Sunday Stealing: Corona

It seems Covid-19 is all that's on our minds these days and this week's Sunday Stealing is no exception. It should be interesting to hear how everyone is feeling about things and handling the situation. 

Pandora has posted a bunch of Coronavirus questions on her blog and shared them with all of us.  Thanks, Pandora!!

1. Has the COVID-19 affected your work environment?  Well, it had. I resigned from my job after my shift on Friday. (A story I will probably tell on Monday's blog if you are interested.) If you remember I worked in a nursing home so we were dealing with a lot of changes. No visitors at all. Residents must be kept at least 6 feet apart (a difficult task in the dementia unit). Staff must change clothes when they get to work. Purses may not be brought in the building. Lunch bags/boxes are okay as long as they can be wiped down with disinfecting wipes. Same for cell phones. Leaving requires changing clothes again and leaving work shoes at work. On Friday we began getting residents in touch with family members through Skype and Facetime.

2. How are you feeling about the Coronavirus?  Stunned? It is just crazy how fast the entire world has been turned upside down.

3. Has anybody you know been tested / have you?  A woman I went to high school with came out on Facebook the other day to tell us she had been tested after all other tests came back negative. She was waiting for results. I haven't heard anything yet. Other than that, I don't know anyone, including myself.

4. Do you have any friends stuck in any exotic locations?  My half-brother just told me his youngest daughter is stuck in Peru.

5. Have you changed any of your personal habits due to the pandemic?  Since I was working in healthcare, I was pretty much washing my hands and using hand sanitizer all the time. I still do, only more so. I still hug my grandchildren, but I don't kiss their little faces. I'm talking to Mom on the phone, but I'm not going to her house unless she needs me to do something. 

Oh, and we are not ordering take-out. I know much has been made of helping small businesses by ordering take-out, but I think that might be a good way to spread the germs. 

6. What's the craziest thing you've seen or heard about the outbreak?  I think the craziest thing to me is just how fast we've shut down the entire planet.

7. Do you think our politicians are doing enough to curb the crisis?  I think they are doing a good job at some things and not so good at others.

8. Have you stockpiled anything because of the crisis? No, not really. I just do my regular shopping, though if I happen to see something I will probably need in the next week or two that has been hard to get, I will pick up one (whatever it is).

9. What do you think you will miss the most if you are subject to a lock in?  Hunting for treasure in thrift shops, going to auctions, and things like that. Otherwise, I'm pretty good with myself for company. Introvert, only child, and all that, you know? Now if it gets to where I can't see my grandchildren that live right nextdoor, that will be a whole new ballgame.

10. What is the weirdest rumour you've heard about the virus?  I have heard so many and it's hard to know which are true and which are false so let's just say the jury is still out on that one.

11. Do you have a favourite meme about the virus?

12. Has the virus made you grateful for anything?  All the little freedoms we take for granted on a daily basis....taking a walk around the block, shaking hands with people we meet, going to work every day, going to church, being able to buy toilet paper, etc.

13. Have any of your plans been upset by the outbreak? Not really at this point.

14. Are you planning do to anything different because of the COVID-19 outbreak?  Life itself is different these days. We're all learning to adapt.

15. What do you hope to see in six months time?  A return to our normal lives, but perhaps with a cure or a medicine to fight or prevent the virus and a new awareness of how precious certain things are.

16. Has the Coronavirus upset your mental health in any way?  Not really. The restrictions are frustrating, but I have faith that God has things under control. It may not seem like it to us at times, but we can only see a small part of the picture while he sees the whole. I will not surrender to fear.

** It seems I received a visit from a very angry young person over night. I did not delete their comment, so you can read it and respond to it if you choose since most of you are also of the Boomer generation this person has such an issue with. I may respond. I may not. But I can tell you I am praying for this person who is being eaten alive by anger. Expecting hate to solve anything is pure foolishness. Just saying.**