This is History - Don't F*ck It Up

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Someday when we are all long gone, people are going to talk about us.
We are making history here people.
I hate that we are going to go down in history as "The TP Hoarders of 2020" - well, SOME of you will (myself NOT included). I bought toilet paper before buying TP was cool, you know...on a regular Wednesday at Costco before the shit show broke out!
But I digress, we are literally making history...please don't F*ck it up.
Try to keep your shit together!!
The last time a pandemic happened in this country was 1918. I don't know about you, but I was not alive at that time, and I personally don't know anyone that was. But I don't recall reading about anyone losing their minds, stealing, looting, killing, mass hysteria...you know, the insane crap we do now.
Keep it together people!
We are being asked to stay inside, practice social distancing, only go out if necessary, and for the love of God stop hoarding necessary items.
Just be kind. That's all. Pretty simple.

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Side Note (and small rant): if I hear the words "social distancing" in normal conversation mentioned more than 3 times, I am going to legit lose my mind. 

People are sprinkling it in to conversation like my Dad puts salt on potatoes! It's driving me crazy...some of that could be cabin fever though.

As of right now, tax day has been pushed to July, California (the ENTIRE state) has residents on lock down, New York is basically the same (I think), businesses around Colorado - like restaurants can only be open for carryout, nail and hair salons have to close, massage and spas are closed...basically "non-essential services are closed. We are asked to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. But why? Why is 10 the magic number? You know that when all of this ends - we are going to be a nation of gray haired unibrowed women. And the men? They will look the fucking same, with longer thicker hair! Dicks.

I remember back in the day, when chicken pox was a "thing" and my parents MADE me go to a friends house to catch it. WTF?! They MADE me get sick to get it over with. Now...before you go all bat-shit crazy on me, I KNOW that this virus is NOT like that!! I KNOW the risks. I KNOW that we can't just "get it over with", but oh how I wish we could.
If only we could just catch it and let it run it's course.
Wouldn't that be great?

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And even though I make light and joke a little, I am a little scared. I am worried about how we are going to rebound as a country. I am teetering on the edge of, "I should panic! Oh My God what are we going to do??!!!? I mist buy everything" and, "Eh, this will pass. We are going to be fine." I am either OVER or UNDER reacting at any given moment and it is messing with my head!

I am keeping busy. Thankfully I am able to work from home, continue to study through UCCS and I am a crafty person so I have a ton of craft projects to make at any given moment. But...this over-under thing going on in my little brain is distracting me!

The positive side of things...I am a Get-Xer. I can live on graham crackers and frosting for days because both of my parents worked while I was growing up.

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So I was raised to take care of myself when necessary. I don't need the internet, although I LOVE it. I have enough books in my house to supply a small library, and am happy to read them. I am capable of carrying on a conversation with people, and I still have a land line. I own board games and I love playing them. And I have the most amazing friends that are willing to meet for dinner - in groups of less than 10.

These women keep my strong! They are my tribe and I love them!

This is a test for our country and our families, but I think that we will come through it stronger and I think that we all need to remember that family and friends are the most important things in our lives. So, get back to basics and spend time with those you love (although please stay 6ft away from them - Social distancing y'all). Play games, laugh, talk and let's get through this. And when all of this passes, please make me a promise that if we say we are going to "get together", let's actually do it...because we need to remember that right now, we really can't.
And quite frankly...it sucks!
XO
~A

I do not know what I would do without this one.
Thank you Jess, for just being amazingly you!