It's snowing!

What you commit yourself to be

will change what you are

and make you into

a completely different person. 

- Anthony Campolo

There's something to remember when the road gets rough and I'm ready to quit!

Woke up at 4am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I decided to write a couple of long overdue letters. I tidied up the bedroom; it's unbelievable how quickly dust bunnies accumulate. I also moved some clothes that I won't be wearing for at least 97 days (yes, it's Day 3 of the challenge).

Prayed the Litany of the Saints with M this morning, what a comforting prayer, especially this part, now:

From all evil, O Lord, deliver us.
From all sin, O Lord, deliver us.
From Thy wrath, O Lord, deliver us.
From threatening dangers, O Lord, deliver us.
From the scourge of earthquake, O Lord, deliver us.
From plague, famine and war, O Lord, deliver us.
From sudden and unprovided death, O Lord, deliver us.

After handing M his list of schoolwork to do today: grammar, math, history, reading, and practicing his musical instrument, I bowed out and headed to work. I am an essential worker until Friday, when the school building is completely closed.

I worked from 10am to 4:45pm without a break. A few coworkers stopped in to ask questions and drop off books, but otherwise I was on my own without distractions. I accomplished everything on my list and a bit more, so I left well-satisfied. I still have more to do (there's always more to do in a library!) but I'm waiting on teachers to return books.

One of my coworker's son was due to arrive home last Friday from an internship in Juneau, but the local airline (the only one that flies to/from Anchorage, never reliable at the best of times) rescheduled him for Saturday, then Sunday, then in April; since he is not an essential worker and there is a freeze on travel, he's stuck in Juneau for the duration. Another colleague's son was alone in his apartment in NYC; thankfully on Sunday he was able to leave the city to stay with family upstate. News like this makes this pandemic more of a reality.

After work I stopped by the post office and mailed the letters I wrote this morning. Still no sign of the boxes from Anchorage. Disappointed. Heard there's only one flight from Anchorage per day, but it's been 19 days since I mailed them! Nothing much in the mail but bills and junk mail, although M got two letters from friends, lucky boy.

C texted. Our local shop has milk on sale 2 for 1. So I stopped for milk and got onions, cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs, and monkeybread (on sale for $2.99, I had to buy it!), and dog bones. No impulse shopper here.

Finally home, and immediately took the dogs out for a walk. I was joined by C. It was cold and blowing snow, but I wore my long down coat and sunglasses so it wasn't too bad. It was really good to get out.

T made dinner: chicken, veg, rice. While he was doing that, I dug out some hand weights and did some exercises. It's been a long time since I've used them, but I need to get myself in gear.

News about this pandemic is overwhelming. The non-stop reporting, whether on the radio, tv or facebook is wearing me down. Some people are crying doomsday while others claim it's blown out of proportion. I'm trying not to hide my head in the sand. And then there's this:
http://tinyurl.com/wr77h22
The COO was rumored to have caused an overwhelming amount of discord during her tenure (to put it mildly), but it's shocking that it's her conspiracy theory that's the cause of her firing.

I need to put my phone down and pick up a book so I can sleep at night. St. Guido, oro pro nobis.