My heart ached to read that “anyone” would diminish the job oh health care workers anytime, anywhere, but particularly during COVID. You were (and are) my gods and goddesses. What’s making me smile these days: cat and dog videos on Instagram and seeing a Kamala Cooks video that reminded me there is hope for our future and maybe it begins in the kitchen.
Thank you for sharing this piece of you. The toll the pandemic took on healthcare workers is unfathomable for anyone who did not do that work. I️ am happy you are discovering the joy of cats as a way to reconnect to people and your life.
My son loves the local cat cafe. My daughter and I️ are allergic to cats and dogs, so we’ve only ever had pet fish.
I️ used to have a collection of rubber ducks of various sizes. My kids loved them. They reminded me of “Make way for ducklings” — the book and the statues in Boston. My tiny joys include taking pictures on my walks, growing too many jade plants, having a “tiny harvest” each summer from my box garden — strawberries, tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, chili peppers. My children used to be my tiny joys and my little loves, but they are young adults now, so no longer tiny, but still so much joy.
This is such a beautiful, raw and relatable read. Thank you for sharing and making me feel connected to you from afar. I know the pain of grieving and how COVID really impacted our social norms, but I still cannot fathom what you and so many others went through in health care.
I'm so glad you've found embroidery and cats in the same place! I remember how much Ioved embroidery when I first started and the joy it brought me. I'm still deep in my needlepoint era but have recently gotten into fragrances (not that I haven't always had a few) because I just find scent to be so evocative, comforting, nostalgic, etc. Watching YouTubers share their thoughts and love of scent is just a fun little thing to do while I stitch or unwind after stressful days.
And my cats have and always will bring me pure joy. I don't know what I'd do without them in my life both physically and on social media bringing me so many laughs and tears of joy.
My heart ached to read that “anyone” would diminish the job oh health care workers anytime, anywhere, but particularly during COVID. You were (and are) my gods and goddesses. What’s making me smile these days: cat and dog videos on Instagram and seeing a Kamala Cooks video that reminded me there is hope for our future and maybe it begins in the kitchen.
Thank you for sharing this piece of you. The toll the pandemic took on healthcare workers is unfathomable for anyone who did not do that work. I️ am happy you are discovering the joy of cats as a way to reconnect to people and your life.
My son loves the local cat cafe. My daughter and I️ are allergic to cats and dogs, so we’ve only ever had pet fish.
I️ used to have a collection of rubber ducks of various sizes. My kids loved them. They reminded me of “Make way for ducklings” — the book and the statues in Boston. My tiny joys include taking pictures on my walks, growing too many jade plants, having a “tiny harvest” each summer from my box garden — strawberries, tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, chili peppers. My children used to be my tiny joys and my little loves, but they are young adults now, so no longer tiny, but still so much joy.
This is such a beautiful, raw and relatable read. Thank you for sharing and making me feel connected to you from afar. I know the pain of grieving and how COVID really impacted our social norms, but I still cannot fathom what you and so many others went through in health care.
I'm so glad you've found embroidery and cats in the same place! I remember how much Ioved embroidery when I first started and the joy it brought me. I'm still deep in my needlepoint era but have recently gotten into fragrances (not that I haven't always had a few) because I just find scent to be so evocative, comforting, nostalgic, etc. Watching YouTubers share their thoughts and love of scent is just a fun little thing to do while I stitch or unwind after stressful days.
And my cats have and always will bring me pure joy. I don't know what I'd do without them in my life both physically and on social media bringing me so many laughs and tears of joy.
All the best to you, friend.