It's been a while since...

Though it feels like a lifetime, it hasn't been all that long since I've...

• Had my hair colored. Feb. 13. 

 That's 9 weeks, when it should be 3 or 4. I've wanted to see for a long time if my hair, grown in, would be that beautiful silvery grey that some woman have. Now is my chance to find out.

• Been inside a store of any kind. March 23, Butterfields.

• Spent time with even one friend. March 9, Stephanie.

• Attended a screening in a movie theater. March 5, with Jill to see The Way Back.

• Bought a piece of clothing, of any kind. November 1, a white Marni wool sweater at Saks.

• Dined in a restaurant. Feb. 24, Match 65 with a group of friends to celebrate Shari T's birthday.

• Gotten my hair cut. Feb. 16.

• Gone to a meeting that took place outside my apartment. March 11, BAFTA Board Meeting.

• This was also the last time I rode the subway and wore mascara.

• Played canasta with friends, while we sat around a real table at someone's real apartment and ate real food. February 9, at Shari C's.

• Went to a play. March 4, The Minutes by Tracy Letts.

• Stepped outside for more than 10 minutes, and without wearing a mask. March 23.

• Hugged my son. December 26.

We are all anxious to not be stuck inside, and to have the economy up and running.

I am grateful for having a smart governor, and for knowing smart people. No one I know would be in any crowded space anywhere protesting against a lockdown. 

Yes, I live in a hard-hit city. But still. Our great country has no borders. The virus spreads. And what happens in one state affects another. 

Stay safe.

Addendum

I asked my friend Bob, who lives in Napa Valley, if I could print his response to this post. He responded, " You have perpetual approval to share any one of my pearls of wisdom."

That's why I am printing his thoughtful response to this post. 

I bet you don’t really think that the 800 residents of Rock Springs, Wyoming - a state whose single death occurred 3 days ago 300 miles to the north - should behave as do the residents of NY just on the off chance that they might decide to fly to NY or NJ, do you?  If you were a resident of Wyoming would you say to a neighbor, “hey, airfares are really cheap now and I hear the traffic on 5th Avenue is light, let’s vacation in Manhattan next week!!”  Don’t we need to give residents of other states a break?  Or, to put a finer point on it, if due, say, to the great social distancing behavior of New Yorkers the new infection and death rates in that city decline to near zero but the yahoos in, say, New Orleans have rates that continue to rage would you want New York to remain on lock down a couple extra months until those Cajuns got their city under control?