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[twistedchick]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Friday to midnight (8pm Saturday Eastern Time).

Poll #23710 Daily poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 82

How are you doing?

I am OK
70 (86.4%)

I am not OK but I don't need help right now
10 (12.3%)

I could use some help
1 (1.2%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
33 (41.2%)

One other person
27 (33.8%)

More than one other person
20 (25.0%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Comments

[torncurtain]

Just not doing well right now.

[writerlibrarian]

It was a very long week. The adrenaline of the novelty of working from home is rapidly going down. I'm tired but okay.

[sylvanwitch]

In the middle of yet another day doing online grading, I noticed that the quality of light in the room had changed--the sun was out! I got up, called down to the hubs, and said, "We're going outside!" And we did, and it was glorious! Now, I get in a walk every day, but usually they're purposeful thirty-minute power-walks. Today, I said, "We'll take our exercise as it comes," and we just rambled a lot. It was JUST what I needed, and it made me feel stupid for forgetting that I can't chain myself in one spot for hours at a time and days on end without my brain getting snaky.

I think my point is this: If you're able--if it's safe to, and you're mobile--get out even for just a bit someplace with a little blue sky overhead and let yourself breathe the free air.

It helps *so* much.

[chanter1944]

Wish me luck for my platelet donation appointment tomorrow? If I succeed, it'll be my 10-gallon milestone. Eeks!

Something I wrote made one of the best writers in one of my current fandoms (see icon) go Eeeeeee! I am *still* warm and fuzzy over that. :D

[dewline]

I had a skills test this week for a good job. I'm still scared. That's all I need to say.

[lannamichaels]

Today has been really stressful and I've cried a few times. I've cut my "checking news feeds" down to about twice a day and stop several hours before bed, but I think I might need to cut that down to once a day. It's been a lot. What gets me the most are the little human moments in amongst the headlines.

[mecurtin]

I've cut out twitter from 9am to 6pm. I might need to add other news sources, start the blackout later but make it go until bedtime.

Meanwhile, my brother went to the doctor because he was worried his cough was getting down into his chest. Doc sez: no pneumonia, but take these antibiotics. I continue to cross all the fingers for him.

[elayna]

Yay for blood donation!! I gave my 100 pint donation for whole blood recently, I was thrilled.

[kathmandu]

Wow, ten gallons! Go you!

[kathmandu]

Crossing my fingers for you.

[goss]

Glad to get an update on your brother's health. Continuing to send good thoughts your way. *hugs*

[smilingslightly]

For some reason, I interpreted "the sun was out" in your story to mean it was extinguished, like maybe (best case scenario) you'd lost track of time while working and it was night already? Thinking my brain needs to step awaaay from the apocalyptic thinking.

Very glad you got some good outside time; totally agree it's the best :D

[smilingslightly]

Setting off big booming fireworks every ~20 minutes is not the great idea that someone in my neighbourhood thinks it is, js.

Little on edge today.

[adafrog]

One of the nurses in our office may have been exposed. The patient is being tested, but it will take 5-10 days to get the results back. (seriously, WTF?)

[st_aurafina]

Wow, ten gallons??? That's amazing - go you, and good luck for the donation.

[darkemeralds]

I'm sorry. I've been up and down--mostly down, today--and the life-saver thought is "Yeah, it's just not going to be okay for a while, and that's okay."

I hope things look up for you.

[darkemeralds]

I sort of forced myself out for a walk today, too, and what a difference!

[darkemeralds]

My hat is off to you. What a champion!

[darkemeralds]

Please keep mentioning your efforts to cut back on Twitter. I hope to get the message.

Fingers crossed for your brother.

[darkemeralds]

Ugh, how nerve-racking. At the best of times. Which we're not in. I hope they run out of fireworks soon.

[darkemeralds]

The testing problem (assuming you're in the US) is insane.

I have a friend who, though untested because who has tests?, surely has Covid, and I'm quite concerned about her. It's a frightening time, and every day brings it closer to home.

I hope your colleague is negative for the virus, and I hope you are too.

[we_are_spc]

I'm Okay-ish. I had a D&D session (Juast got done in fact) and I've don a few small chores, but this sitting on my ass is getting old.

Like, it's been almost two weeks, and while I've done stuff like clean out a closet, help with some of the household chores, I had no idea hwo much I *wasn't* doing until I took stock.

While I'm not necessarily beating myself up, per se, I still am like...and I've been doing this for longer than I thought? WTF me. >.<

My room mat gets tested tomorrow...and I seriously hope I didn't get it from him. I have an intermitent sore throat and a cough )And also have allergies) but no fever, and none of the other reported symptoms, so I'm cautiously optemistic. I'm worried about him, though because he's in a high risk catagory, and has lready been a week in quarantine. It's insane.

-T~

[torncurtain]

Thank you, hope things look up for you too.

[lilly_c]

Weekend off and I'm glad to be having this break from the people I look after. I now have a letter from my employer that I have to show along with my work ID badge if I get stopped by the police on my way to work or going home from work. The alternative is a £60 fine, that rises to £120 if you're out without a valid reason more than once and because Scotland are being much tougher than England on people who are out without a valid reason during lock down. My mum said the fine in England is around £30

[wyomingnot]

I knew the world would be different when I eventually returned from China.

But, y'know, I'm wondering if it's ever going to be safe to leave again.

Yes yes, hyperbole. But I had to cancel my July trip home. It's probably not going to even be possible from a quarantine point-of-view, nevermind the fact that we still do not have a return date for school yet. I am envisioning no summer holiday from school at all.

To the best of my knowledge, the people I know and care about are fine, and I need to be content with that right now. (but I'm really not. I keep coming back to the numbers and I just can't look away)