A Forced Week of Rest

For a week now, I have been "a shut-in" with an upper respiratory infection. After three days of feeling miserable, I went to see a doctor who prescribed a broad spectrum antibiotic and today I feel it is working.

What to do when you feel too bad to work, to even wash dishes or cook?
I slept and binge watched TV. More great series made in New Zealand, Australia, Nova Scotia, and I fell in love with all of them. The language and gentle people in these series are just what I need to help me relax and de-stress.

I don't like most of the American TV now. A few regular shows I record, like The Resident, New Amsterdam, Grey's Anatomy, Blue Bloods and Masterpiece Theater, but I dislike crime shows and sci-fi programs. I don't care for today's comedies and really can't stand reality shows. 

I have completely quit all the News channels except PBS and I don't watch that every day. This is all part of my new life style. I want to do more things I enjoy, things that bring me joy. I began reading Little Women for the umptenth time and started researching Louisa May Alcott. That book and the movie made in the late forties had a big influence on my life. June Allyson played Jo March and I fell in love with both of them.

I wrote a poem this past week, and felt like making some changes in my house -- moving pictures from one room to another, putting away some things that have been taking space for a long time, making notes for future writing projects, and worked on scheduling NCWN-West readings for the year. All this between long naps and watching TV. 

Monday I will rejoin the outside world.