Martini Musings

  Damn! Damn! Damn!   Please forgive the un-lady-like title, but honestly, I don’t know what else to say. I could have said, “How did this happen?” or “Where did we get it?” or “WTH?” or any number of things but the fact remains that Covid came into our house, like the demon it is. Dad started last Monday with a cold, which got worse, so he went to the doctor…positive for Covid on Thursday. Mom tested positive on Friday, and of course, I tested positive on Saturday (for the second time this year!). Instantly, the house became an infirmary. We isolated Dad in my room and I stayed with Mom in the family room or in their bedroom. As luck would have it, Joey tested positive too so he was isolating at his home. Trust me when I say, it was not pretty! We were a harmonious trio of coughers! We were sneezing and coughing at the same time (snoughing). We were achy and couldn’t sit still. We just wanted to sleep and for some of us, it came and for others, it did not. This time...

  Here We Go Again! I know I have said this before but I have a Love/Hate relationship with Facebook. I’ve often wondered about the whole Facebook thing. When I first joined, Katie (my own daughter) would not “friend” me and I was offended. Ummmm…I think I was in my mid-50s, so I think my reaction was a bit immature. Once I became “cool” with her friends, she finally “friended” me and I felt like I had won a medal. Fast forward to the various political elections in the past 10-15 years and I found myself commenting, regretting, commenting, regretting, and making a commitment to not comment on any political posts. Then I got weak and got back to making comments again. Got mad, regretted, promised to stay positive, yadda yadda yadda. Then, more politics and Covid and posts and regrets and loss and all the rest! Finally, I think I have learned to manage those posts, mainly by just scrolling on by! Most of the time, these things just leave my mind. Recently, however, I’ve found mys...

  Are you happy? Are you happy? I mean are you really happy? Did you know that over 300 million adults in the world live in total loneliness? If you watched the Sunday Morning show, with Jane Pauley this past weekend, you saw this information. The thing that I came away from after watching the show was everyone needs one friend that you can call if you are in trouble, you are sick or sad, if you want to share some wonderful news, if you need help or if you just need a friend…the 3am friend! Someone you can call 24/7 and feel safe. Some of you may say your spouse or significant other, but a lot of people don’t have anyone and some people have a long list, according to the study on happiness. Having friends, especially that one 3am friend, is the key to real happiness. I think I have a pretty good list of those people. I have to think that some on my friends feel the same way. If you don’t, feel free to add me. I also learned that there are two categories of happiness…Happi...

  What’s Your Word? With the start of the new year, I have seen the typical posts about resolutions and most recently, the people posting about their “word of the year!” That is new to me! Maybe I’m a little behind the times, but having a “word of the year” seems a lot easier than a list of resolutions that don’t go very far. Why haven’t I heard about this? I have seen a variety of words…Love, Peace, Believe, Enough, Kindness, etc… and I decided I need to come up with my “word of the year!” This seemed like an easy task. However, as you might guess, narrowing down my answers to just one word, is not easy. I have decided that I will have three “words of the year” to live by! Feel free to borrow, or let me know what your one, two, or three words might be. Word #1…Energy ! I am going to try and work on my energy level. I feel like I either run on empty or I’m like the Energizer bunny. Somehow, I’d like to find a happy medium. Since I am no longer in a job that demands my e...