From Fauci to Biden to every know-it-all in the country, predictions are free this year and in glorious abundance. Doomsday scenarios are crowding the internet. And maybe the gloomies are right, but I prefer not to become overly frightened by these – still it makes one worry a tad.
And there remain some who predict (no, they insist) that the
virus is overblown, a hoax, a socialist plan to overcome America, China’s plot
to overtake the world, or the latest I heard was that the virus is an alien
attempt to kill off all the people so they can inherit the earth. Weird but
entertaining.
Those who claim the virus is a hoax are almost as annoying as the doomsters – but I’ve noticed they proclaim the hoax theory only until they get the virus.
So now, we don’t want to go into 2021 with the same
prophecies beating us into submission. At the risk of sounding like a
Pollyanna, I’ve decided to go into the 2021 with more positivity. Here are 10 simple
things I want to keep in mind, in no special order. Maybe some of these will
work for you:
1. 1. I’m still in business…much smaller – but still
hanging on selling books
2. 2. My raised garden bed has been a delight – lots of
leafy greens – almost free
3. 3. I only carry a balance on one credit card.
4. 4. I live in Arizona – winters here fare far better
than most of the rest of the country (although I do miss snow, cross-country
skiing, and snowshoeing)
5. 5. I’m healthy. My husband is healthy. My sons and
grandsons remain healthy
6. 6. Thankfully I don’t have a house payment…and my new cactus
garden is divine (my opinion)
7. 7. I can take even more time to hike, row (when possible), and
explore nature
8. 8. My dog loves me
9. 9. New pods of Blue Whales and Orcas discovered
this past year
10 10. I’m
proud to help support the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition, the NRDC, the Friends
of Animals, and the Friday Harbor Whale Museum. Wish I could do more.
SUMMARY
2020 Disappointments? The failure of Saving Our Oceans. I gained 5 Covid pounds! My doctor who I adored retired. My dentist who I trusted implicitly retired. Could not get into Canada last summer. Not enough rain in Arizona! I now have no mules, horses, or cows or chickens anymore. Just my dog. The lake is limited, so now we can rarely row.
2020 Pleasant
surprises? The continued success of A
Beginner’s Guide To Owning a Mule. I
found a shoemaker whose shoes actually fit well (Danner). And last but
certainly not least: I found the best solution for protecting the backseat of
my truck from my dog’s debris: I ordered a back seat, fitted blanket from
Meadowlark! It looks great and fits like it was tailor-made. Well worth the
price…and my dog does not at all object to it! It gets 4-stars.
WE AT MOONLIGHT MESA ARE WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE PROSPEROUS 2021.
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