WFH Wednesday, with a Twist

March 18^th (Quarantine Day 3)

{m} I’d like to say my mind was clearer than the day before and I was in a better place.  After all, I got out of bed, got dressed and told Sarah, “I’m headed downstairs to get an early start”.  Then she destroyed my theory with just four simple words, “Aren’t you off today?”.  Duh!  This was great news…because she was right.  I had Wednesday through Friday off for spring break with the kids.  This was bad news because I couldn’t even remember I had the next three days off!  What was the matter with me? 

After that, I decided to watch some morning news.  Bad idea.  Fifteen minutes in, I was convinced the stores were going to be bare soon so I was off to the store like an idiot.  My primary goal was to find a package or two of toilet paper (even though we were fine for now) and maybe a few canned goods.  Two hours and three hundred dollars later, I arrived home with a ridiculous amount of goods ranging from pasta, rice, and beans…to chicken, milk, and cereal.  Oh, and no toilet paper. 

From there, the rest of the day was filled with Netflix, recording some music and being glued to my phone for Corona updates.  Sarah and I both agreed by the end of the day we were going to disconnect more from phones/media and focus more on our family and trying to get everyone’s minds off the craziness.

{s} I typically work from home on Wednesday’s so today didn’t feel significantly different. I have, however, been a bit more observant about the daily activities of my neighbors now that I've had time to glance out my window; lots of Fed-Ex and Amazon vehicles flying up/down the road, someone had a dumpster delivered and although I can't be certain, I do believe I saw someone walk into their house carrying two butterball turkeys.

I've also determined after working three days in a row from my home-office, if I'm to do this semi long-term, I will need two things: (1) a wrist pad for my keyboard and (2) a desk lamp.  After logging off for the day Mike, Hannah & I set off to look for these items and then pick-up Teegan.  (Parker opted to stay home since Mike had taken him to physical therapy earlier in the day so he wasn’t feeling as cooped up as some of us).  After striking out at Best Buy, Office Depot and Home Depot, I surrendered and decided to at least order the wrist-pad through Amazon (arriving Tuesday) - the lamp could wait a smidge longer. 

While I was on my scavenger hunt, Parker had sent me a few texts, asking if he could go over to his friend’s house.  Perhaps it was a bad parenting move, but he had already seen this kiddo twice in the last week so I figured they were both already exposed to whatever germs they each had (and it would be a "gathering of 10 or fewer").  So – I agreed, knowing Parker is a very social person.

We dined on homemade tacos, took the pups for a walk and then wrapped up the evening watching another virus movie; Outbreak.  I remember seeing it as a high schooler, but didn’t recall many details.  Still a bit corny, but significantly better than last night’s movie selection.