I think I fell asleep not long after 7 pm last night, but then understandably woke up at 3 am, then slept a bit more, then stayed awake after a 5 am wake up. The last time I actually talked to my psychiatrist was a month ago. Then, he had allowed me to remove the little dose of Seroquel XR that I take in the morning, and just keep the much bigger evening dose. I had since added the morning dose back, but am now thinking of removing it again given my recent early bedtimes. I guess he wouldn't mind. I won't bother him during his vacation about this piddly thing. If my mood escalates again, I'll just add the sucker back again.

I hear that my husband is finally shaving his face. Thank goodness! It's been like kissing a hedgehog, recently.

Since the appointment for my father at a neurologist had to be cancelled yet again, tomorrow all I'll have on my schedule is a 5:30 pm hair appointment. Yay! Finally! I'm going to have the works done to it. Of course I'll have to wear a mask, and I know my hair stylist will, too. I wonder if she'll also have some kind of plastic shield. I know that my sister-in-law in Czech Republic, and my husband's friend who went there and had a cut, said theirs wore shields with masks. My salon can't offer other services yet (i.e. eyebrow waxing, massages, facials).

Czech Republic had a comparatively mild and short-lived struggle with covid-19, because of strict rules. Altogether, since it started, they've only had 12,566 cases. Yesterday, they only had a total of 51 new cases. Czech Republic is about the size of the US state of South Carolina that has had 46,280 total cases to date, and yesterday had 1,533 new cases and SC's cases have been heading upwards. [My state of NJ had 209 new cases yesterday, leveled off after a huge decline in cases.] My husband's nephew in Czech Republic felt so sorry for us that he sent us masks. To anyone that thinks that wearing masks takes away freedom, I'd like to say that not wearing masks takes away freedom AND also takes away lives.

Someone here may remember my appall a few weeks ago at what I saw in a PA town near my childhood NJ town. Well, PA covid-19 cases are heading upwards again. Perhaps that tourism bureau for that PA area might now think my letter a little less annoying. Or, maybe they still don't give a damn.