Random Chanel Item No. 148

At the end of a very trying week, to say the least.  My heart is not really into writing a "minor obsessions" post, cutting straight to a random Chanel sign off. So much to be grateful for, and yet still able to complain about our situation...no power, a very precarious generator, no phones, spotty internet, no school all week...and yet we are all safe and sound, these are my mood swings every hour.  A pity party at one minute and then a greater perspective of what could be so much worse at the next.  Heartbreak over all the floods, the hospital evacuations, the beach town devastation... New Jersey, Fire Island, the Rockaways, not to mention lower Manhattan...there really are no words.  

Driving around and seeing one hundred year old trees uprooted (earth, grass and all) lying over dangling electrical wires at every turn, really says it all.  The word on the street is that our little town will not see power for at least ten days, maybe longer.  We are doing our best to get all the zhush.com orders out, and should be fully caught up by this weekend.  I won't bore you all with the Rube Goldberg contraption that is firing up my laptop at the moment.  I'm sure it will all be amusing next month.  

And, while I'm on the brighter, silver lining, side of things, the way our little town is pulling together is beyond heartwarming.  From the bravery of the first responders (always) right down to the smallest gesture of someone bringing a power strip to Starbucks to charge their cell phone and yet still allow so many others to use the same outlet all at once...that little gesture...it sums it all up for me right now. It really does. Together, we'll get through this.

xxoo,