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I suppose it's pretty universal right now - trying to balance reading enough to stay informed about the pandemic yet not so much as to trigger an anxiety attack. I have a near-continual low-level upset stomach, which is the main way my body exhibits anxiety. I was actually fine until #45 decided it would be great to have everything open again by Easter. I want to move to another country. I've wanted to for several years and I just want it more now. It doesn't help that I see so much misinformation begin spread and I'm trying to combat that by posting actual information (interspersed with fun or calming posts). I'm having to limit my Facebook time, which can only be a good thing. I'm still happy to have it since that's how I connect with so much of my extended family every day but as I mentioned before, my relationship with FB is complicated and becoming moreso.
We have our first covid19 case in my county. I hope it's mild and whoever has it can just recover at home. I don't think there are any intensive care units in our county and if we don't have to sent people into the surrounding counties to take up their intensive care units, that would be better for everyone. (When Irish had pneumonia at Christmas 2018, our local hospital - an excellent one for its size and maybe the biggest one in our county - wouldn't keep him because they have no ICU and were concerned he might have to be intubated, which they wouldn't be able to do. They transferred him that night to one of the two large hospitals in the next county. Fortunately he never needed the ICU but better safe than sorry.)
I have what I call a paper jenga tower on my desk (mostly mail that I never opened - I pull the bills and personal mail right away and put other stuff aside - for far too long) and I've been taking advantage of working at home to attack it. It's satisfying seeing it go down and I found 3 dollars cash. (My job doesn't have me working steadily 8 hours a day even at the office, so I'm not slacking off by playing paper jenga.) Once I've got the stack whittled down and sorted, I'll pull things that I think should be shredded and that will be my next sitting-at-my-desk project.
Hope everyone is doing well and keeping their spirits up. I have to remind myself all the time that anxiety, while natural, doesn't help me or anyone I love. I repeat this verse to myself a lot: "Be anxious for nothing but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." And wash my hands! A lot! We're staying home pretty much. I go to the grocery store about once a week, Irish doesn't go at all.
What are you doing to keep you and your families sane and entertained while you're hunkered down?
We have our first covid19 case in my county. I hope it's mild and whoever has it can just recover at home. I don't think there are any intensive care units in our county and if we don't have to sent people into the surrounding counties to take up their intensive care units, that would be better for everyone. (When Irish had pneumonia at Christmas 2018, our local hospital - an excellent one for its size and maybe the biggest one in our county - wouldn't keep him because they have no ICU and were concerned he might have to be intubated, which they wouldn't be able to do. They transferred him that night to one of the two large hospitals in the next county. Fortunately he never needed the ICU but better safe than sorry.)
I have what I call a paper jenga tower on my desk (mostly mail that I never opened - I pull the bills and personal mail right away and put other stuff aside - for far too long) and I've been taking advantage of working at home to attack it. It's satisfying seeing it go down and I found 3 dollars cash. (My job doesn't have me working steadily 8 hours a day even at the office, so I'm not slacking off by playing paper jenga.) Once I've got the stack whittled down and sorted, I'll pull things that I think should be shredded and that will be my next sitting-at-my-desk project.
Hope everyone is doing well and keeping their spirits up. I have to remind myself all the time that anxiety, while natural, doesn't help me or anyone I love. I repeat this verse to myself a lot: "Be anxious for nothing but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." And wash my hands! A lot! We're staying home pretty much. I go to the grocery store about once a week, Irish doesn't go at all.
What are you doing to keep you and your families sane and entertained while you're hunkered down?
