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notsoyoungwan

Wanderer78 wrote: »

I just want to say thank you for what you do every single day for all of us, going to work must be a truly terrifying experience now for you

It really really is. And I’m not even ‘proper’ front line at the moment as we don’t have any cases or suspected cases on my wards yet, though it’s only a matter of time. It’s the uncertainty. The guidelines that change every day. The fact that I’ll be expected to do things that are outside my area of expertise. The fact that I’m worried about patients in the community who continue to have other medical conditions but who won’t come to their appointments because they’re scared- regular illness hasn’t stopped so I know these people are at home with their symptoms and conditions and not getting the treatment they need. And unfortunately, some people lie. They tell you they haven’t had respiratory symptoms and then when they show up they clearly do. But because you believed them when they said they didn’t, you took standard precautions instead of suspected-covid precautions. It’s an incredibly stressful time. I miss the simplicity of going into work, not worried about my safety, and coming home again without this anxiety that is so all-pervasive.

Ultrflat

notsoyoungwan wrote: »

I’m a hospital doctor so still going to work. I wish I didn’t have to. I wish I had a job which meant I could work from home instead of exposing me to risk every single day. I wish I didn’t wake in the early hours with a knot of anxiety in the pit of my stomach. I’m so envious of those who can stay at home. I’m sure it’s boring and cabin fever sets in, but with a little thought and imagination it really doesn’t have to be too bad. I hope those people appreciate the fact their risk and exposure is much less than others. And I’m angry at those who are flouting the rules. It’s stupid, selfish and utterly reckless.

You are a Hero to our nation. Thank you for looking after those who need help. Thank you for taking the risks that you do.

Stay safe.

Thank you.

Rufeo

Side projects

Sober Crappy Chemis

Rufeo wrote: »

Side projects

So hip!

Feisar

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I'm finding this lockdown this rather difficult to be honest. I've never found the idea of working from home all that appealing, and my usually legendary productivity has taken a hit as a result. It reached a 'rock bottom' for me last Thursday when I spent the day working from home while wearing runners, pyjamas bottoms, and an easy-iron shirt. It got so bad that I even started reading the comments part of a Journal.ie article.

This couldn't continue, so I sat down on Sunday afternoon and spent an hour working out a plan for how to deal with this extraordinary situation we all find ourselves in. My new routine is already bedded in, and starting to deliver positive results.

I won't bore you with all of it, but I practice meditation for 20 minutes 3 times a day. Upon waking; mindful eating at lunch, a loving kindness meditation at 8PM. I use the sauna twice per day, and am also glad of having invested in a Peloton bike when they launched in Germany. I've rediscovered my love of rustic French cooking, and look forward to the time I spend in the kitchen preparing the sort of food that you'd find in a small bistro in Lyon.

Apart from that, I'm using a wonderful app called Blinkist. It takes books (mostly, but not exclusively, about personal development, business, and current affairs), and distils them down into 15 minute vignettes.

Tough times. Hope everyone is ok.

Never thought of you as working class.

De Danann

Most of my days are filled with videogames, TV, writing blogposts, working on an application form for a promotion in work (though it's hard to find motivation for this - uncertainty as to whether the position will still be there in a few months), cooking, cleaning and going for brief walks with music blasting out of my headphones.

Before this whole thing, I would have said this was my ideal routine. I'm pretty lazy and introverted usually. But my nerves are gone, so everything is done with a sense of worry gnawing away in the background.

My heart goes out to frontline staff, if I'm like this at home, I can only imagine how frightened they are out there.

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PmMeUrDogs wrote: »

Candie has a baby now? congratulations!

I'm off work, trying to keep busy. Currently learning a new language, which is resulting in me interspersing my atrocious attempts at pronunciation with swear words. Practising guitar, cooking, lots of cleaning, and listening to lots of podcasts. I'm bored silly.

What app or source are you using for the language learning? I’m learning German on Duolingo and really enjoying it although the Der, Die und Das baffles me at times!

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pgj2015 wrote: »

exercise

study

read a book

study

boards/amazon,youtube

watch a film

im really enjoying it. havent been bored since this started.

Same here, a great opportunity to catch up on reading or learn a new language!

The Tetrarch

Doing a bit of programming.
Watching all The Netherlands games from the 1974 World Cup (DVD).
Picking up dog poo.

enfield

Working my way through all the free on-line death certificates from 1914 to 1921 looking for soldier and sailors who died after they were discharged from the army and navy and died from wounds or sickness aggravated by, or caused by war service. Most of them died from Phthisis which was the old name for T.B. When one is found they have to be checked to see if they are already in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. If they are not, you have to find their records, ir must state in their records that they were discharged with something that was caused by or aggravated by war service and they must have died from the same thing. They are then put forward to the 'In From The Cold Project' of which I am a member/volunteer. If they are passed to get rubber stamped and entered into the C.W.G.C, and you can find their burial in a burial register, and send this forward also they will be entitled to a war grave headstone.
To date I have had over 200 accepted, including 40 sailors buried in a Cork Cemetery and no-one knew they were there.
There are enough dead people (over 8 million for that time period) to check so I will not be bored, happy days. And the best thing about this is it is all free!!!!

Trigger Happy

Reading Ulysses.
The unabridged 1922 version. End of lockdown may come to soon.

Greyfox

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Reading Ulysses.

Ah now, things haven't got that bad yet

FTCV041

Oh and also reading the "Most Beautiful Women" thread on AH- that thing is a masterpiece!

Huntergonzo

Drink beer
Masturbate
Eat
Sleep
Repeat

FTCV041

Huntergonzo wrote: »

Drink beer
Masturbate
Eat
Sleep
Repeat

FTCV041 wrote: »

Oh and also reading the "Most Beautiful Women" thread on AH- that thing is a masterpiece!

Ah . . you are surely acquainted with the above so !

SixtaWalthers

Watching a romantic TV series. Also watching positive stuff but it is tough to watch the news all day. Binge positive is important nowadays as compared to be entertained.

irishguitarlad

Working, studying for my degree, watching better call saul, playing Battlefield 5, running in my apartment.

Ohio9

ablelocks wrote: »

I'm lucky I can keep working from 8.30 - 5. cook dinner, long walk, time with 4 kids and a bit of house work till 10.

there are no go to's, 'cept to bed at 11 and start all over again. looking forward to a nice long weekend though - we're off for good friday and it's not out of our holidays.

entertainment is an hour of a series a night, if we don't fall asleep half way thru

Breed more kids. Not enough carbon footprint.

RobertKK

I bought a lot of paint before the lockdown.
So home improvements, threw out old carpet, sanded an old wooden floor and painted it with floor paint, being an old house it looks more natural for the type of house it is than the carpet did.
So much other painting still to do...

Then I am language learning, two Romance languages, French and Romanian, two beautiful languages. I did French at school and it makes it a bit easier and Romanian is a language that is close to Latin in many ways, it is a toss up between Romanian and Italian to which is closest to Latin, but Romanian also words which have come from neighbouring regions.
I find language learning rewarding and thanks to having Romanian friends who also help, like with music to listen to.
Recommendation music wise is Carla's Dreams, Ngoc album, it has various music styles but it is so good. Give it a chance.

Then there is exercise, can walk around the fields and see no one just animals and birds. Do resistance training at home and generally stay fit.

Plus home cooking and baking.

Then TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime or Disney.
Chatting online with friends.

I limit my media coverage to the virus, initially I was devouring virus coverage but then knew I needed to ease off on it.
Overall I have enough to keep me busy and entertained.
Still have the garden to rescue when I finish painting which currently is not in sight...

topper75

I gather that live Peleton classes were cancelled yesterday. One of the trainer chaps sick seemingly.

I am starting to doubt the veracity of the pursuit of rustic French cooking now.

Credibility holed below the waterline. Markets in freefall. Do something.

gourcuff

only discovered line of duty yesterday, what a show

I Am Nobody

My 7 year old plans the daily events. From colouring her many Dora colouring books to tea time with stuffed bears, rabbits, and penguins. She is having a great time with this lockdown, while I am slowly withering away.

tdf7187

Aaron Wonderful Mesh wrote: »

I’m basically drunk every day, I feel accomplished if it’s not til the afternoon at this stage

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a2lC47PQ3Z0

Deja Boo

Sewing nurse masks, which (sadly) have very low potential for blocking covid.

branie2

Reading books
Watching films on DVD and blu-ray
Surfing the net

quickbeam

Am lucky enough to be still working, but from home, so saving 8-10 hours per week on my commute.

Haven't been bored yet. I am reading which I would have been doing anyway, but now getting through books quicker. And watching (for the first time) Parks & Rec, and 30 Rock. And getting back into cycling (well withing 2km limit).

jos28

Still working (from the boxroom)
Cycling within my 2km
Making lovely dinners
Painting everything in sight
Working my way through that pile of books
Yoga using Zoom
Get together with friends using Zoom and wine
Bit of Netflix
Trying to resist the temptation to drink mid week

lawred2

completedit wrote: »

What’s your day to day go tos?

Well with three kids and two jobs, entertaining myself is not really a concern

M.T. Cranium

I must say, the fourth or fifth time I see last year's golf tournament, I pretty much know all the shots that they are going to take.

JustAThought

Apart from the lack of good coffees, the fear of death and worry over my income and the destruction of the economy I am really enjoying it.

I get up at 0836 to do the Joe Wicks half hour of ecercise at 9am in youtube and am watching daily for my new toned physique to appear!

After my half hour in my pyjamas with the body coach I have a long hot shower and fancy breakfast, followed by reading in the sun or back to reading under the duvet in bed depending on the weather.

then i make a leisurely lunch, listen to podcasts or radio dramas in the sun/in bed depending in weather , go for a 2 hour not further than 2k walk , return home to cook (again!!) and watch boxsets in channel 4 player for a few hours, before retiring back to my duvet for more reading or podcasts.

I havn’t felt as relaxed or well nurtured in years.
apart from the fear of financial ruin and death .