Too Much Bad News
I now have a love/hate relationship with the news and television.
I love the following:
- The routine of watching TV in a time of uncertainty
- News about people being kind
- Stories of patients who are recovering
- Cute kids and animal videos
I hate the following:
- Stories about hoarding and gun purchases
- Politicians arguing while people are suffering
- That it is supposed to be MLB’s planned opening day but there are no games or other sporting events on the news
- Stories of how the virus is quickly spreading
- How people are lined up for tests and assistance but there is not enough of anything to help them
- When they tell us who has passed away
- That our country was unprepared for a pandemic
Sometimes you put on a familiar television show to relax a bit and the next thing you know the news breaks in, and the stress kicks up a notch before you have even realized that your show is no longer on anymore.
Sad times. Looking forward to getting a hug. Whenever that is.
What do I do when I stay home all day?
- Washing my hands
- Making phone calls
- Journaling
- Taking classes online
- Answering e-mails
- Reading
- Walking my friend’s dogs Lucy and Margo while being 6’ away from her
- Walking (alone or with dogs)and taking photos
- Eating too many bagels for breakfast
- Adding to my grocery list which gets very long
- Thinking about what I am going to do when this is resolved
- Horse chores/Grooming a shedding horse
- Watching too much news
- Learning to deposit checks with my phone
- Learning to use Zoom for conference calls and zooming friends
- Doing Zoom yoga with my mom
- Ordering things on-line
- Brushing my horse who is shedding
- Cleaning my apartment
- Throwing out all of my old makeup and cleaning my makeup brushes
- Deciding when is the right time to go out for groceries again
- Watching the Osprey Cam of a nest in Oyster Bay on YouTube
- Telling my mom what I am doing to make sure she answers me
- Thinking and worrying
- Listening to online events or watching Netflix
- Praying for sick friends and those who have passed away
