Trying Not to Panic about Coronavirus

I really like NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio--on Tuesday,
on the radio, he said, "I am very, very concerned, 
like every other mayor in America, 
but I do want to put in perspectives - 
you know, as of now, 36 cases against the backdrop of
 a city of 8.6 million people." Sadly, though, the
numbers are climbing.
Still, the Mayor's perspective is reassuring.

But a pandemic is scary. Weekend Catholic Masses are canceled in our Archdiocese [Newark]. All Montclair public schools are closed for two weeks, possibly four.

I am not cut out to homeschool, but I will do my best. Punchy went to Mimi's and Poppy's for the weekend, so that's nice. They live 2.5 hours away, in South Jersey, and their schools are not officially closed yet, I don't think.

Figgy has been saying things partly in jest like, You should hose her down when she gets home about Punch and, about P and her friends, They are incubators, super carriers  She loves P so, but is stressed about the virus spread. When P used her Chapstick today, she freaked. Then, after Fig left for work, P went up and tried on her lipsticks. I hollered at her to come down and stop, and then she denied it. I told Fig to clean the lipsticks with rubbing alcohol. [Sephora, the makeup chain, reported it was no longer letting customers sample products in their stores, due to virus.]

Dan just got back from ShopRite. Before I parked the car in the driveway, I cleaned the outdoor and indoor car door handles, the steering wheel, the gear shift. This is getting overwhelming. Where does it end?

My yoga studio announced today they will do classes via zoom video....boo to that. I'm disappointed. Places like Joyist and Yarnia, a yarn shop, are offering curbside pickup to promote "social distancing."

Dan just put on the old movie "A League of Their Own." That's like baby food, comfort food. Want to sign off here. Good night to you.

TCOY

1. Jeff's 8 am yoga class. Grateful. Announcement about video classes came after that.
2. Raked.
3. Nap.
4. Sautéed mushrooms.
5. Roasted red pepper.
6. Walked Sug around block.
7. Planted a few daffodil bulbs with Figgy. I had her dig the hole with the shovel.

$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET

• Joyist [forgot to add the other day], homemade disinfectant spray in blue glass spray bottle, which I love, $20.
• Uber to school for sixth grade party plus tip, $9.50.
• Gasoline, $8.
• Kings, paper products, English muffins, Newman's Own lemonade, dark-chocolate covered matzo [for Punch and pals], $16.
• Nordstrom [forgot to add the other day], candle and plate, both on deep sale and pretty, $23.01.

total spend: $76.51.

ongoing monthly spend as of March 13: $1,062.39.

avg. daily spend: $81.72.