today is the last day of seventy weeks of "living" at home. very little and so much has happened in that time. there are friends (and colleagues) i haven't seen or spoken to in person. i have logged countless hours in zoom meetings. i haven't been in the office for (what will soon be) a year. i have been given an award (i am still waiting for the statue to arrive -- certain things aren't easily accomplished during a pandemic, engraving being one of them -- but that's okay). i haven't trained with anyone in person. in fact, i haven't trained outside my home. my dumbbell collection has grown -- slowly, since i have been competing with many others for them. places that used to be like second homes to me have vanished. i haven't been to a theatre, any kind of theatre. i haven't seen a live performance. i haven't eaten out -- where someone other than me has prepared and served the meal. i haven't been to a gallery or museum. i haven't been to a craft show or sale. i haven't been to a fair. i haven't been clothes shopping in a bricks and mortar sense -- i haven't touched or tried on clothes before purchasing them. i have sorted through all my worldly possessions and parted company with well over half of them -- i think my home breathes more easily now. i have moved the furniture in my tiny apartment many times. i have broken furniture (and lamps and faucets) -- not intentionally of course. i have watched fictional tv series from around the world (korea, france, norway, sweden, finland, iceland, turkey, brazil, italy, scotland, wales, to name a few). i have started studying a few things -- acting, fashion illustration. i have tried to keep the creative sparks from extinguishing. something a bit different for the blog today. i have often described living in my little jewel box apartment as living in a walk-in closet -- i don't think that any part of it escapes my love of clothing, footwear and accessories. so, today, on the last day of seventy weeks of being on very close terms with it, i offer a peek at my walk-in closet.
