I have to laugh at myself sometimes

Goodie2shoes · ‎04-30-2012

This covid mess has me so paranoid ! I don't know if anyone else is this bad but admit it, this virus makes some of us do weird stuff just to stay safe. So here's my story. I live in an apartment building, only go out into the hallway with my mask on and gloves to check my mailbox, then I disinfect my keys when I come back in (the mailbox has a key to get in) I then disinfect my door handles and lock. I don't open my mail immediately, I let it sit until the next day but I wipe the envelopes with a disinfectant wipe. Any boxes that I recieve in the mail or from UPS are sprayed with disinfectant and left overnight before I open them. I wash everything I order before I try it on, wipe down all groceries with a disinfectant wipe before putting them away. If my door is opened I spray the room with Lysol immediately when I close it. I don't even carry a purse anymore, I just take my credit card and drivers license in a sandwich bag and wipe them down with a disinfectant wipe after I use them. I have had both vaccines , last shot 1 week ago this Wednesday. Maybe I will be able to relax a little better but will still wear my mask, wash my hands etc. Anyone else ready to admit they are over the top and can laugh about it ? We need a little humor

MW in Iowa · ‎03-10-2010

It sounds like a lot , but i imagine there are a lot just like you , i am glad you got your vaccines , and after a little time passes , you will be able to relax a little. I don't go any place right now , but , but i know i don't want to take a chance when i start going. I did unfornutely have to go for medical appts , because i didn't have any choice, Got my haircut 1 year ago this month.

manny2 · ‎05-24-2010

I don't carry a purse anymore either. I put sanitizer in one pocket, and my debt card in the other pocket. I wear a mask and gloves. I change gloves for every stop I make. I take them off before getting into my car then follow with the sanitizer.

I wipe everything down with disinfectant when I come home. Everything I bought, and my keys, debt card, and sanitizer bottle. I don't touch mail for a few days.

I am not eligible for the shot yet, so I am waiting patiently.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@Goodie2shoes. I think you're overdoing it just a wee bit, like 95%. Scientists say its not necessary to wipe down packages, mail, keys or groceries as covid is airborne and that how it's likely contracted. You could save yourself a lot of worry by doing a little online research

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on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@Goodie2shoes -

I admire you for keeping that all up!

I used to do most of that but then when"they" said that the virus is not really spread through touching things,

I stopped lysoling my food lol!

That was exhausting. I do open the mailbox with a stick and wash my hands really well after most things, esp groceries.

I will never forget when I was at my daughters helping with her new born and left to leave, a neighbor was coming out at the same time. I hadn't been near a stranger in so long, I felt like I was seeing an alien. It was the weirdest feeling and that was one big moment I realized how much this virus had changed our experiences

just being human beings together.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

You sure wouldn’t like being around me. I read your post quickly, but I don’t think I do anything that you do.

Janey2 · ‎06-07-2010

I say do whatever makes you feel comfortable. You are not asking anyone to do it for you. I would just suggest that you wipe food down with soap/water, not disinfectant which you do not want to get into your food.

fthunt · ‎12-24-2010

I'm truly sorry you're living with such fear. I do NOTHING except wear a mask when out shopping - and I go everywhere.

Hair tomorrow - dentist soon - food shopping at Wegmans - fill car w/gas and open mail / packageS immediately. Yes, I do wash my hands when back home.

Other than wearing of a mask - I really don't think about it - in fact went in a store last week without mask cuz I forgot it. It hit me as I left - oops said to myself.

Relax and enjoy life and............. have some FAITH

Goodie2shoes · ‎04-30-2012

Yes I have read that it's not necessary to wipe down packages etc but it will take some time for me to recover !

Goodie2shoes · ‎04-30-2012

@on the bay wrote I

admire you for keeping that all up!

I used to do most of that but then when"they" said that the virus is not really spread through touching things,

I stopped lysoling my food lol!

That was exhausting. I do open the mailbox with a stick and wash my hands really well after most things, esp groceries.

I will never forget when I was at my daughters helping with her new born and left to leave, a neighbor was coming out at the same time. I hadn't been near a stranger in so long, I felt like I was seeing an alien. It was the weirdest feeling and that was one big moment I realized how much this virus had changed our experiences

just being human beings together.

Thanks, glad to see someone else was doing similar things ! I haven't been out since my second covid shot last Wednesday but I am going to the store tomorrow ! I have to get out of here. Haven't put gas in my car for a month filled it up and still have 3/4 of a tank !