In retrospect, there are three things I wish I had done before quarantine started, and now It's too late.
- Get my hair cut. The hairdresser was open for awhile after schools closed here in Lombardy, but since Thursday everything non-essential is closed in all of Italy. As my hair grows out, I don't know how many weeks or months I'll have to wait until they reopen. I did stock up on hair dye because I buy from a special all-natural shop. If you buy normal brands that are sold in your favorite grocery store, then you shouldn't worry as you can pick it up anytime you go shopping in the months ahead.
- Get gardening/hobby supplies. I wanted to get new plants/seeds, pots, and soil weeks ago, when shops were still open, but I kept it low priority, and now all non-essentials are closed. Some items can be found at the grocery store, but not the selection I would like. It especially burns me to not have gardening supplies because it's nearly Spring, this week is warm and sunny; I will spend every day in my garden to start my tan, work my rigid body, and get out of my house. If I only had more pots and soil, I could put in everything I wanted early and be reaping fruits and vegetables earlier than ever. No comment as to whether we'll still be in quarantine when I start to harvest, no one can know that.
- Borrow that tool. We decided weeks ago that since I had the time now, I would hack up our short green jungle in the backyard to put in a real lawn. One of the tools I would need, we would ask to borrow from our friend who lives two towns over. Since a week ago, however, we're only allowed out for necessities and emergencies, and picking up that tool would not be legally justifiable, so we won't get it until the country has deescalated to non-emergency, whenever that will be. No tool, no lawn. This would have been the perfect time, dang it!
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