Light-hearted self isolating

[jedimasterlincoln]

There's a lot of worry at the moment and every other post on here is Corona-related. Naturally.

Not wanting to make things trivial, but I thought it'd be fun to seewhat sort of things people have planned if they have to self-isolate?

For me social distancing and self isolating is pretty easy because I'm a bit of an introvert and we don't have any family close.... work shifts.. and friends all have busy lives or live away too. We also both work on the NHS front line so working from home isn't an option unless they can give us really long poles with sponges on to wash people with.

What could/do you have planned if you self isolate or are locked up.. sorry on lockdown?

For me, I'll probably be in the garden most days. Won't be doing school runs through choice or because they'll be off. I'll be playing with the kids (if im not ill) and probably trying to plant this year's spuds... painting planters we constructed last year... dismantling fence panels to finish building the wendy house for the kids. Indoors, it'll probably be catching up on 8 books I've got at various stages of reading (I don't usually get time) as well as decorating the dining room & bathroom (been ongoing for years) and starting to decorate the master bedroom. Also the usual cooking and cleaning never ends.

[CDreamer]

Where to start...... garden, sorting photos - been promising myself for years to do that one!, quilting - several nearly finished - so must get those done, sorting, clearing, decorating - walks on the beach, on the cliffs in the field & woods next to our house...actually the only things that will change for us is possibly missing choir which my husband will miss and I will need to go for walk whilst he practises...... telephone calls to family - instead of the usual quick WA message, the water colours may even come out again!

Viewing as Opportunity rather than Threat.

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Great atitude

[bantam12]

All sounds fun until the boredom kicks in, I haven't been out much in the last month because of one thing and another and I'm about to climb the walls. Can't do much in the garden cos my new pacemaker won't allow me and also I'm very recently widowed so not getting out is going to be massively depressing 🙁

[CDreamer in reply to bantam12]

So sorry for your loss. That will be extra hard for you. Xxxx

[jedimasterlincoln in reply to bantam12]

Sorry for your loss. What about a small project... model building... jigsaws... learning a new language?

[Hidden in reply to bantam12]

That is tough. So sorry you lost your partner. We are coming up on 42 yr, I know we wont live forever but cant imagine life without him. Hope I go first. What kind of things did you like to do at home before you were alone? Right now I have two little dogs snoring in the chair beside me, they are good company.

[Paulbounce]

For me sitting with my feet up catching up on loads of TV recordings from yokes ago. Might watch 'Allo Allo' again - always brings a smile to my face when Rene gets caught cheating by Edith and says 'you stupid women'.

It's going to affect my business for sure. All of this weeks viewings have cancelled flights and enquires have come to a standstill. The only day I don't really work is Christmas day so it will be an excuse to have a break without guilt kicking in. The one thing I will miss is travel - I'm already going stir crazy stuck here in the UK.

Still it is what it is and we'll have to follow government advice. I think it's going to get worse before it gets better.

Paul

[Hilly22]

We definitely hope to benefit from this crisis.

I plan to lose some recently gained pounds, so will spend more time than usual cooking good healthy food. I figure that if we can improve on our health now we might stand a better chance if/when we do contract Covid 19. This is my plan of action and why we’ve already started socially distancing ourselves ... the decision has cheered me up no end!

We’re lucky to have a large garden which always needs attention, and when the weather improves we’ll be relaxing in it too.

Regular walks in the Dales, or better still, on the North York moors which are normally pretty deserted apart from those pesky sheep with their spy cameras lol 😂

We have a garage and a loft full of stuff we don’t use - 18 years ago we became two houses into one! We’re going to sort through everything and fill the garage with stuff for disposing of later.

Books, books and more books, and Netflix which we pay for but never watch. Lots of FaceTime too.

Oh, and no mascara or GHDs ... bonus!

Going to be so busy I’m not sure if we’ll have time to get up to mischief 😝 or get bored.

[jedimasterlincoln in reply to Hilly22]

Oh I forgot mischief

[Buffafly]

I don't think boredom is going to be the problem - most people I have spoken to have a long list of activities to occupy themselves - but loneliness is. Many people only see others in groups rather than at home. I belong to a small craft group and the social group for vulnerable adults downstairs closed last week as they 'didn't want to be responsible for killing them off'. The members cried and didn't want to leave 😟

[Hilly22 in reply to Buffafly]

That’s so sad Buffafly

[Buffafly in reply to Hilly22]

I wanted to cry too - it really brought it home to me. These are mostly not people who can keep company through forums and Facetime 😕

[Hilly22 in reply to Buffafly]

I hope something can be done to help people in their situation, loneliness is a horrible thing. One little iota of good news is that the BBC are suspending their licence fee for the over 75s at least until August. I expect the tv will be very important to people who are alone.

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Yes loneliness is a problem for too many.

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Good post jedi. I too am a bit of an introvert in my retirement. As long as the hubby and I dont get tired of each other, lol. We live in a rural area so we are naturally isolated. I love our animals, dogs, outside cats , 3 horses, a naughty pony and a mule who is older than dirt. This next friday I get to bring home an 8 wk old german shepherd pup named Bear. Our old guy died this winter so Im expecting little Bear to keep me busy. I am as excited about him as a child would b, lol. He will b a good distraction as I tend to go overboard in watching the sad news on TV. You have my deep respect and admiration with raising a family, dealing with your health issues and working in healthcare. I worked as an RN for 43 yr and do not remember a time when there was this much fear and drama in the world of healthcare. Stay safe son. Your fan club here prays for you and all the other health care workers💜

[CDreamer]

My sister has just been told that the ICU units she works on will be a ‘RED area’ - ie:- only dealing with sickest of sick from COVID19.

I worry for her & family - all 1st responders of some sort.

My grateful thanks to all who risk their own health & well-being to help others in their times of need. Respect, admiration and deepest appreciation. 👏👏👏.

And may you all come through this safely.

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Amen💜

[Desanthony]

We have so much to do it would be great but we are already retired so what the heck are we doing all day - Just normal cleaning cooking etc. We do go to the gym but now have set up a mini gym at home and we go for walks down the lane near our house and never meet anyone. What I want is more hours in the day!