What little I truly NEED to get by…the last 10 weeks or so have been hard, but they’ve also given me a new sense of appreciation for my life. During the first 8 weeks, we truly played by the rules. No friends. No going out. No driveway “social distance” parties. Nada. We stayed home. My husband was the only one to go to the store, and other than us both having to go in to work a few times (we’re both teleworking now), home was where we stayed put.
Obviously we had to get creative with how we’d attack the upcoming weeks of “just us.”
We bought an above ground pool and spent the weekends in the sun.
We did several puzzles, despite my husband’s lack of excitement.
We played games, Monopoly being a favorite of ours.
We re-did our budget and have been dutifully paying off debt. The interest rate grace period was such a blessing for my student loans, which should be DONE in just a month or two.
We started walking after work almost daily, as its just too hot to run.
We binge watched several shows on Netflix, my favorite being “Schitt’s Creek.”
Sure, vacations were canceled, trips postponed, missed out on graduations (my Niece graduated COLLEGE!! So proud), my daughter’s 8th grade trips/ceremony were canceled, and have I mentioned my hair and nails look HORRIBLE…but that’s ok…LOL
I truly feel we are closer as a family. Bless my 13 year old for taking all of this like a champ. It’s been extremely hard for her not to see her friends and miss out on so much.
They’ve lifted stay at home orders here in Florida a couple of weeks ago. We did go to our local beach a couple of times (not touristy spots, very spread out and monitored by the Sherriff’s office), and we brought our large canopy tent and stayed far enough away from everyone. I will admit, leaving my neighborhood for the first time in WEEKS felt awesome. The beach is something I NEED. It truly takes away all of my stress and makes my soul happy.
Moving forward, we plan to continue social distancing but we’ll slowly entertain the idea of hanging out with friends.
So these are my take away thoughts from the last couple of months. How are you handling this “new normal” as they say? Anyone else really HATE wearing masks out in public? I know I sure miss seeing people smile. 😦
Cheers,
Michell
Movin' it with Michelle 
My 13 yo has been amazing too! She was bummed to lose out on soccer, band, friends, etc. but she’s been so great to her siblings and to her parents as well. I’m quite proud of her. Hooray for good kids! 🙂
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Yay!!! That’s awesome!!! We are truly blessed.
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They closed our beaches too but have just recently opened the parking lots up again so I may go just to see the sunset.
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You should!!!
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I applaud your discipline during the stay-sheltered period. Sounds like you were very productive and creative. Here in Portland, we were on the verge of re-opening a couple days ago but another coronavirus infection spike has us waiting at least another week. My wife and I have kept our spirtis up with daily afternoon visits to a neighborhood school, where our dogs run around and we social distance. Looking forward to when we can travel again. Had to postpone a spring break trip to NY State to visit our youngest son and his family.
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Thank you!! I fear we opened too quickly as we’ve seen a huge spike. Time will tell! Stay safe!!!
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