Happy 2020

I had promised my lone reader that I would post a pithy and champagne induced blog last evening.

As you can see   THAT didn't happen.

In my own defense here, yesterday, I worked a full day but didn't get a chance to eat!  The cafe in my building was closed  ( the NERVE) and I did NOT have the energy to venture out to find food.  My office mate kindly gave me an orange and some snacks, but that coupled with the remnant of this crappy bronchitis knocked me over.   I contemplated a trip to urgent care.   You KNOW I am sick when I do that.  Kaiser urgent care is not the best place for me.  It was New Year's Eve.  I figured they would have more important matters and I was doing "ok".  I slept until five minutes to midnight.  Shared a kiss with my wonderful husband, hung out for a while and fell back to bed.  I DID have a glass or two of the bubbly stuff.  No hangover. 

I am glad to see the back of 2019 in general and December 2019 in particular.  Let me explain.

In early December my beloved ( and no I am not being ironic the woman is amazing) Mother-in Love wound up in the hospital.  That same weekend a pipe burst in my kitchen ceiling and I am STILL waiting for the hole to be repaired and the cabinet to be secured. My glassware is stacked on my dining room table.  I need to talk to the landlord, but I think they are dealing with MAJOR plumbing issues here in this aging building.  The husband is not well and neither is the wife.  I may just offer to get it repaired and be done with it.  They are really nice and take care of things quickly, most of the time.

I DID get some quality time with my kids and grandsons- Bob LOVES to bake, just like the great-grandfather he is named after.  He's so sweet.

Christmas was one I would LOVE to forget most of.  We went up to Hayward and went on a "casino run" with Chris' mom.  She got VERY VERY SICK- back in the hospital- and I got a wicked case of bronchitis while staying in a hotel.   I was glad to be home and in bed after it was all said and done.  My MIL is back home, but she worries me!

Still on the mend here, back to work  tomorrow.  I still have to find my kitchen- the flood moved EVERYTHING and I am still tossing stuff out.   Probably will de-Christmas later today .  We didn't really decorate, as we were gone Christmas week, but there ARE a few items to be packed away.

This year, as I wind down my career and plan to relocate in about a year and a half ( retirement in March 2021 is planned, then I will get ready to start the next phase of my life) I am really going to buckle down and get RID of things.  I donate the bulk to the Vietnam Veterans Association.  They do good work and are one of the charities that operates on a shoestring.  They come to your HOUSE and get it.  It's a win-win, as the Vietnam Vets really didn't get their due and all of the things that happened to them over there, well, they need medical care.  If I can help by doing this, even just a tiny bit, it's a good thing!

May 2020 bring all the goodness we desire in our lives and CHANGE in this country.  We need to take a look at who and what we are becoming.  New Year's Day is a good day to reflect and take baby steps toward that goal.