DAY 12: WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS

Hi Friends,

I’ll bet you’ve all been dealing with the lemons of life recently. Fun? I never realized how good I could become at making lemonade lol! The secret is lots of sweetness. The sweeter the better and of course necessity is the mother of invention!

12 days in quarantine for a girl like me who likes to be out and about gallivanting can be quite a sour ordeal. But I’ve learnt a few things during my time alone. I have grappled with the dark night of the soul, felt the fear like everyone else, wondered what the heck? and begged the Lord to please let me wake up and see this is all just one big joke — or at the very least let there be enough toilet tissue in the shops! When facing planetary karma, as we are currently doing, I really could have deferred it for a bit. Now is never a good time, but face it we must, and with courage.

Confined at home, I’ve become quite creative at passing my day. I have learnt that routine and structure are a very important component to staying sane. As is fresh air. I can only stick my nose out the back garden to put Coco my beloved pooch out to do her business.  While she is sniffing the grass, I’m deeply inhaling the air around me like a drug addict sniffing cocaine. I now have enormous empathy for prisoners. And when I start to feel sorry for myself, and all of us humanoids in social isolation, I compare my life to Anne Frank’s and that soon shuts me up!

I have also learnt to appreciate the small pleasures of life like stroking and playing with Coco, making do with less outside stimulation, having a television series to look forward to each evening, enjoying coffee at 3.00 to break the day, before starting the supper routine. I have learnt to slow down and really notice the beauty of the flowers from my garden, the rich taste of my coffee and biscuit, the joy of using my good china every day instead of reserving it for ‘special occasions’. I take pleasure now in planning each meal. I have never eaten so well, and wonder of wonders, have even lost 2 lbs. Maybe it’s because I am eating more mindfully, and of course not eating sweets for Lent!

I have never slept so well or so much in my life! I’m not sure if it is the addition of Coco in our bed now! Or the fact I’m currently living a very peaceful and simple existence. Not driving or dealing with traffic, pollution, people, crowds, noise, etc. has turned out to be not such a bad thing after all! Who would have thought? It’s been like a staycation for Hubby, Coco, and me!

I’ve only a few days left and then my 14 Day Quarantine is over! I wonder will I miss being a homebody? I’ll still be a homebody,  but with the addition of fresh air and the ability to bring Coco and me out for a proper walk. Yes, it’s all good.

The recipe for sanity is:

Make life as sweet as you can for yourself and significant others. Dress up, show up, and never give up!

Hugs Galore from my home to yours!

Patricia xxx