I'm sure that many people have been surprised to find that quarantine has bothered them. For me I didn't think I would be bothered and to be fair it's not really a big deal.
However, we should be mindful and do things that keep up our morale.
Some people are getting out and doing some great walks. Many of the trails are almost deserted. Mr Pudding from Yorkshire Pudding is going on great walks.
Other people double down on crafts. Some people are going at house cleaning like there's no tomorrow.
I have recommended that you look for some music to listen to. I have two groups that I email once a week.
I'm sure that there are many different things people are doing while we are kept separate.
I was fortunate yesterday to find a gold mine on FaceBook. One of my students from 82-83 put on photos from his yearbook. He put on all the home room photos. We had about 20 home rooms in the school. He got much reaction from the photos . Some of the people had lost contact with each other so were excited to meet some of their old friends. Much news was exchanged . A lot of laughing was involved. Willie just kept putting photos on all day. I was going to tell him to quit because it was my bedtime. However , I caught up with things today. Thanks Will for a few pleasant hours on Facebook.
I can also take a few silly photos. Our neighbors gave us a plant for Easter so in the photo you not only get the plant but me as well.
The original wasn't much better than the one I played with.
How are you doing in the "lock up"? What have you found to do that helps to make the time go by in a pleasant manner?
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.
