How to survive and thrive at home:
Turn staying into your house during
the coronavirus crisis into a holiday
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Lowri Turner
Original Article
Posted By: greggojo,
3/20/2020 7:40:21 PM
Weeks, possibly months, of enforced home-dwelling stretch ahead of us. For some, this may seem a wonderful opportunity to enjoy cosy family time — heart-to-heart chats, cupcake-making, board games...But for many, especially those who live alone, it’s a terrifying prospect to have no contact with the outside world. My mother is 87 and lives 100 miles away in sheltered accommodation. My brother is nearby and visits weekly, but still I worry that she might become isolated. Yet I don’t feel I can take my kids up to see her for fear of putting her in danger.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
bpl40 3/20/2020 8:06:01 PM (No. 352620)
I think here is a far better advice " Even though I walk through the valley of shadow of death, I fear no evil for you are with me.....".
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Venturer 3/20/2020 8:14:45 PM (No. 352624)
Many people in Nursing homes are isolated.
The nursing home in my town is not allowing any visitors.
Many of those there have Dementia or Alzheimers and don't remember from one day to the next if they are visited or not, but others are not getting seen by their loving and concerned families.
Certainly this is hard on both those in and out of the homes.
People are worried that their loved ones are not getting proper care
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 3/20/2020 8:34:33 PM (No. 352629)
I just ordered board games from Amazon. Scrabble, Monopoly, Clue, Yahtzee, and Rummikub. I have to do something totally different besides watching TV all night long. I haven't played these games for years so it's going to be fun! Invite a few friends over for a Pandemic game night. Everyone can wear face masks, and I can serve up Corona's and Epidemtini's.
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Reportedly gasoline is gonna be cheap. I plan to take road trips to the small towns around me and have breakfast or lunch at the eateries I find.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Deepthinker 3/20/2020 9:34:33 PM (No. 352649)
On my shelf I have several books on how to sketch, mouldering in the realm of good intentions. I have very underused charcoal pencils and pads of paper--and, oh yeah, plenty of erasers.
There has been no quiet time in my life, to play with these items, for many years.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
hurricanegirl 3/20/2020 9:34:51 PM (No. 352650)
Wow! REALLY? People need advice about what to do at home? I find this astonishing, but I work from home and spend the majority of my time here. Of course, I've always been of the mindset that if you're bored, it's your own stupid fault.
I lived for many years without a TV (and although we have one now, I very rarely watch it). When I would tell people this, they would invariably say, "No TV? What in the WORLD do you do?" Well, I can entertain myself quite well, thank you very much.
Advice for what to do at home? Yeah, that one is a head-shaker! Have we as a society become THAT dependent on being entertained by everyone else?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 3/20/2020 9:40:20 PM (No. 352653)
Paint signs about government overreach?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Deepthinker 3/20/2020 9:43:46 PM (No. 352656)
For strategic thinkers I recommend the board game Quarto. A two person game that, like GO, has simple rules and subtlety requiring elegant thinking to win. "You just need to get 4 in a row..."
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Geoman 3/20/2020 10:01:35 PM (No. 352666)
I can't feel festive when my fellow Americans are suffering and dying.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
ZeldaFitzg 3/20/2020 10:12:41 PM (No. 352670)
Making crocheted Christmas tree ornaments, working on Project Linus blankets . . . . Am I the only one who has an urge to hoard yarn?!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Bluefindad 3/20/2020 10:48:42 PM (No. 352691)
A 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle with vast areas of uniform color eats up vast quantities of recreational time.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Blizzard 3/20/2020 11:51:42 PM (No. 352707)
I've been home for most of 3 weeks now. I had a respiratory flu (not Kung Flu...Dr said I didnt have the symptoms) which put me down hard for a week. It took another week to recover to normal health, and in the meantime my work all got canceled/postponed, so no money coming in for 3 weeks, and no end in sight. I'm very bored at home. I just wish it would stop raining so I can do some things in the yard and play with my dog without her turning into a muddy mess. Another 4-6 weeks of this (including the wife working at home) and I'll be ready for the madhouse.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Timber Queen 3/21/2020 12:21:13 AM (No. 352716)
I've heard that some city folks are putting their Christmas lights up has a sign of hope and faith in the future.
Yet, it is sad that Americans need tips on how to be a family. This highlights how important the Great Hunkering will be for strengthening the foundation of our society and culture. The pause button was pushed on our fast-paced technology driven lifestyle that had everyone fixated on the world. Our focus is now oriented to family and neighborhood. Family members will no longer be running off to their own activities and instead will get to know each other. Parents will see what bilge is being pumped by the schools, and kids will see their parents work from home and learn what it takes to keep TP in the bathroom.
They will play together and family traditions will be started. The initial boredom caused by disconnecting from the wider world will be a necessary transition period. It will provide the time for adults and children to find their creative impulses, and then the sheltering will provide them the time to explore interests they never dreamed were within them. When the sheltering is over, perhaps there will be a family reevaluation of each person's activities and the time as a family at home will become more important.
I'm no Pollyanna holding a Norman Rockwell image in my mind. For our truly dysfunctional families this will be a time of added stress, but with societal resources harnessed (especially those offered by faith based organizations) perhaps this will be a trigger event that effects long-term changes.
Let us pray specifically for our families, especially our parents with young children. They have a golden opportunity to set the foundations for a family that will stay together through all of life's storms. There are myriad benefits to come out of the Great Hunkering. Be not afraid. God is at work in the world.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Ozwestie 3/21/2020 1:45:42 AM (No. 352760)
I love being at home. I don’t understand why people have lovely homes yet are never there. Or when they are there they’re bored. I’m very rarely bored when I’m at home.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
jhpeters2 3/21/2020 1:59:51 AM (No. 352767)
Here in Baja California. I simply couldn't face the farsical shortages and idiocy of socialists Alinskying for power, there was no compelling reason to return north. Why spend the next three months (minimum) in contrived h311? If there is a silver lining it will be - no one buys the socialist BS. Hey y'all have fun!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
NotaBene 3/21/2020 2:04:21 AM (No. 352769)
Fine. I am slowly going crazy because of this exaggerated response.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
janjan 3/21/2020 6:46:40 AM (No. 352823)
I have no intention of enjoying ‘forced home dwelling’. I am not drinking this koolaid. If they want to arrest me for being out of my house let’s lawyer up.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Califedup 3/21/2020 6:46:41 AM (No. 352824)
Months? Fear mongering in disguise.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
chillijilli 3/21/2020 9:16:42 AM (No. 352946)
I've decided to try a few DIY projects. So a few days ago I installed a skylight in my condo. And the people who live above me are furious.
So I went to the only still-open restaurant in my neighborhood to think things over. They advertised "Breakfast Served Anytime!" So I ordered French Toast during the Rennaisance.
Thank you Steven Wright. Even just a tiny smile is helpful right now.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Strike3 3/21/2020 12:26:54 PM (No. 353223)
I have a couple of grandkids now staying with me that I would gladly lend to anyone who is bored, for a negotiable length of time.
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I think the author gives some pretty sound advice.