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Coping During Covid-19
« on: March 21, 2020, 11:32:53 AM »
I've been obsessed with the news for like a month and I need to stop and let go.  What are you going to do to take advantage of quarantine time and keep yourself calm?

I made sourdough starter today and am going to make more bread.
I am going to make corned beef and cabbage in my instant pot.
I am going to move additional money from savings account into Ibonds (USA individual savings bonds), and if that leaves me cash short, rebalance elsewhere in my portfolio by selling some regular bonds.
I am going to read my book.

I am NOT going to look at any more news about this horrible virus all weekend.
I am NOT going to worry about my portfolio -- I am holding for the long term. 

What is everyone else going to do?

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2020, 11:41:54 AM »
I deleted all social media apps from my phone and haven’t logged into them in a week or so. I didn’t spend a lot of time on them, but I did realize that it was stressing me out and taking up too much time. I am an ICU nurse, so I still work full time (or more). On my off days I have set up a little home gym in my garage, read quite a few books that have been sitting around, and worked on some home projects that have been sitting a while. I usually do Jiu Jitsu when things are normal, so I have been practicing techniques alone and working on more efficient movement exercises. I am still going out and running because I live in a pretty rural area and don’t have to worry about running into other people. I also got some study materials to get ready for my GRE and a couple nursing certifications that will help me progress in my field. Really just anything I can think of to maximize my time and minimize my contact with people since I spend my work days around very sick people.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2020, 12:16:55 PM »
I’m still working full-time at home (as normal), but my choir and volunteer work are canceled so I have lots more free time.

I’m trying to check in on family and friends more often via phone and text.

I finally thawed and roasted the pork shoulder that I bought on sale in late November and froze (it was huge, so the cook time was 7 hours), so we have lots of really tasty pulled pork to eat now and more in the freezer for other meals.

I filled out the census.

I finished knitting the sleeves for husband’s sweater and have attached them to the torso. I’m working on the shoulder decreases and neckline today and will hopefully finish the whole thing in the next few days.

Husband loves movies but I never feel like I have time to watch them. We’ve watched a few this week.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2020, 02:33:51 PM »

I finished knitting the sleeves for husband’s sweater and have attached them to the torso.

I need to slow down when I read. I read this as "I finished knitting the sleeves for husband's sweater and have attached them to his torso"  :P

I scored the last 10kg bag of flour at grocery store this morning and have made two loaves of sandwich bread, have 4 mini-loaves of sourdough in the fridge for an overnight proof.  Wife and I are going to make some molasses cookies tomorrow morning.

Might also get a bit of guitar practice in which I've been neglecting for months.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2020, 02:35:40 PM »

I finished knitting the sleeves for husband’s sweater and have attached them to the torso.

I need to slow down when I read. I read this as "I finished knitting the sleeves for husband's sweater and have attached them to his torso"  :P

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2020, 02:57:10 PM »


What is everyone else going to do?

As of today, in my rural county,  there are no confirmed  cases of COVID-19.

Beloved SO (bSO) lives in a much more populous county where there are some cases so I've "ordered" her to come and stay with me for the next few months.

She happily "obeyed" and will bring her 3 cats.

Too bad all the restaurants are closed.
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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2020, 03:01:38 PM »
I'm doing a lot more baking - made soft pretzels and brioche last week, and will continue experimenting as soon as I can find more eggs.  I can still do bread without eggs, though.

I'm reading a lot.  I have two library books, a borrowed book, and a collection of Ursula K LeGuin's works to get through.  If/when I finish those, I'm thinking of starting a reread of all Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere works in preparation for the next book coming out later this year.

I plan to get started on gardening.  I need to finish building some raised beds and fill them with soil, so I'll be ready to start planting in April after the frost date.  I have some seeds started, and a bunch more ready to direct seed.

I plan to do a lot of household organizing and decluttering, especially with DH.  We have several rooms that we haven't properly moved into since buying this house, so we'd love to get closer to that.  This will include working on sewing and mending projects.

Beyond that, I may pick up some artistic pursuits that have fallen by the wayside in recent years.  I have a long neglected sketchbook to work in, and I haven't practiced my oboe in quite some time.

We also want to keep in contact with friends and family during this time.  One of our friends is urging us to get Tabletop Simulator, a steam game that lets you play board games online with friends.  We'll probably do that and set up regular game nights to keep a sense of community alive while we can't get together in person.

Oh, and I'll still be working at least part time from home, as much as possible.  Frankly I don't know how I'll find the time to work!  Which is good, because I'll probably run out of remote work in the next few days anyway.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2020, 04:43:04 PM »

We also want to keep in contact with friends and family during this time. 

I just finished emailing my parents and siblings.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2020, 09:26:29 PM »
I've lost my job but am naturally an introverted homebody so being at home with quiet time is not a huge problem for me.

I have been doing daily art prompts--it's a morning ritual now.  I have a little art studio upstairs that might start being used an awful lot more.

We are going for walks at a golf course (still snow on a lot of other trails), others have started showing up there now so we will need to start going earlier in the day.

Am cooking all sorts of things from bits & bobs found in the freezer/cupboard. Today I made nettle pancakes (the european crepe type of pancake) and baked an apple crumble. Organizing things slowly and figuring out what we have and what the holes are in our supplies.

Have a stock of library books which I grabbed before it closed and about 15-20 others on my shelf..waiting to be read.

There are so many offerings right now, concerts by musicians, yoga classes, etc. I haven't participated in many yet but likely will in the future.


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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2020, 01:31:05 AM »
Way too much #$% news. My biggest concern was that schools were not closing but now that they have what else do I need the news for!?

Great idea to make sourdough starter!

We have been cooking up a storm! Pies, muffins, delicious salads. Need to get youngest child cooking.

Have been meaning to draw but have yet to do so.

Doing a lot of creative multimedia, however it involves the computer and that means bad habits.

Gardening a lot, planted more veggies today in containers.

Husband focusing on building projects around the house.

Been running a lot, and a little stretching. Want to do more home exercise.

I have a lot of work to do for my job and am looking forward to next week because it will take my mind off the news!

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2020, 03:17:10 AM »
I have setup two weekly video-meets with some friends. This helps relieve a ton of social stress. We meet up, chat about the world and have a few drinks.

Tools like FaceTime, Messenger and Google Hangouts are  easy to use and freely available.

I am an extrovert and would prefer to meet in person but this really helps. Plus I get to rummage around in my wine-rack for a nice drink. :)

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2020, 05:41:44 AM »
I'm with you, obsessed with the news. It's not healthy. I'm not doing well. I'm well into apoca-lush territory. I dunno, the decades of zombie and pandemic movies and books that I've loved are either a really good thing or a really bad thing. Not sure which yet. Although every measure taken seems entirely predictable so far. So far there's not much that has impacted me personally, because I've been able to predict what's coming. My friends think I'm entering prepper nutjob territory - buuuut they didn't listen when I told them to get masks etc and now it's too late. We shall see, I guess.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2020, 09:29:38 AM »
I'm having a hard time adjusting to not being able to just "go out and buying what I want/need" (mostly groceries and household supplies), OR when I do go out, what I want isn't available.... and, having those items NOT available online for shipping, from any retailer.

First-World-Problems to be sure, since I am not starving at this point, but this is getting real old, fast.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2020, 09:54:04 AM »
I probably have less free time than I did during normal life, because now we're supposed to school the kids and work full-time from home.  No Netflix marathons for us, just less time with friends and fewer trips outdoors.  However, I'm thankful that my job is secure, so I'm not going to whine about it (much). 

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2020, 10:33:40 AM »
Random question. What happens if you don't fill out the census? Will they put you in jail? Fine you?

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2020, 10:35:24 AM »
Random question. What happens if you don't fill out the census? Will they put you in jail? Fine you?

They will hound you with phone calls, then send someone to your last known residence. I missed a census thing in 2013, thanks to being deployed. The lengths DOC went to in order to track me down were impressive.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2020, 10:52:17 AM »
Random question. What happens if you don't fill out the census? Will they put you in jail? Fine you?

They will hound you with phone calls, then send someone to your last known residence. I missed a census thing in 2013, thanks to being deployed. The lengths DOC went to in order to track me down were impressive.

You may also be subject to fines if you refuse or deliberately use false information.

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Re: Coping During Covid-19
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2020, 12:32:56 PM »
Spending way too much time on this forum.