Thinking of West Coast/Central FL!!
GAHHH, Milton! I hate that this storm (or any storm really) exists. Since we are in the southeast part of the state, we aren’t expecting super scary weather (likely Tropical Storm winds + rain, but nothing hurricane strength) and I am grateful for that but man — I cannot wait for hurricane season to end!!!
School has been cancelled Weds/Thurs but my office is open for the morning tomorrow — I hate that particular scenario (I find it hard to ask a childcare provider to come in when school is cancelled . . . and yet I feel guilty telling work that I don’t feel like I can come in*) but I will be doing telehealth tomorrow as of now.
Thank you to those of you who have checked in — I know the NHC is making it sound like all of FL needs to leave, but it’s mostly West Coast at the highest risk level.
Thinking of everyone impacted and hoping everyone can get to a safe place! If anyone is evacuating to south FL (I know, sounds crazy but does make sense for some) and needs any local info just email me!!
(Having flashbacks to Irma, the only storm I’ve evacuated for! At the time we were living in Miami Beach, which was evacuated. I was ~27 weeks pregnant; A was 5 and C was 3. IT WAS A TIME.)
Focus during times like these . . .
IT IS HARD FOR ME!!! I was able to do all of the ‘need to do’ things in life yesterday but really nothing beyond that. Today I actually accomplished a lot (recorded 2 interviews, 1.5 other episodes, did some editing!). BUTTTT I have this uneasiness lying beneath all of that and it’s just making everything feel hard.
I don’t even know WHY I feel so anxious (logically there is no reason to panic, living where I live!), but it is what it is.
Thankfully 5 more episodes of Emily in Paris await me (just starting Season 4). Then I will need to find a new healthy coping mechanism!
*I know the kids could be probably left for a few hours per the prior post / comments BUT I hate the idea of doing that while we are under Tropical Storm warning.
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Once you finish Emily in Paris I recommend Nobody Wants This. It has Kristen Bell as an agnostic podcaster who falls for a rabbi (played by Adam Brody from the OC). Delightful, funny and a very easy watch. Based loosely on the writer’s real life relationship.
Was coming here to suggest this, too!
We arrived at our Hilton timeshare on Marco Island on Saturday. Mandatory evacuation went into effect Tuesday morning (today). The timeshare planned to shut down elevators, water and power today. We got up at 4:30 and headed on over to Fort Lauderdale. We’re now ensconced in a Marriott timeshare at A1A. Grateful to have a place to land.
Omg!!!!! So glad you are safe!!!!
And, welcome to the area !
Oh no! What a bummer. I’m glad you were able to find a new place to stay. A neighbor (I’m in Orlando) was able to get a room at the Dolphin and is going to ride the storm out there with their family. Disney doesn’t lose power, lol. At least they hope :).
I hate the uncertainty! We were hoping that the track would nudge north, but now it has actually moved SOUTH. Still a tropical storm warning, but if it moves south again we could have a hurricane. Stay north, Milton!
I remember what a relief it was when my daughter was finally old enough to stay home alone if school was canceled. You’re not that far away- your time will come.
Yeah I saw that. Hoping that trend does not continue. Two people in our neighborhood had shutters up , I guess being very cautious?
No matter if it jogs north or south, it will hit my family as they are scattered north and south of Tampa area. Hopefully it really downgrades to a 3 before landfall!
It looks so scary for Tampa. I have cousins from there who left for Atlanta but my aunt and uncle and their kids (who are middle-aged adults) are staying put in Safety Harbor. It seem so close to the water, but they’ve lived there for 50+ years and I trust that they view it to be safe. I mean, my cousin from St. Pete is evacuating to stay with them, so it must be at least relatively safer. Stay safe!
You say you don’t know why you are anxious, but the truth is that uncertainty is a breeding ground for anxiety, and the slow steady approach of a monster storm that has potential to wreak havoc on your state is nothing if not that. It’s terrifying for me, and I live in Washington state! I am having hurricane Katrina flashbacks of the dread of the approaching storm and predicted possible damage and it’s just awful. Praying that everyone in the danger zones are willing and able to evacuate so that damage is limited to loss of property and infrastructure rather than lives. It’s just awful. It’s amazing you were able to be as productive as you were today!
Oh man… I remember Irma, too. I was pregnant with Ian and we lost power before the storm even started, and we ended up going to stay with my mom and dad, who only lost power for a few hours because their power lines are underground. Lessons learned from Charley. It is so hard to wait, and I doubt we will get much sleep tonight because it’s going to get loud. Ugh… #solidarity with everyone else waiting for the storm 🙁
Unrelated – How does G do with being left alone? Because the limiting factor for us leaving all 3 at home without an adult is Ian. He’s in kind of a clingy stage to begin with, but compounded with not really being able to tell/understand time yet, he kind of freaks out if he thinks he’s been left alone – even if his brothers are home and we’re just out in the backyard or something. The other two would happily see the back of our heads for a couple hours, lol.