Not very productive here. I did a little work work. Then have spent some time sitting on Mom's porch watching the backed up traffic. They are doing a bridge repair a mile ahead so it is mucking up traffic quite a bit. Step dad put a sign up to let them know it was only another mile. It has been appreciated by many.

I feel like I can visit with my germy self as long as we are sitting outside. I hope that isn't false security. Keeping my distance and not touching anyone.

I think that's right, Laura. Just the not touching goes a long way! Feel better.

I did laundry and dishes and put together my hammock! Now I think I have to do some yardwork in front. But ugh. I would like to sit in the hammock!

You haven't tested the hammock to make sure it's okay?

Tuna salad made and partially consumed. Yum. I still have approximately 5 cups of chopped celery. Not sure what to do about that.

I think that's right, Laura. Just the not touching goes a long way! Feel better.

And everyone wash their hands. Honestly, biggest thing you can do other than not cough on people is have everyone wash their hands.

I possibly have a potential partial solution to a thing that has been wreaking havoc in my life and brain for a while. For something that is really less than a sure thing and won't fix everything, I am feeling an enormous amount less stress for the moment.

I even put away about three loads of clean laundry I couldn't face. And cleaned the kitchen partially. Why do I always forget that extreme stress can be physically and emotionally debilitating?

I still have approximately 5 cups of chopped celery. Not sure what to do about that.

Burn it with fire. It's the only way to be sure. (Okay, I don't like celery. There are probably things you can do with some. Do you have things that need to be made into stock? Are there celery-based salads? I think my Internet will shut down in fear that I've been taken over by a pod person if I Google that.)

Freeze some celery for later soup-making? Make cream of celery soup now?

You haven't tested the hammock to make sure it's okay?

I did test it! And it is just fine.

I support Jesse and the hammock. Because I am jealous of the hammock. Er, wait. No, that makes it sound like I am jealous the hammock gets to hold Jesse. Which, she's fab, but no. I am jealous of Jesse getting to slounge in a hammock!

I am going to go see "Step Up" with my coworker in a bit. Gotta motivate off the couch though.

Hee! I'm neither dealing with the yard nor lying in the hammock. That is not right! If I'm going to be dozing, I should certainly be doing it outside.

I did test it! And it is just fine.

Well, then, hurry up and get that yardwork done so you can lounge in your hammock, missy!

ETA: or skip to the dozing outside. That does sound like a good idea.

I think I am going to go ahead and make jars of salad and include a layer of chopped celery as well as a layer of egg-or-tuna salad in each. Because I like celery quite a bit, so I don't think that will be too much.

I guess it will be out of season at some point and I will probably wish I had cream of celery soup when it does but that is too far over to the ant side of the ant-grasshopper spectrum for me today. Making lunches for this week, okay; making soup for wintertime, too much thinking ahead. Also my freezer is pretty full.

Celery adds a nice bit of crunch to salads, if you don't want to do anything cooking intensive with it. Or maybe save it and mix with some chopped onions at a later date to season roasted meat?