Now that we鈥檝e made it into the new year, reminiscing thoughts of 2020 come to mind. More-so鈥� searching for the 鈥渂right side鈥�. Where to start?
Wasn鈥檛 it a fun challenge to hunt for toilet paper in the first half of 2020? I remember thinking that buying TP, for a virus that causes a runny nose, makes about as much sense as buying nasal spray and using that when racing to the toilet with diarrhea but鈥hatever.
Finding a cleaning product that promised to annihilate at least 99% of all our household germs was almost an impossibility to locate as well. I would have never guessed that I would have no choice but to shop on-line for something as rare as鈥� soap. The bright side鈥lthough close, we didn鈥檛 reach the inevitability of using magazine pages to wipe ourselves!
Fall and winter 2020 - ah the memories!
Over a year ago, my husband and I decided to plan a hot holiday for late 2020/early 2021. Now, since we鈥檝e been encouraged not to travel (unlike some politicians, apparently) we cancelled. The bright side鈥t least I didn鈥檛 have to pack and we saved some money!
As I look across the room, at the only person I鈥檝e been with for these many, many鈥� many鈥onths, I paste a grin on my face. Although he鈥檚 pretty, I dream of another landscape - the one where children descend upon us with noisy laughter and hugs. You know - when the house is full and the woman in charge spends her holiday slaving over a hot stove, cooking large meals with endless snacks, for those gracing us with their presence. What fun we missed not cleaning up the grape pop spilled onto the white shag carpet in the basement this year and the inevitable washing of the mattress that one grandchild was sure was just 鈥渟weated on鈥� during the night. The bright side鈥� perhaps enough said.
Imagine my surprise when I got a loving text from my dear husband, asking me which kind of wood I鈥檇 prefer for the urn he鈥檚 making me. Apparently he needs a new 鈥渓andscape鈥� as well but he may be taking it to the next level. No worries鈥� he鈥檚 making one for himself too and鈥� I鈥檓 glad he鈥檚 found himself a bright, new hobby.
One of the most devastating occurrences in 2020, for both myself and my husband, was the loss of our cleaning lady. This gem of a person is truly missed. Before the pandemic we both openly agreed that if we had to choose between her and each other we鈥檇 both choose her. Bright side鈥� we clean together now! Right鈥�
I鈥檝e heard the talk that 2021 will bring happiness and 鈥渘ormality鈥� to us again. I, 小蓝视频 of a realistic and bordering on, cynical mind, thinks this is unlikely. The bright side, however, will be that no matter what is ahead鈥e should always be able to, at least, make up a bright side!
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