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Post by jennyinheaven on Mar 21, 2020 13:14:28 GMT
I keep seeing posts on the local families FB group saying that at least their houses have never been so cleaned and organized. How?  Ours is getting messier by the day and I haven’t figured out how to fit in tiddiying, let alone cleaning, while taking care of the girls 24/7. I need nap time to come back! Our schedule includes, chore time each day. Is much more tedious doing things like laundry or changing beds with DD's help but it's getting done at least. |
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Post by spins on Mar 21, 2020 13:20:03 GMT
Is it bad that DH is working 7am-11pm daily and I’m taking care of the kids while day drinking?!? Why does he have such long hours now? Tax season? Or the craziness on the stock market? I'd think nobody outside of healthcare (and supply chain for protective gear), or possibly also grocery, tp, etc, supply chain, should be working so much right now. Anyway, no problem with a day drink. It’s the combination of the craziness in the financial markets and the disrupt in the oil industry, which is what he cover. He doesn’t have fixed hours but he says there is just not enough time in the day now to keep up with all the craziness. His boss’s boss’s boss called him yesterday, Friday night at 8pm for an update. And On top of all the work stress, he thinks he is going to end up being the scapegoat and will be laid off. My neighbor had to lay off her entire staff of 30 people yesterday, and she herself is laid off at the end of April. Such hard times for everyone. |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 21, 2020 13:48:34 GMT
I think they are still waiting for guidance so we'll see. I'm wondering if I should keep him home anyway. Honestly, I know it’s easier to send him but keeping him home is the best thing you can do right now. Everyone needs to limit exposure. I saw something the other day that resonated with me.... don’t change your behavior to save yourself from being infected. Assume you’re infected and change your behavior to avoid giving it to others. We all have to do what’s best for the most vulnerable among us and that is staying home as much as possible. I am leaning in this direction. I'm not essential and I can WFH. I feel like I'm contributing to the problem if I send him. Plus the uncertainty of if/when they close is contributing to my stress so it may actually help to just pull him. |
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Post by spins on Mar 21, 2020 14:07:30 GMT
I keep seeing posts on the local families FB group saying that at least their houses have never been so cleaned and organized. How? Ours is getting messier by the day and I haven’t figured out how to fit in tiddiying, let alone cleaning, while taking care of the girls 24/7. I need nap time to come back! Our schedule includes, chore time each day. Is much more tedious doing things like laundry or changing beds with DD's help but it's getting done at least. I have one hour of chores in our daily schedule. Somehow we haven’t did it once 🤦🏻♀️ |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 21, 2020 14:40:09 GMT
Day 1 shelter in place- DS yelled at me for only doing laundry once a week. This is why liquor stores are considered essential...
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Post by spins on Mar 21, 2020 15:25:44 GMT
My cousin has Coronavirus. It’s been 10days and he still has a fever. Went to the hospital twice but got sent home both times because they said his lungs were good. Hoping for the best.
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Post by comicsans on Mar 21, 2020 15:28:53 GMT
New Englanders, springbeduk in particular will appreciate this. Someone local to me is asking for suggestions for a drive to get the kids out of the house. Someone said Acadia is open and not charging an entrance fee, take a scenic drive. Acadia is over 4 HOURS away from us. Pretty sure a 9 hour scenic drive is not the prescription anyone needs 😂 |
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Post by comicsans on Mar 21, 2020 15:30:42 GMT
Day 1 shelter in place- DS yelled at me for only doing laundry once a week. This is why liquor stores are considered essential... Step 1, show DS how to help with laundry. Now that you’re home he can throw a load in every day or two. |
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Post by comicsans on Mar 21, 2020 15:32:14 GMT
My cousin has Coronavirus. It’s been 10days and he still has a fever. Went to the hospital twice but got sent home both times because they said his lungs were good. Hoping for the best. Ts & Ps hope his body can fight it off. |
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Post by jennyinheaven on Mar 21, 2020 15:37:12 GMT
My cousin has Coronavirus. It’s been 10days and he still has a fever. Went to the hospital twice but got sent home both times because they said his lungs were good. Hoping for the best. I'm sorry |
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Post by spins on Mar 21, 2020 15:55:29 GMT
New Englanders, springbeduk in particular will appreciate this. Someone local to me is asking for suggestions for a drive to get the kids out of the house. Someone said Acadia is open and not charging an entrance fee, take a scenic drive. Acadia is over 4 HOURS away from us. Pretty sure a 9 hour scenic drive is not the prescription anyone needs 😂 People always forget how big Maine is 😂 |
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 21, 2020 16:03:42 GMT
CT is mandating shelter in place as of Monday evening. DH has a letter from his job that he is critical but I think that's crap. I'm not sure if they are considering DCs critical. They are considering liquor stores critical though. Liquor stores 😂🤣 Seems ridiculous, but then again if they close liquor stores people will probably drive to the states that have alcohol in the supermarket (like here!) increasing the spread. |
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 21, 2020 16:12:10 GMT
New Englanders, springbeduk in particular will appreciate this. Someone local to me is asking for suggestions for a drive to get the kids out of the house. Someone said Acadia is open and not charging an entrance fee, take a scenic drive. Acadia is over 4 HOURS away from us. Pretty sure a 9 hour scenic drive is not the prescription anyone needs 😂 Oh boy. Big old nope to that drive! People are silly. Plus it's mud season here! Maybe they should go to the cape and go to the beach.  Fun fact - Acadia never charges entrance fee this time of year. I mean officially you're probably supposed to have a pass but they don't staff the one checkpoint until I think memorial day. And I can't imagine they check parking lots for passes displayed. But it's only partly open really - the park loop road including the road up cadillac are usually closed until mid April - they don't plow or salt them . though it's been so warm they might be open now But there's only a couple pit toilets here and there for bathrooms in the off season. |
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 21, 2020 16:18:19 GMT
Why does he have such long hours now? Tax season? Or the craziness on the stock market? I'd think nobody outside of healthcare (and supply chain for protective gear), or possibly also grocery, tp, etc, supply chain, should be working so much right now. Anyway, no problem with a day drink. It’s the combination of the craziness in the financial markets and the disrupt in the oil industry, which is what he cover. He doesn’t have fixed hours but he says there is just not enough time in the day now to keep up with all the craziness. His boss’s boss’s boss called him yesterday, Friday night at 8pm for an update. And On top of all the work stress, he thinks he is going to end up being the scapegoat and will be laid off. My neighbor had to lay off her entire staff of 30 people yesterday, and she herself is laid off at the end of April. Such hard times for everyone. Ugh. That sucks! Sorry! |
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 21, 2020 16:18:50 GMT
Best wishes for your cousin spins. (Oops - had to edit - in between reading the post and replying my senile brain mixed up which Bostonian it was.) |
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 21, 2020 16:22:14 GMT
People are coming up to their summer homes here too. 😠
I hope they at least buy lots of takeout (or delivery if places have started offering that) to help local businesses. Not like MDI (and other coastal areas) has a lot of restaurants open in march, but for the few that are ....
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Post by athena on Mar 21, 2020 16:31:25 GMT
I'll pray for your cousin spins and hope they are healthy soon |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 21, 2020 16:43:41 GMT
Day 1 shelter in place- DS yelled at me for only doing laundry once a week. This is why liquor stores are considered essential... Step 1, show DS how to help with laundry. Now that you’re home he can throw a load in every day or two. I suggested this. It did not go over well. |
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Post by comicsans on Mar 21, 2020 16:59:33 GMT
New Englanders, springbeduk in particular will appreciate this. Someone local to me is asking for suggestions for a drive to get the kids out of the house. Someone said Acadia is open and not charging an entrance fee, take a scenic drive. Acadia is over 4 HOURS away from us. Pretty sure a 9 hour scenic drive is not the prescription anyone needs 😂 People always forget how big Maine is 😂 Dh was like, must be someone who lives in another state. So I checked her profile - lives in Maine! |
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Post by comicsans on Mar 21, 2020 17:26:42 GMT
mrscheese that is really heartbreaking about funerals. That closure is so important for families. I’m glad your h has some guaranteed income though, that’s a relief.
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Post by scotty on Mar 21, 2020 17:40:20 GMT
In Wisconsin restaurants can now sell alcohol as part of takeout. No need to head to the store, curbside takeout is all you need. 😂
As far as cleaning the house, my day to day is exactly the same but DH is bored and has taken to doing dishes. It's a quarantine miracle.
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Post by activebaby on Mar 21, 2020 17:56:35 GMT
mrscheese one of my nurses lost her mother this week and they can’t have a funeral. It’s so sad. Her mother had pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure. My nurse has a special needs brother and with everything going on it caused her mother increase stress caring for him which lead to her heart failure not being in control. It’s all just terrible. Covid leads to so many other problems too.
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Post by activebaby on Mar 21, 2020 17:57:17 GMT
spins I’m sorry your cousin is sick.
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Post by athena on Mar 21, 2020 17:59:21 GMT
activebaby, I'm sorry for your nurse's loss. My aunt's sister died last week, and they've opted to cremate her and have services later. Most of the family was at least able to go to the hospital and say goodbye before the visitor restrictions came. But it's very much a prolonging of the wound.
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Post by athena on Mar 21, 2020 18:00:01 GMT
mrscheese, thank mrcheese for the work he's doing. I can't imagine how unbelievably hard that must be.
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 21, 2020 19:01:19 GMT
mrscheese one of my nurses lost her mother this week and they can’t have a funeral. It’s so sad. Her mother had pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure. My nurse has a special needs brother and with everything going on it caused her mother increase stress caring for him which lead to her heart failure not being in control. It’s all just terrible. Covid leads to so many other problems too. That’s heartbreaking. I’m so sorry for her loss. |
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 21, 2020 19:02:26 GMT
Well, my virtual happy hour with friends backfired. All they were talking about is everything that’s going on and just giving me more and more anxiety. I literally just hung up from our Skype call without even saying goodbye and not one person reached out after to see where I went. I barely slept at all. I’m sorry. We’re all available if you want to try again 😊 |
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Mar 21, 2020 19:11:59 GMT
In Wisconsin restaurants can now sell alcohol as part of takeout. No need to head to the store, curbside takeout is all you need. 😂 As far as cleaning the house, my day to day is exactly the same but DH is bored and has taken to doing dishes. It's a quarantine miracle. MN is considering alcohol for take out. Dh did dinnee with the kids yesterday while i met my sistee to get pullups. When i got hom they were watching a movie in the man cave and he told me that he started the dishwasher. Except he didnt. You have to push the botton twice to start it. I'm giving him credit for trying. |
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Mar 21, 2020 19:28:24 GMT
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Post by jennyinheaven on Mar 21, 2020 19:31:31 GMT
Well, my virtual happy hour with friends backfired. All they were talking about is everything that’s going on and just giving me more and more anxiety. I literally just hung up from our Skype call without even saying goodbye and not one person reached out after to see where I went. I barely slept at all. I’m sorry. We’re all available if you want to try again 😊 We should do this! Anyone intrested? Skype, zoom, facetime? I'm not super tech savvy but would be happy to try and set up if anyone is intrested. I may have to put on make up for the first time in a week though😂 |
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Ours is getting messier by the day and I haven’t figured out how to fit in tiddiying, let alone cleaning, while taking care of the girls 24/7. I need nap time to come back!
