Pandemic Self Care: Food other people make

Julie Russell
Apr 23, 2021

When I was pregnant, a whole teenager ago, I was at a friend’s for dinner. When we started to eat I said, “it’s my favorite!”

And my friend asked, puzzled, “chili?”

I replied, “food other people make.”

I forgot about take out in the first few eon-length months of the pandemic.

But tonight I went to Panda Express for orange chicken.

How are you caring for your lovely, valuable self during this pandemic?

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Julie Russell

Member of Alabama Street Writing Group | Previous Eng Manager at Medium | Past Board Member of NaNoWriMo nonprofit | Opinions are all & always mine.