at the beginning of the month i had another bout with covid. this time felt very different than when i had it two years ago…rather than being almost delirious with a horrendous sore throat and feeling like i might die for well over a week, i was headachey, nauseous and had a bit of a sore throat for a day and a half. i thought maybe it was the twenty-nine hour flu. at first i was flat - the kind where you contemplate getting a glass of water for like half an hour before you actually make it to the sink. and then i felt MUCH better. this was super exciting because i couldn’t go out, i couldn’t take meetings, i couldn’t run errands but i was actually pretty functional. you can get out of ANYTHING when you have covid. my first husband was making market and pharmacy runs, my meetings were all pushed and i didn’t have to cook because no one wanted to eat any food i prepared, including me. i only had lucy (and hank) with me because she’d had covid recently and we thought she’d still be full of antibodies. so i was in this funny little time cocoon where i was stuck in my house but i could do whatever i wanted. and to top it off, people were dropping off lovely get well treats! it was kind of awesome.

(from my amazing neighbor and teacher!)

the first thing i did, of course, was vacuum. that always lifts my spirits when i’ve been compromised physically or mentally. and then i had some fun with door dash. i ordered philly cheesesteaks from deli zone for lunch everyday - i MAY have a bit of an addiction now. this is an old school sandwich shop tucked away in a strip mall that theo and his friends go to all the time. i ordered birdcall (chicken) and hapa sushi (SEE i really wasn’t feeling bad if i could enjoy sushi… to be fair i only order childlike things: avocado rolls, californias, edamame,,, because i have the palate of a five year old but it’s still not chicken noodle soup.) and then i started writing my HOLIDAY CARDS! i know it seems crazy, it’s not even halloween yet but this is always a daunting task when i am in the thick of all the other christmas and hanukkah stuff. so hank and i snuggled up, turned on the beckhams (it was hilarious to be reminded of all of their matching outfits - the PURPLE wedding ones were epic! they are quite compelling and of course he was and continues to be just STUNNING!) and started writing. i know i will appreciate this come december. so there CAN be an upside to covid if you get the short lived one and just get a little break from the world. x0x

(deli zone philly… so cheesy and delicious!)

(this fried chicken salad from birdcall is so YUMMY!)

(my kids order complicated stuff like this…)

(but i keep it very simple like this…)

(here is lucy and i enjoying our sushi at opposite ends of the table to be safe, except we are both queens and we didn’t have the red coats around)

(they are tremendous! even baby brooklyn has a purple suit!)

(black leather catsuits!)

(white linen with glitterati)

(dark denim and bangs)

(still at it in chambray!)

to read about my first round of covid click here