26. Timing Can Be Everything.

Quarantine Time For Me.

Unfortunately, it seems my timing is OFF right now. I’m Quarantined. Yes I am. I got a message from a neighbor/friend that she had tested positive for COVID19 yesterday. I feel so badly for her and I pray that she has a swift and easy recovery. However, her world certainly got turned upside down and so did anyone else’s that came in contact with her.

My holiday plans with my Daughter and Son-in-law are now cancelled, as are my next ten days of work in my role as the finance manager for a local company. Luckily, as long as I am well, (let’s all pray and keep our fingers crossed I stay that way) I can work remotely. I’m relieved by that, for myself, but mostly of course, for the company. It’s a busy place!

So I am, as they say, hunkering down. I’m going to hold up in my condo, like a hermit. Someone is dropping off equipment to me today, that I will grab outside in my double masks and gloves, hat and glasses…but after that, I am going to attempt to not step out my door…other than my back deck for fresh air…for the next 10 days. I can do this!

This could make for some creative online dating experiences…don’t you think? Perhaps I should take advantage of this. And I think I am already off to an interesting start…

Possibly a New BUMBLE Quarantine Routine.

I’ve come to understand, that I really need to be more observant when I am viewing profiles on BUMBLE. Remember the whole OHIO thing? Well, yup, I did it again. WTH is with me?

I KNOW there are generally two locations listed. One: Where they reside. Two: Their present location. I seem to “catch sight” of a location local to mine, and if they look interesting and I feel some type of attraction, I “swipe away”.

This time, I read Boston and Music Professor, saw nice pics and felt a clever sense of humor in his profile and I “right swiped”. Then so did he. And then I saw…New Jersey. Nooooo. Not again!!! I sent him off a new message inquiring on it and admitting that I hadn’t noticed New Jersey when I first swiped right.

He explained he had been visiting in Boston and was telling me how much he loves it here. He also mentioned receiving numerous “swipes” in his direction while he was in Boston, when he hadn’t even been considering a long distance relationship. He went on to tell me that he was scrolling through the profiles and when he saw mine, he thought I seemed “pretty neat and attractive”. I thought that was funny, but sweet. Neat? I’m not sure anyone has ever described me as such, before.

He was also saying that with the current COVID situation, the thought of dating at 6′ apart makes a long distance relationship seem more attractive as an option. So I guess we will be testing technology and see if this has any potential.

Dessert for One.

The other thing I had in the works, when my “Quarantine” struck, was a very small Christmas get together that would have included M1. Remember him from an early post? The younger “shy guy”. He’s so sweet. Both of us had day plans, but were going to be at the same mini-get-together at day’s end for “dessert”. Okay, yes, so the quotes were me being hopeful for a VERY special dessert possibility. I know…I’m bad. But honest! lol!

Are There Signs Right In Front Of Us?

You hear this all the time. People referencing someone not noticing something right in front of them. I am a “believe in fate” girl…however, I do believe we, and our actions, and inevitably our thoughts have an impact on that. You know, like, the whole “negative” brings “negative” or reading the wrong message “between the lines” or being afraid to be open. Speaking of open…how about our “eyes” being open to messages “sent” to us. Do you believe in that? I’m not ruling it out, but I’m not 100% sold.

Though the other day, on a long ride I was running over things in my mind and I actually uttered the words “I could use a sign” out loud. And in the next moment, when I was driving under an overpass, and you know how there is often a sign on the overpass with the name of the street that it’s running over? Well, the name displayed on that overpass…was the last name of my ex-fiance’, who coincidentally had just a couple of days prior, sent me a simple “Merry Christmas” text and picture. We hadn’t had contact in months. Hmmm…what do you think about that? I’m not sure yet. Is it a case of me reading too much into something? Or…Am I missing something right in front of me?