MARYANNA MAKENZIE
OK, I have a serious question .
Mask.
Are they supposed to match our outfits, or can we have a little fun with it? That's what I think about now. Who would have thought?
By the way, my mask rarely matches my outfit. The real issue I have with this is, what is normal?
Not only has summer come and gone, and nothing I planned to do transpired . Now the eve of fall is coming upon us. Commercials with people wearing mask are no longer foreign, but rather comforting.
It is an interesting time, to say the least. Starbucks is in full swing serving up pumpkin spice lattes a whole month before the start of fall. I have started on Christmas movies.
I think of my life before COVID, and it was fun. I knew the difference in seasons and time. We had summer concerts to help reassure that the heat wasn't just a thing, but rather it was summer.
But now we have virtual concerts and virtual cocktail hours. I am going to be honest, time isn't that important. Who would have thought?
I have just now allowed myself to partake in patio lunches and patio cocktails. It really has made an impact on my lack of time management.
But the problem is still there. Maybe it would be best to name this pandemic season "Corona time." You know, a time when nothing has a place. We just live life.
The month spent in quarantine really was the game-changer. The only way I deciphered day to day was by if I took a walk that day.
Some good did come out of this COVID, like my newfound love for bird watching . Who would have thought?
But when you have an ample amount of time on your hands those things arise. I can now easily tell you the difference between a chipping sparrow and a house sparrow. And don't even get me started on the Eastern bluebirds. lt could bring me to tears on how beautiful they are.
Also, my 9-year-old dachshund has really become quite the momma's girl. So, what's a girl to do when everything goes back to normal? I mean, am I going to have to hide my foot-long dog in a tote?
Because, sadly, separation anxiety is a real thing . Or maybe it's just a show, and she's secretly counting down the days to normalcy and my return to society. COVID has made me do a lot of things. But I don't think it's all bad.
I hate the destruction it has caused but grateful for the memories it has fostered . How often do people get to say they spent a whole month locked up with their family? Remember that through the chaos great things come.
Who would have thought?
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE September 4 ISSUE OF FOCUS SB - THE INQUISITOR.