Forty-three (and Phase 2)

I had a very "me" birthday that largely involved getting rid of stuff: a bunch of electronic waste at the local Dept of Public Works (where they claimed to be closed but took my crap anyway), and an old Dell monitor through a FB group. I read science fiction and took an online backbend class. No party unless you count the class, but I sure do love getting rid of things... oh, hmm, I also did a stock sale because apparently my automatic monthly sale stopped working at the end of last year (giant oops). And everyone gave me Kindle books.

Pandemic:

• I got one of these masks from Rag & Bone and the design is really great. There's an extra triangle sewn into the front that gives the whole thing a better shape than my other masks. I want to copy it.


• MA is in Phase 2 of reopening and, with some trepidation, we let the housecleaners come back. They came today, taking all the precautions and using the good kind of vacuum cleaner bags. We stayed out while they were here, left lots of windows open, and, well, it should have been pretty minimal risk. We didn't share airspace and they probably sanitized things better than we do. For better or worse, the house is clean, and I didn't spend 2-3 hours making it that way.

I visited norwoodbridge again too, driving a Zipcar and wiping it down with alcohol wipes. Right now the pandemic bubble is basically his place, his ex-wife's place and our condo, but there's no overall agreement on how to keep living this summer. Stay in a bubble, go to more of a "sparse network" model or what? So many little decisions to make.