I repotted my butts today. 😂😂😂

I repotted my butts today. 😂😂😂

I had a bad ear day.

I had a bad ear day.

I don't know why, but noise bothers me.  A LOT.  I wasn't always this way.  I used to march percussion in high school... but that was almost 20 years ago.  In that time since high school graduation I've gone to some concerts, but I wouldn't say it was a regular occurrence.  I didn't always use ear protection.  Maybe my hearing is damaged and it's catching up to me.  I really don't know.

On a regular day it hurts when Shaun coughs too close to me - especially if we're in the car together.  If he talks at what he calls his regular volume I always ask him to lower his voice.  When the kids come over and I have people on both sides of me talking it is literally painful.  If there is music or television on and someone tries to talk over it that is really painful, too.

Today, the kids came over and did some laundry.  We watched a movie while the washer and dryer were going.  Sometimes the kids had questions but Shaun paused the movie to answer them.  Unfortunately, by the time it was over I was in a good amount of pain.  It hasn't let up and I've been extremely sensitive to even quiet sounds for the rest of the day.  I have a pretty sucky headache and I probably won't be ok until after I wake up tomorrow.

That is especially bad timing because I have a quiz coming up and some lectures that I need to listen to, but I can't bring myself to do it tonight.  I think I'm about to take some Tylenol and head to bed.  Maybe I can get a fresh start in the morning.  Goodnight, friends.

I do one of these and I'm going to think about why I do it.

I do one of these and I'm going to think about why I do it.  I'm not going to say which one so maybe more people will read these to try to figure it out.  I will freely admit to it if you hit the nail on the head.

I'm having anxiety.

I'm having anxiety.

My online class started.  I'm still nervous about it.  It's moving really fast; we already have a quiz set for Thursday.  Yay for short summer semesters.  😕

I'm also having feelings about the pandemic.  Yeah, I'm a little stir crazy.  A bit worried about the future.  I keep looking at the online map that I've linked below.  Alabama is getting darker and darker, and the COVID case numbers are rising closer and closer to where me and my family live.  It's only a matter of time before it's REALLY bad here and I don't know what to do with that information.  Or with myself.  Keep staying in, I guess?

I'm just scared.  I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop, so to speak, since mid-March.  We learned it was coming and it's been bad for a lot of people, but here it hasn't been terrible that I know of - maybe because it's a smaller place?  I don't know.  But I feel like our calm before the storm is about to end.  Partially because of Memorial Day, partially because of NASCAR, but completely and 100% because people won't stay home.  In any case I'm worried, and that is such an unproductive emotion.  😕

I really hope you all are doing well and doing the best you can to not get / spread the virus.  We definitely are.  I guess I'm going to try to focus on school for the next few weeks and keep my mind busy.  I don't know what else to do.

https://www.alreporter.com/mapping-coronavirus-in-alabama

Why is he so cute!?

Why is he so cute!?

Class started today and I tried to do my homework in my bedroom and he screamed until I came back to the couch, and then did cat stuff while ignoring me and I'm like "Is this what you called me for?!"

Now he's trying to make it up to me with these ridiculously cute kitty snuggles but what he doesn't know is that I'm about to go to bed and he's gonna have some regrets. 😂😂😂

So... We're really having the races in Talladega during a pandemic?

So... We're really having the races in Talladega during a pandemic? I guess we can expect the COVID case numbers to spike around here in a couple of weeks. 😟

Edited: I don't know what day it is even though I know it's Monday. Didn't realize that happened over the weekend.

I worry about my parents and brother and Father-in-Law. Looks like Talladega didn't have high case numbers before, but I bet that'll change. That is really upsetting.

I was getting so anxious about there being no information...

I was getting so anxious about there being no information via email or Canvas available about my summer class (that starts on Monday) that I emailed my professor yesterday.  He replied that the class and some information would be up in Canvas today.  It still is not.  I don't know that he has control over Canvas yet and I'm not blaming him, but the anxiety I'm getting by having no information this close to the start of class is REAL.