Living The Lifestyle, Monday, 8/31/2020

88olds
88olds Posts: 4,545 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
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Today’s Topic: COVID-19 Update

So what’s your status a regarding the lockdown? Are we getting anything out of this? Are there any positives? Are we learning anything that may prove useful if we ever get back to normal?

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  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,545 Member
    The social isolation is a definite downside. Cut off from my Tai Chi class and pickleball I’ve lost my two best outlets for socializing. I miss the gym. I can’t get the home workout routine to stick. Guess as soon as I’m done writing this I’ll do a top to bottom look at what may get that going.

    I haven’t gained significant weight. About 1 lb. But I’m noticeably fatter. And less flexible.

    On the plus side, my main recreation is a daily walk of about 4 miles. I think walking will carry over in return to normal life. If I ever get to hang out with my Tai Chi and pickleball friends I’m going to make a point to be more outgoing. There are a lot of things I think I will appreciate more.
  • linmueller
    linmueller Posts: 1,354 Member
    So what’s your status a regarding the lockdown? Normal with immediate family. Babysitting is required occasionally for my essential worker kids, so... Wearing a mask in public, but definitely feeling much more comfortable about it all as the Drs are figuring it out. Still, being respectful of all. Haven't gone out to eat yet. My fall bible studys are virtual. Mops is w/I kids and at night, outside when possible. I miss normal!

    Are we getting anything out of this? I'm realizing that despite being an introvert, I miss people! And I'm getting lots of reading done 🤣

    Are there any positives? Learning about myself, extra time w/family (since they have nothing else to do). I had time to get OP. I think more people understand the importance of good hygiene than before. Having a microbiology background, I appreciate this 😁

    Are we learning anything that may prove useful if we ever get back to normal? What came to mind before I read the whole question is I learned, if I'm ever in this situation again, to get serious about my health and weight loss program right away, and not be sucked in by the couch and yummy baking options. For when things get back to normal, I'll appreciate the simple things and being with people.
  • MASSRUNNER_FRANK
    MASSRUNNER_FRANK Posts: 192 Member
    I was probably made for quarantine? LOL.

    While I am positively longing for retirement I am enjoying working from home - not tied to a chair, under an AC vent In August with a space heater under the desk listening to incessant coworker babbling about reality tv.

    Tons of home projects done even if just being done by contractors. Nice to be available while the work is being done.

    Lots of time and cash saved on Commutes. I used to gas up the car twice weekly and now once every 14-17 days. Crazy. Haven’t had an oil change in about 5 months now and probably will be going at least another before due.

    Senior shopping. Love it! New recipes. Love it! Ability to do laundry and cleaning Without waiting on the weekend. Love it! Home projects that have been on the To do list for years done. Love it!

    Missing a few friends though and time spent with the family in RI. Boo!
  • BEASTFIELD314
    BEASTFIELD314 Posts: 660 Member
    edited August 2020
    I have never been a very social individual. Not even sure how I met my wife, lol. (Kidding, dear.) But in all honestly, things have not really changed for me.

    I still get up, go to work, come home. Rinse repeat. We have a large family, so when we go grocery shopping, which is once a month, we do enough grocery shopping that we have everything. On the rare occasion we run out of something, its a quick visit - in and out. Which is how its always been for us.

    I am in that generation that really was brought up in technology - I pretty much shop online for anything I need, with the exception of food and clothes.

    The biggest thing I do miss is getting to take the wife out every so often - get away from the kids and just have some us time. Even though a lot of restaurants have opened up, we still don't feel comfortable with eating out. We have ordered for takeout/delivery, and gone to a park, or even just sat in our car, lol.

    My kids are the ones that are really having to change and adapt - we are all virtual for school. With 5 in K-12 and one in college, it makes for interesting times. And just them not being able to really make and interact with their friends, especially my daughter that is a freshman in high school... those are when you start forming your long lasting relationships!!

    I think many, many things will stay the way they are now - the new normal, if you will. Some things are for the better, some for the worse. But if we just can come together, we will all get through this, and anything else the world will throw at us (Murder Hornets, Fire-nados, Meteor coming...)
  • imastar2
    imastar2 Posts: 6,362 Member
    So what’s your status a regarding the lockdown?

    I have an office in my downtown area and have refrained from going in but that started out as having two heart surgeries Jan, & March so I was recovering and then COVID-19 hit and they shutdown everything pretty much. I had all ready been in loss mode and was continuing my program but I just couldn't go to heart rehabilitation.

    Are we getting anything out of this?

    Well this is debatable for me. I believe it's given me a prespective that I'm not as organized and not focusing on my priorities near as well as I should.

    Are there any positives? Are we learning anything that may prove useful if we ever get back to normal?

    As I stated above this pandemic has highlighted for me the absence of being better organized with my priorities. So I've been working on this and doing better. As far as weight loss I'm not really sure it's effected me in that area except I was going to start my heart rehab for exercising and didn't but I could have been walking.
  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,759 Member
    Our company has strict policies in place, which I think is good. If we can work from home, we work from home. If we need to go to the facility, we go to the facility, where facial coverings are required except at one's personal desk. I and my family are pretty strict about following the protocols, and we are very careful. So far, none of us have become ill.

    I am working a mix of both. One of my primary responsibilities is to enforce verbatim compliance to test procedures on several government contracts. Traditionally, this has included a great deal of travel. We have managed to develop an approach that allows virtual witnessing, even across the continent. It is not ideal, but it does work, and I foresee a mix of the methodology even after the pandemic. I think this is a positive. We're proving that some of our preconceived work notions are not necessarily true. That's a good thing.
  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,340 Member
    So what’s your status regarding the lockdown?

    We're still being cautious. Masks since day one. Very little social interaction and only outside and distanced. Our families are several hundred miles away, and we've only seen them once since February and that was with careful plannimy. I've had a handful of friends over in the backyard a couple of times. I need to do more of that for sanity. I've gotten more comfortable shopping now that more people are wearing masks and go to grocery weekly now. But I'm mainly only doing essential stuff.

    Are we getting anything out of this? Are there any positives?

    I feel more connected with a few friends because of weekly Zoom chats. I've also cooked more often which has been good. In the beginning, I was getting a lot of little projects done around the house. I need to get back to that.

    Are we learning anything that may prove useful if we ever get back to normal?

    I think I'm more aware of how quickly time passes and how easy it is for me to waste time. I knew this previously, but I'm aware of it in a different way now. I'm also now aware that I could probably get by with owning only about a dozen items of clothing.
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