365 days ago it was Friday, the 13th. It was also, my 13th wedding anniversary. It was the day the President declared a National Emergency. It was also the day school closed for 365 days straight. It was the day I lost my job in an uber going to my anniversary dinner in downtown. It was the first time I ate in a trendy LA restaurant that was completely empty except for the 5 us who couldn’t cancel our travel reservations. It was the day I brought Lysol wipes to the hotel room to wipe everything down before settling in. It was a day that was supposed to be fun but instead was one of the weirdest days that went on to become a weird year. And it’s not over yet, even weirder. During that year I checked off some unexpected items on an unexpected global pandemic checklist l, such as: I’ve never been unemployed for 365 days before ✅ Never used an iPad to log my kid into school for 365 days. ✅Never thought Disneyland would close for 365+ days. ✅ Never thought movie theaters and movie popcorn would disappear. ✅ Never thought I’d loose my indoor dining privileges. ✅ Never thought I couldn’t see family or friends for so long and miss holidays with them. ✅ Never thought I couldn’t hug people when I wanted to. ✅ Never thought I’d wear a mask or wash my hands so much or buy so much toilet paper and cans of Lysol. ✅ Never thought I’d spend so much time outdoors. ✅. Never thought I’d spend so much time inside my house. ✅ Never thought ordering groceries and having them delivered would be a thing much less sanitizing those groceries with wipes. ✅ Never thought I would go to so many drive-thru holiday light things. ✅ Never thought I would bake so much. ✅ Never thought I’d see the return of the drive-in. ✅ Or that big studio movies would release day and date with streaming. ✅ Never thought I couldn’t travel that my passport became insignificant. ✅ Never thought my city would be on lockdown with mandatory curfews. ✅ Never would have thought Zoom would be a thing.✅
As a little girl I would look on my mom’s arm and wonder why she had such a weird mark near her shoulder. A few days ago, as the warm solution penetrated my bloodstream, I started to cry remembering my mom’s mark. The nurse asked me if I was okay and I told her I was so incredibly happy. As a diabetic I was stressed never knowing if I was doing enough to avoid it but also, keeping some semblance of life in doing outdoor things. I cried because I am incredibly grateful to the SCIENCE that made this possible in only a year. Less time for me to worry about my only kiddo should the worse happen. If ur on the fence...I’ve worked in entertainment for over 20 years and I’ve seen first hand how easy celebrities influence the public. Some do good and others well...I’m happy to have a little bit of the gracious Dolly Parton with me. Scientists on the other hand, very rarely get the recognition for their years of study, years of research and expertise contributing to (wo)mankind....
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