However, these days it more a matter of behavior and not so much about feelings.

Got these pointers — in bold — in an IM from Kate this morning. My thoughts, not bolded.

1. Keep track of something. Maybe snap pictures of the birds who bless you by coming to your feeder. If you don’t have a feeder, order one.

2. Keep a routine. Brush your teeth. Make your bed. Feed the dogs. Fill your bird feeders. Do your work.

3. Celebrate the stuff that matters, rather than the stuff you’re supposed to celebrate. None of the furries threw up during the night. I got early-morning communications from some folks.

4. Embrace the grumpiness. Just own it but put a time limit on it.

5. Use movies as a mood adjuster. Think “Princess Bride” and anything Bollywood. Not “Ozark.” or “Little Fires Everywhere.” Reese Witherspoon’s character is too annoying.

This morning, a few old Episcopalian women from my neighborhood are going to march around St. Paul’s waving branches (no palm trees at this latitude!) and ringing bells, probably in the rain while observing social distancing.  Then I’ll  drive over to Freddy’s loading dock to have my weekly order loaded into the back of the Subaru.  ( I own it that I am missing some of my besties who work at Freddy’s.)

Then what I need NOT to do this afternoon is bake oatmeal cookies and eat the entire batch!