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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

FAREWELL TO MARCH


Women’s History Month as well as March ends today.  Every day this month I posted a different picture of women doing different jobs.  There were a few of women in the military and woman doing jobs that at one time were only done by men; plumber, pilot, ship captain, truck driver, lineman and electrician.  I also celebrated woman who at the moment are out there doing essential jobs during this pandemic.   Those jobs included clerks/cashiers, nurses, farmers and chefs.  It’s not just a man’s world these days but a women’s as well.  Many can do the same job as a man.   As March comes to an end we look forward to April and what the next month will bring.  We wonder if things will get back to normal? Will social distancing now be a part of our life?  Will we become more home oriented and not social butterflies?  No one can predict the outcome; only time will tell.  Perhaps this is a wake up call for us to get back to a simpler time when we spent more time at home with our families.  With the ‘stay-at-home’ order I could not celebrate Women’s History Month as in prior years.  Knowing what priorities are most important during this time of uncertainty I understand.  We all need to keep in mind what is utmost important at this time and abide by it. 
Until next time....remember to stay safe and stay home to ensure the safety of yourself and others. 

Friday, March 20, 2020

IT IS A MAD WORLD AT THE MOMENT


It’s crazy right now.  People hoarding toilet paper, paper towels, napkins and hand sanitizer.  It’s a scary world we live in at the moment.  The stress this pandemic is putting on everyone is causing more health problems to people than in my opinion the virus.  We all need to do our part to be vigilant but we don’t need to go all out insane.  All of a sudden people are now washing their hands?  What no one did before now?  People in my age bracket did not grow up with hand pump soap.  Yet, they are buying it up like crazy.  I grew up with bar soap.  It was used for everything.  After I mentioned this to some soap hoarders they began putting packages of bar soap in their shopping cart.  Yesterday I saw a funny post about the year 2053 and guy opening last pack of toilet paper his parents hoarded in 2020.  It gave me the idea for the following flash fiction story.  I sent this to a friend who had her husband read it. They both needed a laugh.They suggested I post it for others. Hence the reason to blog today.  My own husband cracked up when I read this to him. I only hope you enjoy and get a chuckle during this time of craziness.  
Please take care and be safe. Do a daily check on family, friends and neighbors with phone call, text or personal message. I’m posting a daily check on social media. 
Until next time....please don’t hoard; others need the same items you do. 


                 THE BIRTHDAY   
               © Scottie-ann Murphy

Angel opened her eyes.  She had a wonderful nights sleep for a change.  The stress of her job had been taking its toll on her.  She slowly sat up; stretched her arms over her head; took a deep breath then pushed her feet into her fluffy pink slippers.  As she walked to the bathroom, the scent of coffee and bacon made her smile.  Scott was already up and about.  He was making breakfast.  It was Angel’s thirty-second birthday.  Scott turned thirty-two just three days before.  She looked around the bathroom and sighed. Opening the closet door she grabbed what she needed.  Putting it on the vanity counter carefully she opened the twelve pack of Angel Soft toilet paper.  It was the last twelve pack from the supply her parents purchased in March of the year 2020.  Angel, her parents named her in December of that year.  What a shock to her forty-two year old mother when she became pregnant with Angel. She always laughed that her parents hoarded toilet paper and they forget to buy condoms. Like her parents, Scott’s parents also hoarded toilet paper and forgot the condoms.  Hence the names they gave their children, Angel and Scott.  It could have been worse Angel once told her husband we could have been named Cottonelle or Charmin.