Good Things during Lockdowm

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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Camping - Rain or Shine Beauty
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    tish said:
    Camping - Rain or Shine Beauty

    "S'mores, kids?"
    "Yes, two please!"
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    brianlux said:
    One great benefit to staying at home has been improving my high-functioning mental and motor skills:
    -Cooking eggs without breaking the yolks.
    -Turning the record over AND remembering to use the anti-static brush.
    -Instead of the "lick and a promise tooth brushing", going the full two or three minute.
    -Improving my furniture dusting and dishwashing skills.
    -Playing with cat without getting any scratches.

    And the most challenging of all:  Jigsaw puzzles!  (It says right on the box, "3 to 5 Years" and we did it in TWO WEEKS!  :smiley: )
    hahaha, that cracked me up.  I love jigsaw puzzles but the cat just won't allow it.  I need to find a good storage place when I put it away; but she barely allows me to read a book without getting in my way.  She's very affectionate, or needy, one or the other.  When I went in between cats for about 3 years, I did a ton of puzzles.  I actually find it relaxing.  
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    not having to deal with office political bullshit. got word that we'll be going back to the office in september, so i'll be enjoying the fuck out of the summer at home. 
    I know depending on where you work, the bullshit can be overwhelming. I actually enjoy my coworkers.  

    I have been working in the office 2 days a week (Tues/Wed).  

    We had a teams meeting Thursday while I was working from home to notify us that one of our coworkers had passed away.  I saw her packing up to leave on Tuesday night and said my goodbye as I walked by her desk.  She wasn't there on Wednesday and I just assumed she had taken the day off.

    Unfortunately, that was not the case.  She was on a different team, her other team coworkers have been working from home since March.  They have not seen her since March.  They are devastated.  As we all are, she was one of those people that every one knew, in the whole building (and it's a big building).  

    So working from home has it downsides as well.  Be thankful everyday and stay safe.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,364
    I've gotten a ton done around the house. Too many things to even list. Some of it routine tasks, some overdue tasks and some projects I had never attempted before. Like a man on a mission with an endless "honey-do" list.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Working from home has allowed me to visit my parents for long weekends and simply work from there. And taking quick naps or running during my lunch break has been brilliant. It looks like I‘ll be able to keep working from home 2-3 days a week permanently, which is a dream! Like most of you I‘m saving so much time not having to drive to work!
  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited June 2020
    @PureandEasy I'm so so sorry for your loss. Something similar happened at work exactly a year ago, one of our beloved colleagues passed away very suddenly. She was at work one day and gone the next. Everyone was allowed to bring their dog into work to help deal with the bad news. We still really miss her and she would have been 59 next week. She was someone everyone knew and she would laugh a lot, all day, every day. I still miss her x
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    PureandEasy said:
    brianlux said:
    One great benefit to staying at home has been improving my high-functioning mental and motor skills:
    -Cooking eggs without breaking the yolks.
    -Turning the record over AND remembering to use the anti-static brush.
    -Instead of the "lick and a promise tooth brushing", going the full two or three minute.
    -Improving my furniture dusting and dishwashing skills.
    -Playing with cat without getting any scratches.

    And the most challenging of all:  Jigsaw puzzles!  (It says right on the box, "3 to 5 Years" and we did it in TWO WEEKS!  :smiley: )
    hahaha, that cracked me up.  I love jigsaw puzzles but the cat just won't allow it.  I need to find a good storage place when I put it away; but she barely allows me to read a book without getting in my way.  She's very affectionate, or needy, one or the other.  When I went in between cats for about 3 years, I did a ton of puzzles.  I actually find it relaxing.  
    Annie loves to crawl up on the table when we do jigsaw puzzles.  I have to keep a table high stool next to the table with the puzzle on it so she can watch and feel like she is part of the action.  When I get up to quit for a while or go get something, I put a weighted down large sheet of cardboard over the puzzle, otherwise she really messes it up!
    PureandEasy said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    not having to deal with office political bullshit. got word that we'll be going back to the office in september, so i'll be enjoying the fuck out of the summer at home. 
    I know depending on where you work, the bullshit can be overwhelming. I actually enjoy my coworkers.  

    I have been working in the office 2 days a week (Tues/Wed).  

    We had a teams meeting Thursday while I was working from home to notify us that one of our coworkers had passed away.  I saw her packing up to leave on Tuesday night and said my goodbye as I walked by her desk.  She wasn't there on Wednesday and I just assumed she had taken the day off.

    Unfortunately, that was not the case.  She was on a different team, her other team coworkers have been working from home since March.  They have not seen her since March.  They are devastated.  As we all are, she was one of those people that every one knew, in the whole building (and it's a big building).  

    So working from home has it downsides as well.  Be thankful everyday and stay safe.

    I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your co-worker.  Did she have coronavirus?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    brianlux said:
    PureandEasy said:
    brianlux said:
    One great benefit to staying at home has been improving my high-functioning mental and motor skills:
    -Cooking eggs without breaking the yolks.
    -Turning the record over AND remembering to use the anti-static brush.
    -Instead of the "lick and a promise tooth brushing", going the full two or three minute.
    -Improving my furniture dusting and dishwashing skills.
    -Playing with cat without getting any scratches.

    And the most challenging of all:  Jigsaw puzzles!  (It says right on the box, "3 to 5 Years" and we did it in TWO WEEKS!  :smiley: )
    hahaha, that cracked me up.  I love jigsaw puzzles but the cat just won't allow it.  I need to find a good storage place when I put it away; but she barely allows me to read a book without getting in my way.  She's very affectionate, or needy, one or the other.  When I went in between cats for about 3 years, I did a ton of puzzles.  I actually find it relaxing.  
    Annie loves to crawl up on the table when we do jigsaw puzzles.  I have to keep a table high stool next to the table with the puzzle on it so she can watch and feel like she is part of the action.  When I get up to quit for a while or go get something, I put a weighted down large sheet of cardboard over the puzzle, otherwise she really messes it up!
    PureandEasy said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    not having to deal with office political bullshit. got word that we'll be going back to the office in september, so i'll be enjoying the fuck out of the summer at home. 
    I know depending on where you work, the bullshit can be overwhelming. I actually enjoy my coworkers.  

    I have been working in the office 2 days a week (Tues/Wed).  

    We had a teams meeting Thursday while I was working from home to notify us that one of our coworkers had passed away.  I saw her packing up to leave on Tuesday night and said my goodbye as I walked by her desk.  She wasn't there on Wednesday and I just assumed she had taken the day off.

    Unfortunately, that was not the case.  She was on a different team, her other team coworkers have been working from home since March.  They have not seen her since March.  They are devastated.  As we all are, she was one of those people that every one knew, in the whole building (and it's a big building).  

    So working from home has it downsides as well.  Be thankful everyday and stay safe.

    I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your co-worker.  Did she have coronavirus?
    No, she had been in work every day and showed no symptoms.  I believe it was natural causes, she was fine when I said goodnight on Tuesday.  You just never know.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    West Coast Dreamgirl said:
    @PureandEasy I'm so so sorry for your loss. Something similar happened at work exactly a year ago, one of our beloved colleagues passed away very suddenly. She was at work one day and gone the next. Everyone was allowed to bring their dog into work to help us deal with the bad news. We still really miss her and she would have been 59 next week. She was someone everyone knew and she would laugh a lot, all day, every day. I still miss her x
    Thank you, yeah I will be back in the office on Tuesday, it will be tough to realize she will never be coming back.  :(
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited July 2020
    @PureandEasy We found it so hard, but what really helped was listening to Eckhart Tolle, perhaps this might help you.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,199
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Another rough day, my boss' husband died suddenly last night.  The second death in our work family in less than 2 weeks.  And neither connected to COVID.  I know people die everyday, but there is just death all around . . . every night on the news, the COVID numbers; the senseless deaths by gun violence (which for some reason are increasing exponentially) and then those just unexpected deaths.  It's just every where.  What next?  That's what I keep asking myself.  
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Sorry, again, I know this was supposed to a positive thread, sorry.  
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Don’t apologize. I’m sorry for these losses; they hurt. 
  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited July 2020
    Sorry to hear of your loss @PureandEasy it's such a tough time. As @hedonist said, you dont need to apologise....  I've actually experienced 7 bereavments in the last year and like you said, the majority were not covid related. I think when you know the person and when it's sudden it can be more of a shock especially if they're not elderly or unwell. I'd like to pass on my condolences. Big hugs.
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,822
    I have been able to work at my office the entire time.  Two of the three firm partners are working from home, so less people to bother me.

    I am able to wear shorts and flip flops every day to work.


  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited July 2020
    Sounds cool @JOEJOEJOE!
    Post edited by Purple Fairy Tree on
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited July 2020
    This is my first week back in the office since March and man it really is an adjustment.  I’ve basically forgotten the routine that i would do 5 days a week for decades in the morning.  

    Not to mention im now a bigger germaphobe than before.  My door stays shut and when im moving throughout the buildings Im like What About Bob

    One positive is visiting my normal coffee stop again on the way to work.  
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  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    Coffee and cleanliness is good...I love Bill Murray films and What about Bob is hilarious! :)@cp3iverson

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