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@veritkek Did SIL have to cancel her wedding? I can’t remember the exact date (late spring? early summer?), but was wondering about that since a Disney wedding seems HIGHLY unlikely even a month or two down the road.
How is everyone doing hunkering down with their partners? We’ve been doing pretty well. I honestly wasn’t sure how it’d be sharing a smaller space 24/7 — we don’t live together yet so we don’t HAVE to live all over one another like this — but it’s been fine. BG was initially the more disappointed one about social distancing, but now that we’re a month deep, I think he’s handling it better. I’ve had a couple really down days (last Friday, cried on and off basically all day) and a couple pretty grumpy ones. I’m doing my best to manage my emotions, though, I think I’m normally pretty good at it, but I do really appreciate his patience now more than ever. There was one day where he could tell I was frustrated by the lack of space for me in his bedroom, and I took the dog on a long walk… came home to a rearranged bedroom to give me more space. I do feel like I need to go home to check on things and grab a few things this weekend — I keep putting it off because I’m pretty happy here.
I also ended up extending my lease through end of summer, and my dog was voted in by the HOA, so it looks likely that I’ll be living here by fall. We both have so. much. stuff to sort through to discard old things we no longer want. Luckily, we have plenty of time right now…
Well one mildly good thing to come from COVID-19 in my own personal — one of my oldest friends, we drifted apart when she met her now-husband. (I pointed out a few red flags, it didn’t go well — oops!) I still love her, we’re still friends, but just haven’t been close at all. Anyway, our moms are friends and I heard from my mom that she’s having a rough time with this and reached out last night. I felt unsure about it because our relationship has changed so much, I wasn’t even sure I was someone she WANTS to hear from. We caught up like we haven’t in years and have a FaceTime double date on Monday now. I’m excited.
@Helen I am so glad you are doing better! I was sick right after I came home from a vacation in early March and part of me did wonder if I had it. My symptoms were mild — no fever, but a dry cough and this feeling like I’d done a lot of cardio (not unable to breathe or having serious difficulties catching my breath like I’ve read others describe, but definitely SOMETHING out of my ordinary). I was self-monitoring and self-isolating. I knew I wouldn’t be tested even if I called my doctor. But reading what you’ve been going through is downright scary. And they still wouldn’t/couldn’t test you! Anyway, glad you seem to be on the mend.
OMG. Thanks for the bread recipe, @ktfran. I was looking up how to make bread at home — specifically, sourdough — and while I like cooking, I’m not a great or frequent baker and lost my patience just reading about all the work it entailed. This looks like my kind of bread recipe.
@Lucidity Does your husband have any friends who would be up for a Zoom hangout? My boyfriend is an extrovert and was so bummed about social distancing a few weeks ago. He and a few of his friends now have a standing Zoom hangout on Thursday evenings so they can “grab drinks together.” They were “hanging out” for over three hours this past Thursday and my boyfriend emerged from his office a little drunk and so happy. He told me he was an extrovert whose batteries had just been recharged. Haha.
I am also someone who struggles with mental/emotional health, though after several years of therapy I am pretty good at managing my emotions.I’m introverted so when they first called for social distancing I was fine. And I’ve mostly been fine. But on Friday I was so down and weepy. Saturday I was so grumpy. I’m back to fine but I don’t believe things will be back to normal after April 30 (which is when our stay at home order is supposed to end). So like I’m sure everyone else, just taking things a day at a time. Trying to do activities that make me feel good every day. Yesterday wasn’t warm here, but it was sunny enough that we were able to have a couple drinks in my boyfriend’s backyard before dinner. It was nice. Anyway, to those of you struggling with emotions… I feel ya!
We haven’t ordered takeout yet but I think next weekend we’re going to get steaks from the restaurant that’s under the same ownership as/next door to the tapas bar we had our first date at. I’m paranoid about takeout, tbh, but I figured we could order our steaks rare then finish cooking them to our preferred doneness here.
Very tempted to buy that John Frieda brush, @Kate. I love the Revlon one and but that thing wants my hair straighter than I prefer it. Especially as it’s getting longer. Doing my hair daily is one of the little things I do to feel good about myself. I follow my salon on Instagram and they posted something from my stylist’s account, so I checked out her page. And she had just posted a few pics she took of my hair after my last cut. Looked so good, I’m so overdue for a haircut right now!
Congrats on the job, @TheLadyE! That has to feel so good right now.
@Helen Yes, another person chiming in to say you need to go to the hospital or at least call your doctor.
@ktfran I have taken the bus/el maybe three or four times total in the past three weeks out of necessity. I have felt fine on them, actually. They’re empty. I bring my wipes everywhere, so I’ll wipe down the pole I’m going to grab and keep my wipe as a barrier between my hand and the pole the entire time. Then wash or sanitize hands as soon as I’m able after getting off. If you guys do end up going to McCormick, good luck!
@Kate That’s a great story. I’m pretty jealous. I’d love to meet Elizabeth Warren, but would love even more to meet her with Bruce and Bailey. Still sad that she’d ended her campaign by the time my state got to vote. I also wish she was somehow our president now, through this crisis, and have actually taken some comfort in her online presence, knowing she’s still fighting for us, through all of this. Several months ago I almost bought a “persist responsibly” pint glass from her online store — I thought it was hilarious! Kinda wanting to do that now again.
To those of you who are sick, I am thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recover.
Good luck, @TheLadyE! I hope knowing you’re the finalist gives you that extra oomph of confidence for your presentation.
@ktfran My sister has been sheltering in place with her faux-beau, who lives in Skokie in a smaller building, but she had to run home quickly on Saturday night for something. She lives in Lincoln Park, in one of those vintage midrise buildings that used to be a hotel, and said it was obvious several of her neighbors were having parties. I haven’t seen that myself yet, but I’ve been at my boyfriend’s and his neighborhood is decidedly quieter than my sister’s and mine… and his neighbors aren’t assholes.
@Kate I’ll definitely be cutting my boyfriend’s hair soon, so thanks for sharing. My dog is some kind of poodle-ish mix looking mutt, and I trimmed his face over the weekend, but not his body… now his head looks too small for his body. Heh. But, he looks tidier. I might have to attempt a full groom on him soon.
My friend’s uncle is in Naples, Florida, tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the hospital over the weekend. He’s early 70s. Never met him, but was very sad to hear and hoping for the best.
My dad’s side of the family has a big group text and I have some family members who are Trump supporters who keep comparing it to the common cold or seasonal flu. It’s so infuriating. I guess some people won’t take it seriously until it’s widespread in their communities.
@TheLadyE I’m sorry to hear that! I hope the other job works out!
My grocery store experience this afternoon was far more pleasant than two weeks ago. I had to wait in a line for about 10 minutes to get in, but it was really nice to shop without crowds and they were pretty well stocked. Two weekends ago, it was absurdly crowded and totally ransacked — no meat, no eggs, no grains, very little pasta, no soap, etc. Glad the panic shopping seems to have subsided.
Solo outdoor exercise (walks, short jogs) are still allowed where I am, so long as we keep appropriate distance between ourselves and others, so I’ve gone on a couple runs and plan to do so every couple days as long as I’m allowed. At-home workouts in between. Walking my dog and whatever activity I can manage to get in have been really helpful for my mental health.
I’m about to make my first grocery run in two weeks and not gonna lie, kinda nervous! Things were pretty picked over two weeks ago, so I guess we’ll see what I find this afternoon. Wish I’d gone this morning, but just wasn’t feasible with work. Might have to do a second trip in the morning later this weekend or sometime next week.
My sister works for a large global company. They announced yesterday that all employees will have their salaries cut beginning April 1. It’s meant to be a temporary measure, but who really knows? I feel terribly for her — she works in a tough field (boy’s club-type environments, long hours, pay is just ok) and it’s been hard for her. And now this. It’s obviously better than being laid off but she’d on edge now in case worse is coming. I’m on edge, too.
I’ve been having some major connectivity issues working remote this morning. I’m very frustrated, I haven’t yet been able to get on top of my workload while remote. It also seems so strange that I continue to receive urgent work emails over things that are, in the grand scheme of things, trivial. I know life has to continue and I’m grateful to have a job I can do from home, but it feels silly to me to care so much about work when we’re in the middle of a global health crisis.
