Scattered Thoughts . . .

Sheila's COVID test earlier in the week is negative so we are no longer quarantining.  This also means that I don't need to bother getting tested.  She is the only one of us who had some new COVID-type symptoms which is why she is the only one of us who was tested.  She seems to be faring better today than she was earlier in the week.  We're both assuming she is suffering from seasonal allergies again since the COVID test was negative. So, that is a spot of good news in what has been a rather lousy month.  This heat and humidity must break soon...  my health needs a break.

Sheila was tested for COVID-19 again this morning so I suppose that means we are both in quarantine until we get word on her test results.   She is feeling kind of lousy...  mostly symptoms in her sinuses and nose...  although she has watery, itchy eyes and fatigue as well.  It is possible she has a cold or allergies but we thought getting tested was the wisest idea because she was exposed to the public at the hospital a few days ago for one of her regular cancer checkups.  Other than that, we really have not been exposed to anyone in the past few days.  We've only been at home as we should be during a worldwide pandemic.   Anyway, now we wait for test results.  I suppose I will need a test as well if she tests positive.  My bet is that she is suffering from some far worsened allergies.  It is better to be safe and responsible so we'll sit tight while we wait for her test results... 

I am planning to get (well, really, hoping to get ) a few videos of me at the piano recorded, edited and published so I can share them here.  Right now we have too much noise from outdoors entering our living room for me to do any music recording in the house so I'll have to wait until the weather is cool enough to block out all noise (which means winter).  Closing all the windows and doors will mostly resolve this issue.  In the meantime, I'm playing around with settings and editing techniques in preparation of that project.  I haven't shared a video in quite some time and, unfortunately, a bit has changed since that time.  I'm quickly realizing that there are significant changes with my blog's formatting, with video editing, and with my video hosting website.  This means I have a bunch of new stuff to learn. I need to point out that it is incredibly and too often needlessly exhausting for an unhealthy person to keep up with these types of constant changes.  The H