How is/was the lock down treating you?

[AnIslandOfPeace]

Is/was it negative? Positive? Please tell us. You can also talk about the situation in your country.

[LearningToLive]

I'm an outlier, but it was great for me. I got to work from home. I got to check in and see my mom (from an appropriate distance) 3 or 4 times a week, as I was home and not 10 miles away cooped up in an office all day. I got to go to the store (ass early in the day, to avoid other people) and do her shopping. I got to work on my schedule instead of my bosses schedule, and still got everything done, and more. All 4 of us in the house basically isolated ourselves to our rooms, as the two adult children are still working in food service and may potentially be / end up infected, so they come home, shower, and play games and do college work on their computers in their room.

The wife used the time to learn a new system, connected with lots of people and is starting to develop tutorial and training materials for publication in one of her fields of speciality. I was able to help her out with some of the tools and teach her some new skills, which is nice.

Hope I can keep the 'work from home' thing going even as our state opens back up. A lot less stressful for me.

Only big problem was a lack of enforced physical activity - walk to office, walk up and down stairs to get coffee, lunch, etc. Led to adding a couple of pounds, but not terrible. Starting a 1 mile a day challege with the pastor of my church - walk or run at least 1 mile every day. Well, most of the congregation seems to be starting it, the pastor just kicked it off. So that'll be nice. Been good seeing the families out walking around the neighborhood too.

I did lose a grandmother on my wife's side to COVID; she was in a contaminated nursing home, so that's bee a bit of a downer, although with her demntia and other health problems, she has definitely gone to a better place. The bad news is never the last news.

Blessings and peace with you !

[AnIslandOfPeace in reply to LearningToLive]

Wow. This is so detailed and nice. I like that you're okay with working from home. I'm sorry about Grandma too and yeah, she's in a better place. Thank you very much for sharing the 1 mile idea, it sounds really helpful. Stay safe, dear. ❤️

[Human926]

Lockdown is extremely hard for me. I was furloughed so the lack of work has been wondering what to do with my days. I wake up with anxiety about how I’m going to get through the day with nothing to do.

Even though I have plenty of things I need to do around the house, I can’t bring myself to doing them as I get overwhelmed just thinking about it.

It’s honestly been the worst experience for me. Thank goodness for my best friend letting me come over like everyday to get some human interaction. She’s been my saving grace so far.

[AnIslandOfPeace in reply to Human926]

I'm sorry dear. And yeah, thanks to your best friend. Please stop worrying about going through the day, we're humans, we adapt. Try to do what makes you happy and comfortable, what keeps you safe and healthy. I pray you go through this lockdown in the best way possible.

Love and light. ❤️❤️😘

[Human926 in reply to AnIslandOfPeace]

I wish I could. I’ve gotten to where nothing makes me happy. Like I’ve lost interest in all the things that used to make me happy so now I’m trying to find things that make me happy again. Depression and anxiety at the same time is a terrible thing. Thanks for trying to help though, I appreciate it!

[AnIslandOfPeace in reply to Human926]

I'll keep trying though. We're here to be each other's happiness.