Sitting here in front of the computer, upset about not having written something already. It's 8:17 AM. If I really dissected my morning up to now, maybe I could find ways I have been productive. - Fed the cats. Opened a new box of cat food. - Took my medicine. - Totally nailed personal hygiene. - Cuddled Sai Bobs, our cat. - Cut out "How to Change a Tire" and "How to Jump-Start a Car" from the Little Know-How book. I'll put these in my car. Eventually. - Tidied up the living room pillows and throws. - Watched kittens on Instagram. Might get one. - Emptied personal email inbox. - Successfully fought urge to do medical work. - Redeemed survey points for an electronic Gap gift card. - Updated Tip of the Day from 4/12/2020. - Completed all the eye puzzle pieces in my 1000 piece Cats of the World puzzle. - Realized while blogging that I am seriously a cat person. - Texted with my sister. Okay, okay, that's a pretty good start. . . . The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought out a whole other level of productivity pressure in me. For good reason. I'm a physician. I'm supposed to help during a pandemic. So far, I have: - Created a Covid-19 telephone triage sheet. - Created a Covid-19 patient information sheet / work excuse. - Created a Covid-19 home exercise document. - Created a Covid-19 webpage on my site. - Updated website daily with new Covid-19 Tip of the Day. - Encouraged family in mask making, many masks have been fabricated. Ha. Fabric. Ated. - Read information daily (sometimes hourly) about Covid-19 transmission, effective PPE, etc. - Continued to care for patients from home via telephone encounters when I was sick. - Back to work in person as of 1 week ago. . . . What if productive meant something else? Like - What if I documented the moments I spent with people making memories, instead of the tasks I completed? - I trimmed the new jasmine and removed the wires, replacing with selvage cloth from Judith's quilting. - I wrapped gifts for my brother-in-law in sloth paper. - I walked and talked for miles through our neighborhood with my sister. - I wrote silly sentences and corrected one of them with my niece for her homework. - I colored cat anatomy with my nieces who both sometimes want to be veterinarians. I lay in the lagoon hammock with my wife. - I swept and vacuumed and did the litter. Oops. Snuck that last one in for a good girl. You're welcome, Honey. <3 Dr. Southwick
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