TCATS #325 - You Know. . .When

As the effects of the pandemic continue and the members of the choir aren't able to resume normal rehearsals and performances, I thought I'd take a light-hearted approach to today's blog post. Taking some of these comments from the choir's Facebook group, today's post is based on the theme "You know I haven't gone to Choir for awhile when...."

...my gas tank is sill basically full.
...the only clothes needing to be washed are my sweats.
...my beard is coming in nicely.
...I haven't set an alarm for quite some time now.
...I can't remember the last time I wore makeup.
...I don't know what's going on with the construction in Lehi.
...I can't remember what day it is.
...I find myself watching a movie with my family on Thursday night.
...I'm awake and responsive on Sundays.
...my white shirts are feeling very unused and lonely.
...I don't feel any guilt for staying up late on Saturday nights.
...I set an alarm to remind me to WATCH the broadcast on TV.
...I don't need to remind my carpool whose turn it is to drive.
...I can dismiss the recurring thought that I need to spend time memorizing music.
...I keep deleting choir-related events from my calendar. 
...my kids are now used to me being home Sunday mornings.


As for when the choir will be able to start up again, it's really anyone's guess. I think everyone around the world is wondering when "normal" life will resume again. With Governor Herbert's social distancing edict in place until AT LEAST April 13th, the earliest we could hope for is Thursday, April 16th. But, obviously there's no way of knowing how successful (or not) our current social distancing is or has been, and whether or not we'll have more weeks of needing to follow it after the current two week edict is over. The master plan Governor Herbert put in place some time ago mentioned "8-12 weeks" as part of the urgent phase of the plan and that would take us past Memorial Day. It's pointless to speculate though, so the best we can all do at this point is to just live each day and do our best with the time we're given. One day in the future, things will get back to normal and we'll be even more grateful for the routines and opportunities in life that perhaps we once took for granted. 

Until next week, God be with you.