Good morning, thank you for joining me. Won’t you come in from the cold and join me for a cup of steamy hot coffee with some whipped cream on top?
If we were having coffee, I would tell you it has been especially cold here in Utah, the temperatures in the last week have been so unusual for the end of February. When I say, “Good morning,” to my Echo Dot each morning, Alexa would tell me the current temperature to be 14 or 15-degrees Fahrenheit (about -10-degree-Celsius). I tell you, that’s cold for the end of February.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you it’s been a strange week. First of all, it was a 4-day work week because of President’s Day which meant I don’t get overtime this week (which is a good thing).
Secondly, this week is health wellness week at work. Thus, meetings, events, free lunches, and disruption to my work.
Last but not least, my aunts and uncle didn’t get President’s Day off and as much as they complained about their fear of being laid-off due to lack of work, they worked all through last weekend and this week. Since they work nights, the afternoons and nights almost felt like the times before they immigrated to the U.S and disrupted my life with their chaos. It was strange but nice not having them around.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you my mom is freaking out about the Coronavirus. Because of the virus, her germophobia had gone from annoying to irritating for me. She had stopped touching doorknobs at work, made me open the door instead, tried to push the crosswalk button with her foot, and threatened to have me quarantined after I got a package at work from Hong Kong.
Receiving packages from other countries happen to be part of my job description. I work in the accounting department of a dispatching software company and part of my job is to receive paper recertification exams in the mail, scan them into the computer so I can bill people for the exams later. Those exams come from world-wide and this week, I received 177 exams from Hong Kong.
When my mom heard about it, she told me I must put those exams through a 4-day quarantine in case those exams contain the virus. However, from all I read from Google, packages are safe from the virus. So I put on gloves and got to work on those exams the next day.
“I can’t wait around for 4 days.” I told my mom later. For all I know, those dispatchers’ certifications would be expired by then, then who will dispatch ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars?
Since then, my mom had been freaking out. She even went as far as wanting me to toss my clothes into the garbage and/or burn them. “I’m not doing such thing to my clothes.” I told her. Besides, from all the videos I’ve watched about the virus, it doesn’t look like it can be spread by simply touching a package.
If we were having coffee, I would thank you for joining me for another #weekendcoffeeshare. For now, I guess I just have to wait 14 days to see if I show signs of having the virus but I’m quite confident I don’t.
This is Another Story 
Hi YingLan,
I know this nonsense with your family makes you crazy, but some of what you shared is just plain funny. The shot of someone using their foot to press the street crossing button is classic. I don’t want to make fun of anyone’s fears, but some of this could have come from a sitcom writer’s desk.
Blessings and thanks for the share..
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My mom and family sure has ways to drive me to the brink of insanity and make me laugh at the same time.
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Hi Yinglan, It has been a strange week and I think there are loads of germophobes out there entering a hysterical phase and sadly, washing their hands over and over. Very hot here in Australia, so I envy you the cold.
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How I wish it’s a little warmer here so I can finally go hike instead of being stuck at home during the weekend. I’m from the south so I’m not used to the cold at all even after over a decade in such a cold climate.
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I will happily swap!
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I can understand how frustrating all that must be, but it is funny when you tell it Yinglan. You are a great storyteller, and you got some good stories to tell. Thanks for the coffee!
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I know, right? I told some of these stories to my colleagues and they all say I have a strange and dysfunctional family.
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You should write a book.
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I too think you will be fine, but just think of all the exercise you could get kickboxing with the crossing light button!
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Just wondering how you’re doing. Haven’t seen a new blog post from you in such a long time and I miss them. Hope you are well and staying safe. ❤️
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Thanks, M, for writing. You remind me that I should probably get back to my blog. 😄 Life has been so busy lately and it feels like it’s getting busier all the time. I have planned to write for a while now but always get sidetracked by the silliest of things (movies, TV, gardening, etc.) I hope you’re well too and staying safe and sane in the midst of this craziness. 🤗🙂
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I’m so glad to hear you’re ok. ❤️ It’s easy to get sidetracked, we all end up that way once and awhile. I just hope you know how much you’re loved. And you’re very much missed by the WP community when you’re not around. I see you have a new post, so I’m gonna go read it. I’m so glad you’re back! 😉
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Thank you. I hope to get back to writing as soon as I get through this busy period for my work.
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