The Coronacation Diaries, Episode 49

Foolish Things

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Sometimes, we do foolish things. Even when we are a very intelligent, middle-aged woman. Sometimes, we are very, very foolish. Like, for instance, we might sit outside in the sunshine for WAY too long because it's the last day of perfect weather before a cold front rolls in. We might remember to put sunscreen on our face several times, which is a very good thing. But we might overlook the fact that our glow-in-the-dark pale legs are also exposed, because we are in shorts for only the 2nd time this year.

We might, as we sit outside in the sun, build not one but two complete presentations: one for a webinar this upcoming week, and one for our pending Powerpoint party. Between taking 27 screenshots and photo editing and scripting the slides, we may have glanced down at one point and noticed that our shins were a bit pink. But we were in the zone. If we just shifted a bit, then the sun could beat down on a different part of pasty white skin and all would be good.

We possibly remembered but definitely ignored the fact that sunburn always shows up in full strength six hours after exposure. But it is going to be significantly colder tomorrow; it might even frost. A little too much sun today will just help us stay sane the rest of the week.

Sometimes, we do foolish things. We might even regret them, let's say...about six hours later. But those glorious hours in the sun made this searing pain and the ridiculous crooked red stripes down the front of our shins worth it. Besides, We'll be in sweatpants the rest of the week. By the time it's warm again, no one will even know how foolish we were.