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Who is getting tired of this,staying home?

goldensrbest — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:40:02 GMT

This is getting to me , not going out,seeing people, grocery shopping, yes i guess my nerves are not good the past few days, i know ,i know , we have to ,but just saying.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:42:44 GMT

I'm still going outside to walk my dog. It's good to get out that way and just be out in the sun for a change.

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jeanlake — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:46:22 GMT

Reminding myself often I'm not stuck inside but safe inside. I'm sorry for these times and the daily and event sacrifices people are making. It's tough. Especially if you love being with groups of people or are missing out on planned events. Fortunate to be healthy. I don't want to be a carrier.

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ninjawife — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:47:10 GMT

I was getting bored until yesterday when our school district had us return to work from home. I am a speech/language pathologist so I have spent the last two days learning how to provide teletherapy, gathering resources and video conferencing with team members on how we will deliver services.

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Dinaki — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:49:34 GMT

I am getting tired staying at home because I also have to deal with my husband.

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SharkE — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:50:11 GMT

I've been having trouble with a mouse in the house. got poison out nothing is doing the job.

this morning I was on the commode, mouse comes in under the door, hubbo is gone to get haircut, I scream ! throw legs up off the floor, mouse runs back the way he came under the door !

I go to the pantry to get me a Sprite, mouse is in there. This is WAR !

so, I get my broom and fixin' to give him a death blow. Throw down blankets, for when he exits the pantry he will be trapped when he runs under them. Some how he comes running out and goes back to the ****

tiny crevice above the baseboard where he's been coming in at and I have D-con sitting there so he escapes yet again.

Now, I have steel wool stuffed in the crevice hubbo says mice won't gnaw thru steel wool. praying he doesn't get in anymore. Bad enough I'm running low on toliet paper, now, I can't even go to the commode!

ROFL

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Porcelain — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:11:12 GMT

You could pretend you're Rapunzel. Or a cloistered nun. Or Mary Queen of Scots. Or Neo while he was still stuck inside the Matrix. Or Oscar Wilde. Or Shakespeare.

If you use that type of perspective, your confinement surroundings and situation and freedoms are actually fairly nice.

ETA: We can go outside. Good time to develop an awesome garden if possible at your location. Actually use the patio and porch and make them extra nice and inviting. Put up a hammock in the yard if it's warm enough, or bundle up and use it anyway.

Cook. Get lost in an epic book you normally wouldn't have time for. Learn to sing or play an instrument from online videos. Write that book or memoir. Take an online course to increase your skills and job security. Have longer more frequent talks with everyone you love, by phone if you can't see them in person.

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Carmie — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:52:57 GMT

I am okay staying home. I usually don't go out unless I am volunteering at school, grocery shopping or taking friends to the doctor. Often , that is a few times a week and somethimes zero times.

Last week my car was totaled by a driver who ran a stop sign while driving over the speed limit, so I have no car. The insurance company approved a rental for 7 days. I declined. There is nowhere to go. The rental would just be parked in the garage taking up space.

I can't even go shopping for a new car. I spend time browsing the internet looking at them. Hopefully, I can replace my car soon and can drive it if I choose.

I am a homebody.

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happycat — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:53:04 GMT

I am going out to walk the dogs several times a day. I am in a rural area, I have property, where I see nobody. If the weather is nice, maybe you could go out just for a few minutes for some fresh air, @goldensrbest.

I am still going to town, but not in any stores. I order online and do pick up.

Things I use to get at the hardware store or Lowers, I am ordering online.

Maybe I am over reacting from watching too much news. I don't know at this point. There are folks at both end of the spectrum. I am just being extra careful as my folks are elderly and my daddy has enough heart and lung trouble- I know he is high risk.

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Tadaki — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:56:27 GMT

@jeanlake wrote:
Reminding myself often I'm not stuck inside but safe inside. I'm sorry for these times and the daily and event sacrifices people are making. It's tough. Especially if you love being with groups of people or are missing out on planned events. Fortunate to be healthy. I don't want to be a carrier.

I agree about feeling fortunate to be safe inside. I can work from home. It's been a bit clunky and awkward, but now that everything is set up, it should go much more smoothly.

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SunSprite — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:57:05 GMT

I'm very excited to have a "play date" with my Mom tomorrow. I'll drive over to her house, walk around to the backyard, and we'll sit and chat ten feet apart out in the fresh air and sun. I'll do a few things to my Dad's garden to help him out while I'm there, and my Mom will stay out there keeping me company.

I'm so looking forward to this, it's almost silly lol. I've missed seeing my parents and wish I could see my Dad at the same time. He's having trouble with social distancing with family (he wants to give a big hug when he sees you) and I can't risk that. I've been isolated since 3-12-20 and don't want to blow all that time now. He won't be home tomorrow so I picked that time so as not to hurt his feelings.

(would be nice to have a hug from my Dad though)

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SilleeMee — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:57:20 GMT

LOL!! @SharkE

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kaydee50 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:57:30 GMT

Definitely!!! Although I try to go out every day for 30 to 45 minutes. On days I don't I get depressed. Now our mayor, rightly so, is restricting where we can walk. IMO after this is over, there will be many people with mental issues. I hope I'm not one!!!

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gtx — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:57:54 GMT

I love being at home. It is my safe place. As long as I can get groceries delivered I'm happy as can be. I cook, clean a little, work in my garden, watch TV. LOVE IT.

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tansy — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:01:10 GMT

Are you in a position of being able to get outside for a walk, @goldensrbest, or to take a short drive?

I'm a bit stir crazy but doing okay. The dog stretched across my lap helps me a great deal. He never fails to give me at least one laugh every day.

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hopi — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:01:53 GMT

Prepared for this my whole life.

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KathyM23 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:09:16 GMT

Being stuck at home instead of out with people is starting to get to me. When this first started, I was doing projects around the house and catching up on paperwork, reading, etc. I have noticed tho that in the last couple days I don't feel like and don't want to do projects, etc. that I put on my "to do" list to get through this stuck at home period. I am one who likes to be around people and now it is just me and DH.

I miss going to work especially (I like my work and the people I work with), going out to lunch, even just running errands. I have been "home bound" since March 12 and I am now feeling the effects of it. Sure hope it doesn't last much longer.

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godi — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:17:01 GMT

This is definitely testing us all in different ways. 🙏❤️😷🧻❤️💪

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SeaMaiden — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:17:35 GMT

Being retired, I only leave the house once a week to go to the grocery store anyway....pretty much stay home, go for a dog walk...just DH and I....no kids, no social friends... so this really has not changed my lifestyle,too much....

OTHER THAN small inconveniences like

feeling worried about going to the store and picking up the virus....

not finding TPaper and kleenex...things I usually buy no problem....

not being able to go to the dentist etc...or something simple like having my dogs nails clipped

BUT MOSTLY I AM

feeling terribly sad for those people suffering right now... financially and health wise

and worried for the doctors and medical staff not having what they need to be safe.

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Vivian — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:29:57 GMT

My beagle is thrilled that my husband and I are home. She continues to bring us great joy. I am more than willing to stay home, reading, cooking, and watching TV. Unless we all do our part, we will pay for our negligence. Don't succumb to happy talk in the absence of scientific evidence. We remain in this together.