I've spent part of my days sewing masks. My daughter and her family will need a supply of them for work, and possibly for when school starts as well. These are unprecedented times, and there isn't going to be what we used to call "normal" any longer. I don't know what the new norm will be, just different.
Sewing the masks is fun, a way to let some creative juices flow. At first, I was just using up old fabrics I had laying around, but now? I'm out shopping for something really cute! And because I like to keep some onhand for my own use at work, I have quite a nice collection! My daughter works in a hospital, the girls she works with thinks hers are cute and asked me to sew a few, so maybe I'll get a few dollars back to cover some of my supplies. :)
I've been on an emotional roller coaster lately, and I suspect it's due to the fast approaching anniversary of my son's death. I have debated over and over again if I should take the day off or go to work to keep my mind busy without dwelling on ... things. I'm off the day before, so work may be a good thing.
Added to those worries, I'm worried about my sister. She's been battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer for three years now. She has had spots on her liver, and has gone under the cyber knife to eradicate those spots, which has caused decreased liver function, causing ascites -- a build up of fluids in her abdomen, causing a lot of pain. Being observant from afar through her cancer, and my father's cancer, I can tell you it's a total roller coaster affecting just about every aspect of living. It's not easy! And there's not much a person can do but be supportive. My sister is lucky in that her high school girlfriends are very supportive and have been there every step of the way with her.
Life sure isn't easy, but there are always good things with the bad. My nephew just learned that he's having a baby girl in December!
Life is good.
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