{"id":27598,"date":"2020-04-02T23:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T03:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/?p=27598"},"modified":"2020-04-06T08:29:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:29:18","slug":"social-distancing-day-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2020\/04\/02\/social-distancing-day-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Distancing Day 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Social Distancing Day 18 was a beautiful sunny day. We need to go to the grocery store and pharmacy this weekend so we asked our daughter to make us some masks. I never thought we\u2019d end up wearing masks to go out in public, yet here we are. I wonder how many of these new changes and habits we\u2019ll keep or throw out once this is over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Face<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now we have some nifty Finding Nemo<\/em> patterned face masks. We\u2019re just going to keep on swimming through this pandemic. Because that\u2019s how we roll, or swim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s looking more and more like masks will soon be recommended for everyone. Wegmans announced they will allow all their employees to wear masks while working. My oldest daughter works for a large chain pharmacy and they are actively discouraging staff from wearing masks. Wegmans<\/a> is paying their employees an extra $2.00 per hour during this crisis and working hard to minimize risks of transmission to their employees and the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather was beautiful today so we went for a walk. Okay, so my husband had to \u201cencourage\u201d me to go for a walk because I wasn\u2019t feeling it. I\u2019m glad I did. It was so sunny and some of our spring flowers are ready to bloom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Purple<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While the news is still bad, the stories of support, love, and caring show what a wonderful world we live in. we may be a divided nation in so many ways, but in times of crisis we show how much we truly care. I love seeing videos of people cheering health workers during shift changes. I can\u2019t imagine how exhausting and emotionally draining their days must be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I\u2019m grateful for chocolate. I know this is at least the second time I\u2019ve been grateful for chocolate but who doesn\u2019t need a little chocolate to help them get through a pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take care of each other. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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