What are you doing to get through the "social distancing" due to COVID-19?

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So how is everyone handing this “social distancing” time due to the virus?

My favorite actor just tweeted that he and his wife are doing household chores that they never seem to get around to–cleaning the garage, organizing the attic, etc.

One of my daughters bought a “panic guitar” and plans to learn to play it. She said that if the internet goes down (and I have no idea why COVID-19 would make the internet go down), she wouldn’t be able to listen to Spotify while she is sequestered at her apartment! My husband cracked up over this, and told her that she could always listen to her IPOD!

This daughter has also managed to hoard several dozen rolls of toilet paper–I have no idea where she’s hiding them in her apartment that is the size of a closet!

My other daughter went out with co-workers last night for one last Happy Hour before all the bars shut down. Not sure what she plans to do at home–I know that she and her husband went grocery shopping in a major way on Sunday–they go out to eat so much that they had very few actual meal-type groceries in their home! So apparently they are now stocked!

I am rejoicing that I have NO piano gigs (possibly a small church service–less than 20 people) on Sunday, but that church is communicating with their national organization to make a decision as to whether to cancel Sunday worship service–the majority of their members are well over 70 years old.

I’m hoping that my knee holds out because I would love to do some organizing in my basement. But the weather is still cold here, and the basement feels damp and raw to me. So maybe I’ll just vegetate on the sofa and watch World War II documentaries.

I still have to work (hospital lab in microbiology), but I fear that much of our work will consist of COVID-19 send-outs. Our drive-through testing site opens today–ai yi yi! I’m wondering if the line will stretch into Wisconsin!

My husband is working from home, as always. He is virtually untouched by this, used to being alone all day, and used to eating at home for breakfast and lunch and not going out much during the day.

How about you? Any suggestions? Anyone writing the Great American (or other country) novel? Anyone reading the Bible through, or praying extra prayers/Rosary? How are your children doing?

Let’s all hang in there!
 
This is great 🙂 I realized I need to set up a schedule for myself or I will fritter the day away! But doing those things one doesn’t normally get around t is a terrific idea and I am going to include that in my schedule too.
 
As a parish staffer, our work goes on. We are busier than usual! (won’t lie, as an introvert, I’d revel in staying home!)
 
I’m not doing anything particularly different from the usual. My husband is home. That is different. The kids are doing some extra worksheets, handwriting practice, and computer based learning games while they are out of school.

It’s gardening season, so we are working outside getting the beds weeded and seeds and transplants in.

I’m an introvert. I have no problem staying home for long periods of time.
 
I’m not sure. I will have to go to work as I work for my parish and Confirmation is a little over six weeks from now. I still have work to do. Holy week, the Triduum, and Easter season is coming which always busy for a parish. With the Covid-19 who knows what is going to happen.

I was able to pick up a few (very few) things at the grocery store last night, I think I will do my shopping online for the time being and just pick up. I love fresh fruits and veggies but after being in the store last night and seeing everyone one handling the stuff I am a little afraid to buy it.

It will be an interesting spring.
 
Our Diocese has cancelled all public masses, including Confirmation, Triduum, Easter.

The Triduum and Easter Vigil will only have the people who are entering the Church. Very private.

We are still working at the parish office, my job is busier than ever as the Social Media and Communications person!
 
We have not yet canceled anything but our school is closed. Our state only recently had confirmed cases. Next week is Spring Break for kids so all RE and YG were not meeting anyway and a decision hasn’t been made after that. Most likely RE & YG will not meet and we will have create some type of packet for our confirmation youth to take home to complete or meet online or something.

I still have to plan the Mass and everything included with confirmation even if it is postponed.
 
I’m in Ireland. We have closed all our schools and universities and cancelled all mass gatherings. Pubs are also closed until 29th, and probably beyond that. We are expecting the Government to announce new measures to control the virus in the coming days.

I’m a teacher so I’m working from home on schooldays.
I’ll probably make a schedule for myself. Prayer, work, household jobs. Washed my car today and I have a few other things I want to do with the car.

Also thinking of volunteering in some capacity to help the health services.
 
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The Triduum and Easter Vigil will only have the people who are entering the Church. Very private.
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I love this idea and I hope our Bishop considered this if Mass is still suspended clear until Easter or longer. And hopefully they still let me be there as I have been a RCIA Catechist all year for our elect. I want to see them receive their sacraments.

As for “social distancing” I work in construction, no time off for us so I do enough socializing at work and at home with my wife. I am a introvert so I could not care less about any social distancing due to this crisis. Noting personal to anyone, just how I am.
 
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As long as we have our land line phone and e-mail, and this forum, we really aren’t socially distanced. I doubt the virus can travel over phone lines or through our satellite system. There are ways of maintaining contact.
 
I’ll mostly just sit around the house and try to keep the kids occupied. Maybe do some deep cleaning projects once my husband is home? Try out new recipes. Work on my masters thesis. Finish the embroidery on my daughter’s Christmas stocking. Go for walks. That sort of thing.
 
As of yesterday afternoon all Masses and gatherings in our diocese have been canceled through April 5th at this time, possibly longer. Our churches will be open for parishioners to pray, adoration, and confessions.
 
Not much has changed for us. They did close the fitness center, so I’m probably going to lose some of the progress I was making, and I likely won’t be able to do my two-hour Saturday morning breakfast at McD’s. And, of course, we won’t be able to go to Mass on Sunday. And my wife’s volunteer gig is now work-from-home. But – as long as the internet and Uverse stays up, we’ll be okay.
 
Welcome to faux retirement folks! It has it has it’s good points. 2020 started my second year of actual retirement. Last year was not how I expected to spend retirement. First quarter I went to help my older sister through her surgeries. Next 6 months was my first experience with social isolation due to immobility problems from bad hip. Last part of year involved THR surgery and recuperation. Thought 2020 would different and I could get out and about. What is that saying about not telling God your plans?!! I am glad that I found this forum for some virtual connecting.
 
Nothing I still go to work everyday as normal. Nothing really has changed for me
 
In reply to the OP, it happens that my wife is having to stay in another city to help her twin sis take care of their elderly mother the past few nights. I love my mother-in-law dearly, and am proud of how the twins are taking care of her. However, today they have decided it is time to call in hospice. I therefore expect my wife to probably start spending nights with me again tonight or tomorrow.

That said, again to answer the OP, for ME, social distancing is what I sometimes call “bourbon therapy” lol. Out of the gate, to be clear, I never ever drink enough to qualify as “inebriated” by imbibing no more than 1oz bourbon per hour, per 100lbs of body weight, meaning no more than 2oz per hour.
This is giving me time to sample bottles I’ve had a while but not tried. For example, Angel’s Envy, Basil Hayden, and Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.

If you are wondering, my eval of these are: Angel’s envy is only good if mixed, not “neat” (straight). Basil Hayden is very very good with root beer vs coke, if mixed, but perfectly good neat. Woodford Reserve Double Oaked is overrated and I can’t determine why they’re so proud of it. It’s good bourbon, no doubt, but no reason to make a big deal out of it IMO.

Drinking some bourbon in the evening also guarantees i stay home since I’ll certainly not be driving with it in my system.

Another thing, and I don’t mix this with bourbon, that I did was, to organize the room I use for guns and ammo - yes a locked bedroom dedicated to that purpose (safety, only I have a key to the room). Firearms deep cleaning, depending on the firearm, i.e., my Kimber 1911, can take some time. Plus, pretty sure gun solvent will ward away germs along with the oxygen in the room…

That’s all, I’m boring, sorry.
 
I am 83 years old and have a lung problem. Fortunately I have a daughter living a few miles away and she does my grocery shopping for me…what a blessing!

Thankfully, I can live alone. I do like to read, use the internet for the forum and to keep in touch with family members in other states. I have a greeting card craft that I work on and like to design my own cards with stickers and pressed flower petals.

My exercise is keeping my house clean. 😀 I have been watching Mass on the internet on occasions, and also pray the rosary daily with online rosaries that are available.

I do have time to pray a lot also, but certainly miss going to daily mass.
 
Peeps said:
You’re not boring at all! You obviously have several “hobbies” that give you pleasure, and you obviously care for your family!
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How kind of you to say 🙂 Thank you.

Blessings,
 
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