Tuesday, April 7, 2020

TIRED OF BEING LOCKED IN ?

     I've been staying in for 3 - 4 weeks now.  I must admit that I'm starting to get a little crabby. In fact, if you asked the Micro Manager , I'm at the top end of the crabby scale.

     Routines have been broken and cannot be followed. At least once a week we did a grocery run. at least twice a week we ate out. At least twice a week we had business or other shopping that had to be done. I also like to go to various park areas for a good walk. I didn't realize we were out so much until I wrote this down. Then I have at least a couple of meetings a month and I can always find a speaker some place in town who is worth listening to. 

    So I'm starting to see why I'm a little cranky. 

    What's really got my attention is , "How much longer will I have to stay in?"

    Now I have to take this dreaded virus very seriously.  First, I don't want to get the virus. I'm in the over 80 category. Other than that I'm in fine shape. 

    I think it's our responsibility to not get the virus. When we get the virus we spread it around to folks who may suffer or even die from it. We also may need some serious looking after.

    So how long are we going to have to stay in? It looks like quite a while. It's certainly going to be more than 4 weeks. The way it's going it could be several months. At least when spring gets here I can spend more time outdoors

    So to stay healthy and protect all the friends and neighbors, I'm staying in. I don't like it, but things just happen that way.

39 comments:

  1. I'm still going to work and the shops so I feel less cloistered than many but I do miss my coffees out and church and my Tuesday trivia night.

    I dont visit my parents very often but now that I feel a responsibility to stay away I kind of miss them, too.

    I consider myself lucky in the context of how much freedom others have lost and I can see that it can become very demanding.

    Spring will arrive soon!

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    1. We only have food stares to go to. Banks are ion limited hours.

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  2. I hate that all the days seem the same but we are going for walks and doing some projects. Stay busy...cook, bake what ever it takes to stay safe. I am thinking it will be over by the end of summer:(

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    1. Do you have trouble remembering what day it is? I do.

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  3. I understand Red. I stay home a lot anyway but now I am starting to realize that I got out more than I thought. I miss eating out and now I think I will be nervous about that even when the restaurants are allowed to open back up. This thing is going to make us all paranoid and for good reason. I think things will gradually get back to normal but not anytime soon. Even when they lift the "isolate" orders it may not be all that safe to go out very much. Some have suggested that we will have waves of this for some time and that does make sense. But it won't make life easy. You and the micro manager stay healthy and take care!

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    1. I agree that there might be waves of the virus. It's nasty and it's going to be hard to conquer.

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  4. I am staying in more than ever as each week goes by. I want to avoid getting the virus and taking as much care as I can. I do miss running out every other day but so far I'm doing okay staying in as I've got a lot of work I can do.

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    1. We've got some very excellent neighbors who have offered to do things for us.

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  5. It is wearing thin for many, I suspect, Red. I am starting to wonder whether life will ever be quite the same. Will we somehow develop an aversion to close contact with others? Will we still kiss and hug our friends? How will we feel on a crowded subway car? We have a few months to figure it out, I suppose! Stay well!

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    1. You might be right but I think most things will go back to normal. I do hope that governments and scientists learn a lesson and do more research and set up preparations in case we get another virus. They were not prepared for this one.

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  6. Hello, I have cabin fever too. I am itching to go out, have fun, eat inside a restaurant. Take a trip, but I am following the stay at home orders. I hope it ends soon. Take care, wishing you a happy day!

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    1. We just have to suck it up and look after ourselves even if it means staying in for a long time.

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  7. I am not as much of a gadabout as you, but I still feel a little constrained.

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    1. I think all of like the freedom to come and go.

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  8. we are entering our 4th week of being shut in also, I miss the gym but am getting outside a great deal more now than I did, so the trade off there is good. With the snow leaving (well for the most part, the forecast is for another 3-6 on Thursday) yard work is starting too. We go to the store once a week and that is actually more stressful than staying home, just because of the uncertainties of what will be in stock and the number of other people that you will encounter. I am noticing that once we get off our little hill community that people are starting to finally wear face masks. I think it is a good idea and probably could have slowed down the spread a bit more if it had been put in place sooner, but that is water under the bridge and a different leadership issue. Oh well, we get to do things still and don't have super shortages of stuff we actually need, so it is not as bad as it could be. We are all getting antsy but right now hunkering down is what we need to do for it looks like a lot longer or it will get a lot worse. Oh well, good luck and enjoy what you can. :-)

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    1. You're right that if we don't behave ourselves it could get a lot worse for a lot longer.

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  9. I'm so grateful we have space to run, here. I cannot imagine being alone in an apartment.

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    1. Yes, your own space will be much more appreciated now.

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  10. I understand your crabbiness. I've got it too. We do get to go out and take a walk, but that's about it for our fun activity outside. Shopping once a week now is a scary bummer. We wear face masks and gloves. It ain't pretty. It will be so good for things to finally calm down. Maybe by mid-May. I hope we all make it. Take care there.

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    1. The grocery shopping is scary and they don't seem to do much to deal with the virus.

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  11. I think because I shouldn’t go out, after a month, I want to go anyway, not for any particular reason.

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    1. we are going to have to suck it up and stay in or it could be much worse.

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  12. Hopefully, we will gain are freedom by May, at least I hope so. We went grocery shopping today and that has been 5 days since I've been out. We can go out for exercise as long as you stay within 2 meters of your home. All I can do is follow the rules and hope for the best.
    Hang in there, Red!

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    1. Two meters from your house is very restrictive. Here we can walk as much as we want but have to be two meters from any person.

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  13. You're in an especially tough situation because you don't yet have spring weather there. I think when the weather turns you'll feel much better. This is hard on everyone. I hate to think of all the little kids who are cooped up in apartments. That's got to be a nightmare for them AND their parents.

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    1. I've got two little neighbors across the street and they just don't get out. I feel sorry for them even if they say things are fine.

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  14. I agree, for the sake of everyone not just ourselves, we have to stay home. The alternative is very scary. These next two weeks in particular we have been told to stay home, but I haven't been going anywhere for several weeks. We are also at that vulnerable age they keep talking about, but now even the younger folks are falling very sick and I learned one young 21 year old who worked in a grocery store has succumbed to this virus. More stories of young people getting sick.

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    1. The word scary in the comments has been used quite a few times. The unknown is stressful.

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  15. I am certainly feeling constrained. After having had a cough, fatigue and loss of taste, I think I might have had the virus, but who knows? I am acting as though I am contagious and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

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    1. I hope that if you do have the virus , you will recover rapidly.

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  16. We are still grocery shopping once a week, at special senior hours and with precautions. We walk in the neighborhood and at our little park, giving others a wide birth as we say hello. We are fortunate that we do have spring and we spend a lot of time outdoors. But our state schools have been closed for the rest of this school year. We are going to have to keep up social isolation for a long time, I fear.

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    1. Closing the schools is probably a bad sign for us. We could be sitting around for a long time yet.

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  17. You claim to be in "good shape". Could you strip off to your underpants and pose like Charles Atlas? The Micro Manager can be tasked with snapping the photos before they are posted here as evidence. I recall that Charles Atlas used to apply vegetable oil to his body before photo shoots.

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  18. I don't think anyone is happy about it. But a collective effort is required if we can ever resume our lives. My husband and I had a weekly routine that we enjoyed. It's all on hold for now. We are taking walks outside, so that helps a little.

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  19. Thankfully, we are fairly used to being at home being retired and of a "certain age" being indoors all the time can become restrictive after a certain time. But as you wisely said to keep everyone sale, including ourselves we do it

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  20. I agree, it's getting old. But one day at a time. . .

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  21. It is getting old very quickly. Sigh. The good weather will help, we can putz in the yard.

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  22. When I am not working I am mentally tired, I find.

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  23. such time come once in a while when one can be cranky and it's normal i think ,when our routine changes and without our will it is perfectly fine to be upset for while but what is good to understand what is best for us
    and i think you said it so nicely here
    sense of care responsibility for loved ones and others around is more vibrant when we see how virus works so it's not just about us but about our's so care is only option

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