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Winter is Coming
The Parent Edition
My husband saw this and messaged me immediately because I’ve been dreading winter since May. It’s ridiculous, I know, to worry that far in advance, but hear me out.
The COVID second wave is likely, which means heightened anxiety, and also, more COVID. The allure of quarantine life will likely have waned. Everyone you know will have sniveling noses and barking coughs, and no one will distinguish between a winter cold, seasonal allergies, a reaction to the terrible air quality from the fires, or worse.
And, we will all be indoors, with nowhere to go, breathing recycled air, snow falling, dropping temperatures, no end in sight. I’m picturing a Shining situation — basically, a lot of us losing our sh*t. Oh, plus an election cycle, so some of us won’t be able to hold it together for that reason alone.
So, let’s get proactive, shall we? The time is now. Put a reminder on your calendar: You have two weeks to complete the list. Don’t delay, or you’ll get caught in the holiday shuffle, and next time you look up, it will be 2021.
Read this in its entirety, bookmark it, and tackle each step, one-by-one this week and next…
