Firsts and Lasts

I am lying in my bed wearing ice cold cotton socks With wool socks on top. And then my wool sleeping socks on top of that. And a wool blanket plus my green blanket I’ve had since childhood. Memorial day weekend in western Massachusetts! It’s been rainy all weekend. My daughter came home from school Friday with a cold. The first cold in our family in 15 months. So of course it felt a little alarming. Because she had a fever along with the cough we had to get a Covid test and take her to the doctor. The doctor knew right away it was just a cold but we need the Covid test for school reentry once the fever goes away and she’s all better. Thankfully the fever was gone yesterday morning. This was an invitation to slow down and stay home. We did have an action packed weekend. Lots of plans to cancel. Now I feel like I am getting sick. My throat feels a little sore and swollen, that beginning of being sick feeling. Another invitation to slow down. That’s why I’m wearing the ice cold socks and all the wool. It’s the wet sock Treatment. I first learned about this from my dear friend Danay who shared this with me. Now I always do it at the first sign of being sick. Being home this Weekend led to so many treasured moments. For now I will hold them in my heart as I get ready to settle in to sleep. But first I will treat myself to the this is us season finale! This blogging thing is a grand experiment. Just trusting that this is exactly right and enough for now. Good things, darling.