Crisis burnout

[hana]

Husband's job forced him to telework starting today. He hates telecommuting and got out of his telework agreement about a year ago. He's cranky but he'll learn to deal with it. I still spend 8 hours a day on the job search, seeing fewer positions wanted or told I'll be contacted after the duration. Husband usually works 6:30 to 3:30 and I'm trying to keep 8 to 5 hours. I try to take a minimum 30 minute walk during my lunch break.

I'm happy I got my sewing machine back before the repair shop closed, I can work on some bags and the suit I promised husband. The event I'm making the suit for might be canceled, but I'll worry about that later. I also knit and decided to learn crochet. I'm limiting my corona virus coverage to 1 hour of national news and 1/2 hour of local news.

[SteveinMN]

The problem with cooking is if you are supposed to limit going to the grocery store to one day a week and no guarantee of what items whatever grocery store one decides to roll the dice with this week might have, especially with stores being stripped bare

I guess I've always kind of cooked on the fly. Dinner here last night was a sirloin steak, pan-cooked in butter with minced ginger and soy sauce. Except for the steak, all of the ingredients are pretty much staples in this house. If I didn't see a sirloin steak I wanted to buy last week (quality or price) I probably would have looked at another steak cut. Or maybe pork chops. Could even have substituted fish filets in this meal. No butter? Coconut oil, then. Or margarine, if I had it. Oil if not. No ginger? Sub another (dried) herb and maybe leave out the soy sauce. It worked. It was dinner. I hadn't published a menu ahead of time, so if it was different from what I planned, *shrug*. But that's how I cook.

I've been shopping, on purpose, at smaller stores. I have no idea how full or how barren Target, Aldi, or the warehouse grocery store are; I didn't want to brave the crowds or the attitude. Right now the little stores let me get in and out, maintaining my distance, and picking up what I can use (if not always what I want or my preferred brand). I suppose we're luckier than many locales in that most of the smaller stores did not get stripped bare despite being within city limits. But sometimes we get lucky, I guess.

[happystuff]

My first day unemployed, I don't even remember what I did. LOL. Today I spent 5 hours really deep cleaning the bathroom - it desperately needed it! Doing that kept me away from the tv and computer, which is a good thing right now. I did have to run out to get a blood test this morning, but then the dr's office called this afternoon and canceled the appointment. But, at least they will get the results and can call me.

I haven't decided what room I'm going to clean tomorrow - lol.

Oh, and dh still has a job, but is now working from home as of this afternoon.

[whisperingpines]

Razz,

I do wildlife rehab, licensed by my state to have wildlife in my possession. These are baby squirrels that lost their home when trees were cut down. I have six right now.They are eat every 3 1/2 hrs, soon it will be every 4 hrs. With no night feedings. Eventually they will be weaned.
I will have them until they are 16-17-weeks old Then they will be released back into the wild. Right now they range in age from 2 weeks to almost 4 weeks.

[whisperingpines]

Yes, Rosarugosa.

[rosarugosa]

I seem to be handling stress with naps. I feel one coming on...

I'm going to go with wine.

[Yppej]

RR I saw a graphic on Facebook I was trying to copy here but I couldn't get it to work. It is called planning your next wine tour and features glasses of wine in various rooms of a house.

[rosarugosa]

RR I saw a graphic on Facebook I was trying to copy here but I couldn't get it to work. It is called planning your next wine tour and features glasses of wine in various rooms of a house.

Yes, I saw one meme of going on a pub crawl by having a drink in the different rooms of your house, and I saw another one about studying a map to plan a weekend vacation and it was the home floor plan.

[jp1]

On tv the other day they were talking about virtual happy hours. Maybe I’ll suggest to boss that one day this week we all get On Microsoft teams, have a drink and just chat about stuff the way we would at a normal happy hour. The bonus is that since I’m on the west coast and everyone else is in Chicago or nyc I’d be able to quit work early to attend!

[Tammy]

I love that idea.

I just FaceTimed with my 6 yr old grandson for 20 minutes. He played Minecraft and I watched and he acted like I was there beside him as usual. This was as wonderful for me as it was for him.