Coronavirus

On March 11th (9 days ago, the WHO--World Health Organization--officially determined that the coronavirus is a pandemic.

Wes and Sanja had just arrived in NYC the day before for a 5 day/4 night vacation, but they weren't able to do anything.  About two hours after their arrival to NYC, the governor ordered that all museums, Broadway shows, and large gatherings be cancelled.  The restaurants were still open, and they did go to Times Square and Central Park, but they cut their trip short and came back to Nashville on Saturday, March 14th instead of flying back on Monday, March 16th for fear that everything would start shutting down. And, everything has.

Here in Madisonville, all restaurants and hair salons are closed. School has been cancelled until April 10th. Every day, we hear on the news about more and more case and more and more deaths. It's truly frightening.  Outside of China, Italy has been hit hardest, but Italy actually has the most deaths due in large part to a large elderly population.  We have been told to practice "social distancing." Avoid crowds, stay 6 ft away from others, and even for funerals, only 10 people can be present.  It's a day to day thing, but I think it is going to get worse.

Even before the coronavirus, I had been slipping more and more into terrible habits. I lie in bed most of the day reading or playing solitaire on my phone or taking pictures of birds. I hardly move around at all. I am gaining more weight and getting more and more out of shape.  I need to make changes immediately.

So, back to goals.  Today, I will:

sweep and mop the kitchen floor
get dressed and go walk at the track
sweep the hall floors
dust and clean the bathroom
put my clothes away
work on a crossword puzzle
clean the dining room

It would help if it would stop raining. I could be out in the yard more.  I get so out of breath just walking around the yard.  I must make changes.