I am glad I can still do video sessions with Liz during the pandemic, and she also stresses me out a little. She is clearly as anxious as any of the rest of us but trying to be calm and rational. She was telling me about how this feels like the Earth sending us all to our rooms for a time-out so we can think about what we have done. Then she told me that she sent a package to her friend in Brooklyn where things are bad (with absolutely no details, which makes my imagination run wild). Then she shared her lifehack for groceries (delivery instead of pickup since it has become impossible to get a pickup slot locally). Then we both kind of laughed at my widened eyes and she said, "So, um. How can I be helpful today?"

She wants me to feel my feelings, which is like, WHAT?? Now is not the time to start having feelings, Liz. She said that this may be a long haul, so my usual strategy of shutting down and pretending I am fine might not be enough to get me through.

She is still kind of a delight, even when she stresses me out. I never thought I would know what the inside of her bedroom looks like, though.