This face above is of a person, actually me, before my hair turned white.
This face is one of the faces that others turn to for some light reading. A chuckle during these very dark times.
But as you can see, this face isn’t bursting with any fun. It’s worried just like everyone else’s faces.
Nothing particularly amusing is happening at my house. So here is what is going on:
- You know how some people look for distraction, like frenzied house cleaning? I am apparently not coping that way
- My skin is now so dry that I have seven different lotions that don’t work
- Eczema. I have eczema, for Lord’s sake
- I do not have dreams of running for office
- But I know my Congressmen’s emails by heart
- I wonder who else to boycott
- I spend way too much time doomscrolling
- However, I have not lost my appetite
- And Girl Scout cookies just arrived
- My tooth whitening strips no longer bring me joy
- I hate the news, but I have to watch it
- My cat is now extremely important
I hope you all are coping, because I, like all of you, am flailing for a punch line…
