Asking for a Friend.....

Does anyone know where or how to recycle these?  My friend has quite the stash and it clearly says reuse, return, and recycle on it, but she doesn't know where you return them or if you just put them in the recycling bin.  If anyone knows, let me know and I will pass it on to my friend. 

My friend told me that it reminds me of one of the best weekends of her life.  She and her best friend were newly separated and their children were with their fathers. They went on a road trip to Wisconsin to visit the friend's sister.  They had so much and so many laughs.  The sister was so happy to have them.  They had just moved to a small town in Wisconsin where her husband was coaching football at a small college.  The HOA had allowed them to purchase a small town house in a gated retirement community.  The sister was miserable as she hadn't met any friends.  She also was an alcoholic and my friend and her best friend enabled her consumption all weekend.  They consumed more than 6 bottles of wine each day, with the sister consuming about 5 by herself.  When I was putting the empties in her recycling bin, she stopped me and said she only put two bottles out a time because she didn't want her neighbours to think she was an alcoholic.

Anyway, now my friend understands this.  She is not worried about her neighbours think, but she is worried about what happens if she dies and her partner enlists help cleaning out her stuff and someone sees all these empties. 

That is another side effect in society from the coronavirus.  People are contemplating their own mortality.  Even though the possibility is extremely low, it is now something people have in the back of their mind. 

That may not be a bad thing.  For me, er I mean my friend, the loss of her father was devastating when she was 26 years old.  It was equally devastating to lose her mother, but, in some ways, it seemed like the natural order of life.  But, she was devastated when she lost her sister.  Losing a sibling was nothing she ever contemplated. In addition to the grieving process, she was also confronted with her own mortality.  She and her partner updated their wills and made their final wishes known to each other.  Also, it inspired her to life live more to the fullest.  To make goals and a bucket list.  Helped her find out what was really important. 

The coronavirus is causing us to contemplate our mortality.  That is not a bad thing.  It is causing us to do more to ensure our health.  We have more social responsibility on how our actions or inactions affect others. 

And, back to my friends dilemma.  The coronavirus has also had the side effect that more people are consuming coronas.  She wants the empties gone.  But, not because she is fearing being judged.  She just doesn't want her space taken up by things that don't contribute to a full life. 

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