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MerryBlooms

(12,257 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 07:55 PM Sunday

It's been a very long 4 days.

Personally and news wise.
I refused to let it all get me down today.
I cooked, baked (cake), cleaned, after my short shift this morning.
I wish the best for all. Love and peace be with you.❤️

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It's been a very long 4 days. (Original Post) MerryBlooms Sunday OP
And also with you. The Madcap Sunday #1
And you ❤️ MerryBlooms Sunday #6
Truly hope the week brings better things Attilatheblond Sunday #2
Indeed ❤️ MerryBlooms Sunday #7
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #3
Not a space capsule, but our water was turnwd off for a period MerryBlooms Sunday #8
Sounds like you coped appropriately. OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #4
I hope he's the only one, know what I mean? MerryBlooms Sunday #9
You're hangin tough, MerryBlooms! Leghorn21 Sunday #5
If you lived close, I'd invite myself over for cake & coffee. CrispyQ Sunday #10
Sorry you are having a hard time. HeartsCanHope Sunday #11
Thank you MerryBlooms and for you as well. JMCKUSICK Sunday #12
I had a mellow day. BeneteauBum Sunday #13
Lovely Resilience FrankTC Sunday #14
Happy Easter LEW Sunday #15
MerryBlooms, I think the chaos will continue until fall then it will turn around. Keep finding ways to hang on to sanity ShazamIam Sunday #16
Hey MerryBlooms! Making things is ALWAYS good therapy! calimary Sunday #17
Despite it all, Big Blue Marble Sunday #18

Response to MerryBlooms (Original post)

MerryBlooms

(12,257 posts)
8. Not a space capsule, but our water was turnwd off for a period
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:37 PM
Sunday

Of time because of road construction. So, we had jugs filled. In the good lol 👍

OAITW r.2.0

(32,198 posts)
4. Sounds like you coped appropriately.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:04 PM
Sunday

Keep everything in context. Trump will burn brighter just before he flames out permanently.

Leghorn21

(14,093 posts)
5. You're hangin tough, MerryBlooms!
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:16 PM
Sunday

Deep breaths, appreciating what we have, easy does it, rock steady!

CrispyQ

(40,983 posts)
10. If you lived close, I'd invite myself over for cake & coffee.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:46 PM
Sunday

There was a Facebook meme a few years ago.

How do you like your eggs?

In cake. I like my eggs in cake. 🍰🧁



Enjoy your day!

BeneteauBum

(531 posts)
13. I had a mellow day.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 09:31 PM
Sunday

I cooked, cleaned, and varnished my cockpit trim all while listening to my sound dock shuffling my eclectic music compilation. Turn it up!

We will get through all this….one day at a time.

Peace ☮️

FrankTC

(263 posts)
14. Lovely Resilience
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 09:45 PM
Sunday

Resourceful self-care, meeting needs all the way up and down the Maslow hierarchy.

ShazamIam

(3,135 posts)
16. MerryBlooms, I think the chaos will continue until fall then it will turn around. Keep finding ways to hang on to sanity
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 10:00 PM
Sunday

calimary

(90,127 posts)
17. Hey MerryBlooms! Making things is ALWAYS good therapy!
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:26 PM
Sunday

And cooking and baking? You channel Our Lord God with efforts like that! After all, one of the last things He did before the day He was nailed to a cross was to share dinner with His closest friends.

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