking up and living with it.  At least until I hit the lottery; at which point I can have the entire house worked on.  I can tear the back of the house and have a bathroom built on the first floor and the kitchen could be expanded [which would ruin the whole new patio that I don't have] and I could do so many things...can you tell I'm a little jealous of all the neighbors who have recently had major renovations done to their homes even though it's incredibly inconvenient especially during this time of Covid-19?)  Any thoughts on this crazy ramble?

Another thing I haven't done is had my hair professionally colored.  (https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-virus-diary-hairy-tale.html)  And I've only had my hair cut ONCE since March of 2020.  So this is what I look like today.  (I am being very brave here because this is me this morning...bare bones.)


Yes, that's me, NO make up, hair unwashed and clipped up.  These photos are not retouched.  This is me on the morning of Thursday, March 18th.  My fine, thin (the ONLY thing thin about me!) hair has  not been touched my professional  hands since September of last year.  (My husband DID cut my bangs for me a couple of weeks ago...they are just not starting to look "ok")  And I am excited that I am going to go out in a deluge this afternoon (because we are supposed to get tons of rain) and getting this mess cut and styled.  (Which will not last if we get the rain and the wind that they say we will.)  I have decided NOT to get it lightened.  (Even though I think that lighter hair brightens my whole look.)  At least not for a while.  I'd like to see what my hair decides to do.  I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'd really like it to go gray/silver.  I look a lot like my father and his hair is a beautiful shade which I hope/wish my hair would emulate.  (If I'm going to share the same wrinkle/crease/giant line across my forehead like my father you'd think I'd at least deserve a good head of silver colored hair.)  How long I'll be willing to hold out on this is anyone's guess.

Why I waited so long to get my hair cut again is a good question.  Barber shops and hair salons have been open since the summer.  My son has had multiple cuts since then.  (But then again he has thick, fast growing hair.  Yes, I am jealous.)  I've just waited because...I have no reason.  It's just another thing I haven't done (and should have) during the pandemic.

But that all changes today...look at me now!  (Yes, I put on a little make up this time around!)



I'm looking good (if I do say so myself).  And this was after being out in the wind and rain.  (WHEN is Spring going to truly get here?  That tease last week was NOT ENOUGH!)  I should not have waited so long to do this.  And for now, I'm vowing not to do so again.  (Let's see if I hold to that a few months down the road).  Now, if I could just get myself "motivated" to clean the house...

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

It's Not About Starbucks (or is it)?

Image
  About a block and a half from my home in a major intersection.  At the southeast corner (which is nearest to me), is an empty building.  Back in 1995 it was a Bank of NY (I remember this because they didn't shovel/de-ice their parking lot well and my husband fell and broke his ankle one Monday morning.  I recall this clearly because we were not yet married and it was the first day of a new job for me.  I had gotten on the bus to work and he was catching a later one; only he never got there.  Instead he ended up laying on the ground until an employee came to open up the bank.  Then he had them call an ambulance AND my mother who took control of the situation until I arrived home that night blissfully unaware of what had happened that day.)  It eventually became a Chase Bank; the second one in my small little town.  It eventually closed.  I'm not sure when but it's been empty for quite a long time.  (I do know that it was open in 2005 because the night before my son was bor
Read more

As Is

Image
  Today I want to discuss what I think it is a relatively simple concept, but may be difficult for some, even an attorney who might have once, over a decade ago won a  prestigious award  for young lawyers .  That term is "AS IS." As you may know, I volunteer in a thrift shop.  Everything we sell, from all the donations we receive, is "as is."  The items are not brand new.  They are not perfect.  That doesn't mean they aren't any good or worth something. They are sold "as is."  Buyers should go in knowing that. (After all you are shopping in a thrift shop!)  In some cases, particularly when we are offering higher end products, we will actually write on the price tag, "as is." Such is the case of two designer purses that I purchased from there this summer.  (I'm a purse-aholic!  Don't look in my closet.)  They were reasonably priced (especially when you consider the name brand), but each had an "as is" clearly marked o
Read more

Dear Mom & Dad: Coming to a Close

Image
  Dear Mom & Dad, Last week I prematurely said I sold the house.  (Who knew that the buyer's lawyer would be such a...well you fill in the blank.  I get the feeling that he doesn't like that the seller [me], seller's agent and seller's attorney are all women.  I also get the feeling that he likes to play games which will increase his billable hours.  I'm not naming names [yet] because although paperwork has been signed we are not yet at the finish line and based on my awful experiences of late last week, I still have fears that something could go wrong, even though we clearly outlined everything from the very beginning. )  I am closer and have spent the last weekend doing more packing up and moving out. This is the hard part.  I have sold the house furnished (although the buyer doesn't want the furnishings).  I am taking some things (more than I had originally outlined), but I can't take it all.  So I'm doing what I can.  Especially with the &quo
Read more