So today marks nine months that I’ve been working from home. It’s probably about the same for some others out there as well. That third week in march is when (some of) the country really started shutting down. I didn’t think I’d still be doing these quarterly “work from home” selfies for so long. Now I’d say there’s a pretty fair chance there will at least be a March 2021 edition as well. It no longer feels odd, and that worries me.

I’ve created something pretty cool over these nine months (hint: it’s not a child)but I can’t share it just yet. Soon…

So for Thanksgiving (U.S., observed), I:

• Tried unsuccessfully to sleep late.
• Texted greetings to several friends.
• Finally ponied up for a full paid subscription to Newspapers.com since there’s a sale and it will have tremendous benefit to my research (and it’s cheaper and more useful than Hulu or Netflix).
• Made disparaging comments about Lutheran sushi egged on by Andrew Turnbull.
• Went for a drive downtown and in the surrounding area and took pictures.
• Spent some quality time with Perry Mason (on DVD rather than on the aforementioned Hulu or Netflix).
• Did a load of laundry.
• Killed off some leftovers.
• Tugged the turkey for a bit (inside joke).
• Did not resent for a single moment the fact that lining up to get into Walmart later tonight would not be an option.
• Considered (and then thought better of) trying to fix my bathroom sink.

It was actually just the day I needed.

And you?

Ten years ago this month, it felt like my life was falling apart.

It didn’t.

I’m glad.