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    Quarantine fatigue

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    28 minutes ago, Garga said:

    Yes to this. So much yes. When everyone is home, it’s like I can’t even do basic chores. I don’t understand why not. I think what you wrote is true—I just can’t relax and work with an audience. The second everyone leaves the house, I get full of energy and dash around getting so much done.  And when everyone comes back home, I just sit there or get things done slowly.

    For me it’s also that I know that the moment I start something, they will be an interruption.  And when I know there is an interruption coming, I get tense.  I can’t throw myself into a task if I know that I’ll have to leave it unfinished halfway through. 

    The second everyone leaves my house, I feel a physical relaxation in my muscles that I never feel when people are around.  I’m constantly slightly tense all the time.  Sometimes if I stay up late, I can relax if everyone else is in their rooms.  The boys don’t fall asleep before me anymore, so I don’t fully relax, but at least they head off to their rooms and don’t come out until morning, so I can somewhat relax.

    On one hand, I”ve been glad I’m an introvert through all this because I just don’t miss not seeing other people. I still love my friends and family, but I don’t seem to even realize how long it’s been since I’ve seen them.

    But on the other hand...all these people in my house!  All the time!  This is the bad part of being an introvert and staying home with a family all day. About 4 times since March, my dh and sons went for a walk together and I had 30 glorious minutes of alone time.  A total of 2 hours of alone time in the house since March.  Sigh.

    Sometimes I run errands in the car just to be alone in the car, like I make a special trip to get gas. Or instead of going to the pet store on the same day as the grocery store, I split it into two days. One day, DH accompanied me on my errands and it was really hard not to get resentful that I was missing out on my alone time.  😞   I felt like a heel.  But...I need a *little* time alone, you know?

     

    I relate so strongly to this!

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    Quarantine fatigue

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    Yes.  Majorly.  I’m starting to spiral into depression and trying to force myself to enjoy life again.  But planning for anything requires so much more thought and effort than it used to!  That makes it harder than normal to fake-it-till-I-make-it.  

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    S/O Glass storage containers - I called Pyrex!

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    I’ve never had an issue, but I’ve never put anything straight from freezer into oven.  I usually put the pan on the top of my gas stove when I remove it from the oven, but occasionally it goes onto a trivet or potholder on the table.  After hearing the stories here I won’t be using the potholder again in case it is at all wet.  I have 2 9x13 Pyrex baking dishes, 2 large glass bowls that I don’t usually use in the oven but have done so before, and then a variety of round and rectangle ones that rarely get used in the oven because they are too small for my typical use.

    I also have a couple of the square casserole Corning cornflower dishes that were my great-grandmother’s!  I almost never use them because of the size, but I figure once the kids are grown they will be used often!

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    Long Living Room

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    We have a living room around that size, but ours has a wide doorway in the middle that can be closed to make it two rooms (Though we have it set up currently so that isn’t possible without moving furniture, and if we stay here in our old age we will use one room as a first floor bedroom.)  We also have two fireplaces, so it isn’t quite like yours.  

    Anyway, we have two couches and two armchairs plus side tables in one half, and the other has the piano, a bookcase, a desk with glass-front bookcase on top, a table that acts as a desk and a couple of small pieces of furniture (like the trunk that belonged to my great great grandmother.  

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    Is there ever an okay excuse to abandon a shopping cart in the parking lot?

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    I definitely think there are occasions where it’s necessary to abandon a cart, such as your example and freesia’s, but I do often see people who appear to have no good reason to abandon their cart doing so.  I try very hard not to judge people and give them the benefit of the doubt, so I usually just grab the cart with a smile and put it away myself.  I’ve had a few people see me do it and give me sheepish looks, which makes me hope that they will think again before abandoning their cart unnecessarily.  

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    I have a sore throat

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    7 minutes ago, Scarlett said:

    At 4 am my temp was 98
    At 8:30 98.2

    At 10:30 98.6

    At 11:30 98.7

     

    That is normal rise as the day goes on right?

    Yes, that is normal.  I misread the op and thought you were saying your temp was normal after taking Tylenol.  I would still skip work tomorrow to give it time to settle in if you are getting sick.  I would also drink tons of fluids, take some zinc, and lots of vitamin c throughout the day.  You should know by tomorrow if you’re sick or if it was dehydration and drainage.  I wouldn’t worry about sore throat as a first symptom for Covid, though, that hasn’t been an initial symptom in the things I’ve read.  If you do go to work, I would let everyone know before you go and see if everyone will mask, even those who normally don’t.

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    Do the fake fireplaces heat a room well?

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    46 minutes ago, AmandaVT said:

    My MIL lent us one. We used it for one season. It worked great, but raised our electric bill to horrifying levels. This was a few years back so they might be more energy efficient now, but we gave it back quickly. My favorite kind of electric heater is the kind that looks like a small radiator and is filled with oil that heats up. Works well, gets nice and warm and doesn't raise the electric bill too much.

    Same.  We now use the kind you linked in your post below.  We tried one of the fireplace type and had a $700+ electric bill!  That was painful.  

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    Is anyone else having tech issues today?

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    Just now, Terabith said:

    I should probably look into if there's a way to change my email address.  I have an old email account I'm keeping around pretty much only because it's my Hive identity.  I have all email automatically forwarded to my "new" gmail (that's over 10 years old), but it would be nice to be able to give my old email only for signing up for things that I don't want to receive spam on.  

    I think that was my issue.  And even though I logged into my old account’s webmail to double check, my reset your password email never arrived.  I look like a newbie but I’ve been a member since I was pregnant with my almost 17yo! lol

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    I Need Hype Music!

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    Here are some from my cleaning playlist.  There are a few slightly less energetic songs so I can catch my breath. lol

    Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

    Brave - Sara Bareilles

    Sabotage - Beastie Boys

    Sin Wagon - Dixie Chicks

    Hips Don’t Lie - Shakira

    The Monster - Eminem, Rihanna

    Can’t Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Paint It Black - Rolling Stones

    The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels

    Clean My Wounds - Corrosion of Conformity

    I Killed Sally’s Lover - Avett Brothers

    Foundations - Kate Nash

    Whistle (While You Work It) - Katy Tiz

    La Seine and I - Vanessa Paradis

    Promiscuous- Nelly Furtado

    David - Noah Gundersen

    Chop Suey - System of a Down

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    Did Covid blow up anyone else's relationships?

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    6 minutes ago, MissLemon said:

    I don't know if it helps, but *I* care that you are falling apart. ❤️ If you want an internet pen pal, I would be so glad to write and check in with you. No pressure if the answer is no! The offer is there if you want it. ❤️

    Hang in there!

     

    That’s very sweet, thank you! ❤️ You can send me a pm any time!

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