We reopened Game Knight last week for what we hope is the last time… hoping the third time is the charm, but we’re not holding our breath! I can’t imagine our business being our only source of income and I always think about other business owners in that situation. We are lucky to have our day jobs. We’ve been trying to get people excited and reignite our communities but with rumors circulating around that a possible lockdown is looming for April or May it’s been tough. The community has been so supportive. We decided to wait to reopen in orange (instead of red) for the simple reason that the 10 person limit under red status is too restrictive – We hated having to turn people away. That was the hardest part about being in red in December. There should be a documentary called “Surviving COVID” because the struggle is real. I’m always grateful for how lucky we are – I know there’s people around the world that have it much worse. How do people survive in war torn countries, I can’t even imagine the economic or social conditions that they must endure. I will definitely keep complaining about having to clean our store and the stupid mats that my partner decided that we needed for the Warhammer players – They mats look great for like 5 seconds then people walk on them. They get diry SO EASILY and the cleaning process is annoying AF. With any partnership, you give and take. I shall let it go but I will complain about it till we find another solution. If you have a better cheaper option for us to replace those mats, please TELL ME!!!!
We spent our weekend slaving away in joy. It’s funny that I enjoy when we are working together and cleaning while I complain my life away. That’s always the best time for me. Here is a video of the cleaning, working on terrain and me going around buying things to restock our fridge.
We reopened on March 1st. Game Knight had a great turnout with people coming out to play games. That always feels great and gives us hope and energizes us that we should continue despite all the struggles. The community is keeping our dreams alive.
On Thursday I went on a little adventure with my middle child to Sarnia for her dentist appointment. You might wonder why I would drive two hours there for a 20-minute visit. The answer is; I’m super lazy – And my lazy ways work in mysterious ways. Our doctor is originally from Sarnia but had an office in London. He came once a month for his orthodontist patients and drove back. Because of Covid, he decided to just stay in Sarnia and gave us options to either stay with him or he would refer us to another doctor here in London. We really liked him though, so we decided to keep him. I’ve always heard that Sarnia is a great town with nice beaches so this gives me an opportunity to explore the town and have an adventure day with my baby. Maybe when the weather is nice I will take the kids out of school and we would spend the day there. My kids will only have braces for a short period of time so I figured we can make it work for now. I spend those two hours annoying her (she actually loves to drive with me), we both love eating food so that’s an excuse to stop and eat something. I’m also forced to get out of the house. I love being a hermit. I love people and socializing but I find that people DRAIN me and I need to recharge.
On a fun note, I’m so excited about the Harry and Megan interview on Sunday that I decided to dedicate an entire blog to it next week. If you have read my previous post about me not caring about Oprah W lately. I will put my grudge aside and watch that interview. I really hope that it lives up to my expectation. I’m here for all the hot tea and the tea better be burning hot that it sends me to the hospital. My boner better explode, that’s how excited I am about this topic.
Stay safe and live your best life!