This is me on a Sunday afternoon, around 3:30pm. It was a beautiful day in Pittsburgh, 73F with returning birds chirping happily away.
(News alerts say thunderstorms are on their way in the next hour or so. I love a good storm, don't you?)
It's hard to believe that just 4 days ago, we awoke to 2 inches of snow on the ground and a frigid temp of 20F. My friend Diana said it was "Winter's Last Hurrah". I had a haircut appt at 10am, and walked thru a blizzard to get there.
Afterwards I sat in my barbershop another 30 minutes, waiting for the snow to die down. Just another Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
I tried going outside earlier today for a bit, but my scalp and face had a pretty adverse reaction to all the sunlight. Came back inside, laid down for an hour or so... it's just a waiting game.
I wish I had a clue how long these long covid symptoms plan to continue. Aside from a couple afternoons in early December and February, it's been a pretty constant battle since it returned September 12.
It makes me feel abnormal, isolated. It forces me to remain apart from the world. I was already weird before all this, and this doesn't help.
I've never minded being a hermit, but when you don't have a choice... you just need to remind yourself, it could be worse. I am hoping, hoping this will end by summer.
Hey, can I include a little rant here? Do you see this "Very Local" app on my tv screen, second row, far right?
I check out mine daily. It shows locally produced programs (I just watched a great documentary about rehabilitation efforts for inmates at the prison downtown) but I suppose my favorite feature is the News. It airs the most recent local broadcast from WTAE-TV, our ABC affiliate.
However, every commercial break--EVERY ONE--is for one of those cheesy, awful gambling apps you can download to your smartphone. I think those things are the absolute worst, and you just know some poor fool is going to blow the few bucks they have for a hopeful "big score". Phones are too convenient for gambling! I think that people who want to use these apps should be forced to register and prove they have the resources to waste if they're married with a family. End of rant.
Speaking of addictions, as long as my tv is up there... a couple weeks ago I signed up for "You Tube Premium Lite". It's $7.99 a month and allows you to watch everything on YouTube (with the exception of music videos) ad-free.
Those ads are what kept me from watching more than a few YT videos in one sitting. (They aired twice as many if you watched YouTube vids on your tv instead of your computer, so I never did.) Now I catch myself watching that YT app a good hour a day or longer. That's why I'm on here writing another blog post instead.
Today I'm having a Sunday dinner of chicken tenders (I made a pan of these from scratch a couple weeks ago and froze 6 baggies worth), garlicky spinach and white cheddar mashed potatoes. A friend recently asked why I go to the trouble of cooking every day. She said if she was single like me she'd be having cold sandwiches or cereal for dinner.
What can I say, I like a hot meal to end my blog with. Thanks for letting me share. (I wish I could share this chicken too--it's so good.)
Wow, that's summer weather here! No, I'm not a fan of storms, especially wind ones. And Mari doesn't like thunder--she's a wimpy cat. :) John put some youtube thing on my TV that doesn't have ads and is free; I have no idea what it is exactly. That dinner looks great! I've been making more of an effort to cook for myself and have been enjoying some loaded baked potatoes with chili. Since I live alone, I can eat as much chili as I want! (beans are not my friend) LOL
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