Made small care packages (mostly fancy cinnamon/cumin from Burlap and Barrel for 11 sets of local friends and delivered them (two shifts of driving). Mailed care packages for 3 other sets of friends living further away.
Did my bit to enforce the expectation with my parents that no, eating together is not going to be safe this Xmas eve, but I still love you very much, and here are my presents for you both two weeks early. They've yet to engage with my email to them and other immediate family re: suggestions for remote hangouts over the holidays, but it settled me to be proactive.
taking care of my communities so we all have more spoons to cope
Date: 2020-12-13 11:26 pm (UTC)Did my bit to enforce the expectation with my parents that no, eating together is not going to be safe this Xmas eve, but I still love you very much, and here are my presents for you both two weeks early. They've yet to engage with my email to them and other immediate family re: suggestions for remote hangouts over the holidays, but it settled me to be proactive.