How are you dealing with isolation these days?

Em in Ohio said:
Thunderstorms knocked out the power for a couple hours last night. I was mentally prepping on how to keep the birds warm - thinking of filling up jugs from the hot water tank to set in the cage. Fortunately, it came back before the temperature dropped significantly.

This morning, it's cloudy with storms predicted from 11 AM to 4 PM. I hope to get out this morning to transplant more shrubs and I'll run some strings for the peas to latch on to - they are doing well, despite the late snows and frosts.

I'm going to do my best to emulate their adaptability and endurance. But, admittedly, I do get waves of occasional despondency and feelings of futility about the future of us all.
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We all get those feelings. Its like riding a roller coaster, I think this will give us a greater understanding of people who are manic depressive. Their feelings are constant highs and lows, as I understand this disease.
 

I go out for a walk every day. Today was in the 80's(!), so I don't know how long that will last.

I've found that zoom.com is a big help, my family meets twice weekly, and we have a movie thing going. We take turns recommending a movie that is available, either free or very cheap, and we all watch that movie when convenient, and then discuss it at our next zoom session. The only rule is that it should be a movie that probably no one else has seen. My movie is being discussed tonight. I recommended The Spanish Prisoner, a great David Mamut film, not too well known.
 
Finally the weather has gotten a bit better and I'm spending a lot of time in the yard. I just go out for essentials and today I went to Walmart to pick up a few items.
What bothered me the most was my mask. It was the first time I've been out with it on in really hot weather.
It was horrible and my hands were wet with sweat inside my plastic gloves. I was going to go through the gardening department but I was so uncomfortable I came home.
I'm uncomfortable in the heat as it is and if this drags on it will be a really long miserable summer.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
Finally the weather has gotten a bit better and I'm spending a lot of time in the yard. I just go out for essentials and today I went to Walmart to pick up a few items.
What bothered me the most was my mask. It was the first time I've been out with it on in really hot weather.
It was horrible and my hands were wet with sweat inside my plastic gloves. I was going to go through the gardening department but I was so uncomfortable I came home.
I'm uncomfortable in the heat as it is and if this drags on it will be a really long miserable summer.
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This is what I'm dreading, as I run on the hot side as it is. Fortunately, it's staying cool here - for now.
 
Pinky said:
This is what I'm dreading, as I run on the hot side as it is. Fortunately, it's staying cool here - for now.
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well it's been warm here for the last 6 weeks, average temps have been around the low 70's. I haven't found it too hot to wear the gloves and mask in the supermarket, because the store is usually quite cold.. so I didn't get sweaty hands in the gloves at all. You do feel it however when you come out of the store.. , that said, as soon as I've lifted the shopping into the car, I take off the mask and gloves, spray my hands and my steering wheel and door handle with the Sanitiser and I drive home with the window open... (y)

When we're out in the open, walking in the fields or the woods, we carry our clean or new masks in our pockets sealed in bags, but don't wear them unless we encounter a group of people that are going to get too close to us...then we quickly put our masks on until we get past.. but it doesn't happen often.., The test is going to be when many more stores start opening and there's so much more crowded areas in the shopping Malls, or high streets
 
Don M. said:
We speak with the kids frequently on the phone, and I'm even toying with the idea of putting a web-cam on my computer. When we do visit the kids, or they come here, we stay a few feet away from each other, and no hugs.....weird.

We used to travel quite a bit, but as we got older, we found that the casinos supplied us with plenty of entertainment. We manage our money properly, and usually wind up spending 20 or 25 days at the casino each year for about the same amount of money we would spend on a 5 or 6 day cruise. So, in terms of "value" the casinos serve us with a very cost effective means of breaking up our routine.
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You can facetime them live on Face Book. Thats what we do.
 
MarciKS said:
Sounds fun to me Micka. Least you got that.
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MarciKS, if you plant tatties dont expect carrots to grow, you need to be planting seeds, a wee smile helps... now i dont know your situation nor what kinda life you lead normally, but real folks dont knock on your door, i could spend the whole day on facebook, then theres forums like this one where you have lots of friends... now i'm lucky there are three folk in this house, i dont spend much time with the other two but see them several times a day, i go shopping once a week, but other than that its computer during the day then TV at night, now the golf courses are re-opened i might get a bit of exercise, hec i even sent for my fishing licence this week, now funnily enough fishing is quite a sociable pass time...lol.. come on there has got to be lots you can get up to... i bet you have neighbours who are also sat twiddling their thumbs, just waiting for you to smile..
 
I've been alone for most of my adult life
I'm blessed I'm still able to go outside every day to take my 2-3 daily walks,weather permitting
My normal routine of volunteering 3 mornings/wk at Canopy of Neighbors,in business office at my church has been suspended until its safe to go back
In mid March,started calling from home every Mon morning Canopy of Neighbors members to see how they are,if they need anything
I try to stay busy the rest of the week,some days when I can't go outside because of the weather,the day drags.I ck on my next door neighbor,Pat,who doesn't get out often.I get her mail when I go downstairs to mailroom.Her daughters gave me a key to her apt 2 yrs ago
A couple weeks ago,started having'Zoom meetings' with my brother,JOhn&family which really boosts my spirits.In the past we would talk every Sun,this is so much better
The # 1 thing I really miss is hugging my friends
 
Mahatma said:
MarciKS, if you plant tatties dont expect carrots to grow, you need to be planting seeds, a wee smile helps... now i dont know your situation nor what kinda life you lead normally, but real folks dont knock on your door, i could spend the whole day on facebook, then theres forums like this one where you have lots of friends... now i'm lucky there are three folk in this house, i dont spend much time with the other two but see them several times a day, i go shopping once a week, but other than that its computer during the day then TV at night, now the golf courses are re-opened i might get a bit of exercise, hec i even sent for my fishing licence this week, now funnily enough fishing is quite a sociable pass time...lol.. come on there has got to be lots you can get up to... i bet you have neighbours who are also sat twiddling their thumbs, just waiting for you to smile..
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ummm....not that kind of neighborhood here. i don't know what kind of community you live in but, this one i'm in is not the friendliest. you're lucky if they talk to you IF they're not looking for cigarette and drug money.
 
MarciKS said:
ummm....not that kind of neighborhood here. i don't know what kind of community you live in but, this one i'm in is not the friendliest. you're lucky if they talk to you IF they're not looking for cigarette and drug money.
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Almost same here, lots of folk older than me that rarely leave their houses. 🙁. But they have their drugs and I don’t think they smoke. And I am keeping my husband as busy as possible to cut down on the arguing, although we still manage to do so to much. Ran out of money for the yard, so rearranging the house for the last time, I hope.

Where is my next stimulus check? 🤣
 
hollydolly said:
I'm sorry to hear that .... :(What brought your anxiety on Ruthanne ?
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Thanks for asking hd. It was just from worrying a lot about the virus going on and watching too much news. I'm trying to cut back on news watching but it's addicting it seems! Some days I just play music all day and my anxiety is much better than...so more music and less news. (y) 💗 💗Feeling a lot better today.
 
Ruthanne said:
Thanks for asking hd. It was just from worrying a lot about the virus going on and watching too much news. I'm trying to cut back on news watching but it's addicting it seems! Some days I just play music all day and my anxiety is much better than...so more music and less news. (y) 💗 💗Feeling a lot better today.
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Pleased you're feeling better Ruthanne.. you're so right on both counts.. this Virus, the worry of it, the inability to do things you would normally do.. all add up to high anxiety for lots of people, but just remember we're all in this together, and music does work it's magic.. I do the same as you when I'm feeling worried or anxious, just get my favourite upbeat music on.. it does help. 🥰
 
Trying to think more positive about the situation. There IS a promising vaccine in the making that has been tested on monkeys and worked and now being tested on humans. It may be out by Sept. I keep thinking this really has promise to the world. Scientists are working on cures, medicines, vaccines and this all means they are going to come up with something that will work..sometime..

I can't live in this fear all the time (of going to clinics) and I am going to set some goals for myself to get to my healthcare needs as soon as I can. The first thing I will do is get my lab work done. It's important and I need to to secure my future needs medicinally and physically to ensure I will be alright.

I am continually doing the things I need to in order to stay safe and protect myself and the pet family. Washing hands, distancing, staying home and away from groups of people offline. So I will congratulate myself for staying alive so far for over 2 mos. of this pandemic. That is since we knew it was so bad.

It does no good to worry and fret constantly, only invites anguish and poor mental health.

Things are going to get better for us all! We will laugh, learn, love and thrive!! 💗 :coffee:✌🐶🐤🐦
 
My State has been pretty darn strict when it comes to reopening and this week comes big things such as retail stores reopening on May 20th at 33% Max Capacity. Restaurants will work the same way. I have been doing okay I suppose. I still get out in my neighborhood and run in the early morning and no one is out expect for a few that are essential workers going to work.
 
Misti Mae said:
My State has been pretty darn strict when it comes to reopening and this week comes big things such as retail stores reopening on May 20th at 33% Max Capacity. Restaurants will work the same way. I have been doing okay I suppose. I still get out in my neighborhood and run in the early morning and no one is out expect for a few that are essential workers going to work.
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I want IKEA to reopen, seriously, I need a new dresser 🤣
 
Aunt Marg said:
Honestly, as the staunch homebodies that dear husband and I are, it's been right up our alley as to being at home an away from others. We're not big socialites, and actually loathe being around people and crowds, so being at home doing our own thing has been nice.

I've been darting out once a week to do the shopping, with an occasional stop at the bank, and that's it, and as for the reduced traffic and hustle-bustle, I couldn't ask for a more ideal lifestyle!
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I am single and live alone and because of a uncorrectable hearing loss I use texting, email and Captioned Phone Calling as my main means of communication.
 


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