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| August 24th: Able Computers |
One columnist for the paper described her condition as feeling discombobulated— I love that word. Me too! As my world went out of whack my organizational skills went bye-bye. A simple trip to the grocery store was an ordeal. Not only did I forget to consult my list, I skipped whole isles. No frozen food: peas, waffles, or ice cream!
I should explain that the day after the quake our relatives
from out of town rallied around us. They spent hours here muddling through the
mess. At one point my husband, Dave, told everyone just take it all out of the office and
we’ll put things back in, one item at a time.
My brother-in-law kept muttering, “You’ve got too much stuff.”
It’s true we have too much stuff—had too much stuff. Back in the house, glass, glass, glass. So many things are made
of glass: figurines, sugar bowls, liquor bottles, china—almost all my pretty
tea cups. My sister-in-law, a retired school teacher kept me focused, “If we
can just get your main living space in order, you’ll feel better.”
By the time they left I did feel better. Thank you, family!
Able Computers opened for business on Monday as usual. Maybe
that was our problem. We didn’t give ourselves time to process what happened.
Now, a few weeks down the road Dave describes the event as not unlike a bad
accident, and we are grieving the things that we lost. We should give ourselves
time to do that, not shake it off too quickly and announce that all is well.
It wasn’t. It was terrifying. No wonder I lost sleep,
but now that I am sleeping better I shall always remember to cherish it.
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