Unfortunately, it wasn't Krysta-safe. Over the past few months, I've started enjoying many of my meals in a bowl. I even reviewed a book that provides ways to build delicious bowl-meals. The bowl I was using was old and one day it simply gave up and fell apart. I spent hours online finding the perfect bowl. It had to be the right size so the food would stay hot and so it would hold enough for a meal, not just for morning cereal. It had to be around 7" wide and about 3" tall and I wanted one handmade so it would be really special.
I found the perfect bowl that was made by an artist in North Carolina, ordered it, and was delighted when it arrived. I enjoyed using it for about a week. Yesterday after lunch when I washed the bowl, it fell into the sink, and broke into four pieces. I was stunned. Did I drop it or was it defective in some way and just fell apart? I'll never know. Is this a message from the Universe that I shouldn't eat out of bowls? I don't think so.
Also yesterday, our second car wouldn't start. Instead, it just made a clicking sound. Could be the battery or the starter, I figure. Not sure when the auto shop will be open to look at it so very glad we have another car that is running just fine. Besides, who's going anywhere right now anyway?
Then let's talk toilet paper. The week before this mess with the coronavirus began, a friend told us we should stock up on toilet paper. We laughed at her, then decided she could be right so bought an extra package. Little did we know how right she was! Our local market has not had toilet paper for over a week and yesterday we checked with three local markets: all out! Who is hoarding tp? Amazing what a sense of fear and lack will do to some folks.
I did something I had never considered doing: I logged on to Amazon and ordered some tp. Who ever thought of buying toilet paper at Amazon? Not me! They were out of the most popular brands so I ended up buying 20 of some sort of big rolls. They will arrive between April 9 and 30! Really? Now I wonder where they are coming from since they were shipped today? Uh-oh.
In other ways, yesterday was a somewhat challenging day and I was glad when it was over. This morning, I told myself: this is going to be a great day! How did it start? With one of my dogs having an upset tummy. I guess the free-floating anxiety in the air is getting to her, too.
Why am I telling you all this? Because sometimes people see me as Pollyanna, Ms. Positive, and they think I lead an easy, uneventful life filled with rose blossoms, angelic visitations, and cotton candy. They figure there is no way I can remain upbeat if I have difficult days. Nope. Not true. Life throws rocks and boulders in my way just like everyone else....and I believe it's easier to deal with things coming from a positive place than from a negative one.
Cheer up. This too shall pass and we'll look back on these days with amazement. Those of you who have children and grandchildren will have some great stories to share with them and I bet some wonderful novels and movies will come out as well. We'll be able to say we were there and experienced all of this first-hand - and survived!
And, as someone recently pointed out, since beauty shops are now closed, in about three weeks we'll find out everyone's true hair color! There's always a silver lining if we just look for it!
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