A thread for little pandemic whines & vents

My stitch n bitch group was cancelled.

The wine and wool fest I was going to check out was cancelled.

The people I really wanted to see at my kid's grad party didn't show up.

I'm tired of take out.

all my camp events and training events for Girl Scouts have been cancelled. I would like to got do some weekend camping.. but when it opened up.. every reservation is taken.

My petty vent is that I'm burned out, bored, and sick of cooking everyday since March. We take care of my SO's mom who is in her 80's with multiple medical issues, so we are being admittedly overly cautious about the virus and that has meant no eating out and no take out.

In our heads we know it's probably overkill, but if one of us gets it, she'll get it and she will most likely not survive. Besides, the rest of her kids are not involved in her care, but fairly judgemental so we've resigned ourselves to being crazy careful just in case.

I'm on board with our decision, but still sick of cooking...

I'm tired of doing everyone else's job and not mine. Covid wiped it out for the unforeseeable future.

I can't go be around crowds or in small spaces. No farmer's markets, rummage sales, craft shows, small "town square" shops, boutiques, local festivals, small garden shops, etc...

No craft meetups, no in-person classes, no dine-in, no coffee shops, and no tea houses.

I could go into bigger stores during off-peak hours but haven't. Except for one early morning trip to the Lowe's garden center when there were only a couple other customers. I just don't feel like it, TBH.

The International Quilt Festival was cancelled. That was always my "me" time and a chance to really be inspired artistically. Looking at quilts (online) just doesn't give the same effect as being inches away from them and seeing the details.

I am tired of being at home with DH 24/7. When you take the dog for a ride around the neighborhood and a drive through Whataburger just to get away from your spouse, it's gotten bad! I need some of that old adage...absence makes the heart grow fonder!

There is a graham cracker shortage. And we recently bought a fire chat table and love to have s’mores. The grocery guy told me today he hasn’t seen them since the 4th of July

Puzzles are super pricey or non existent (the ones I want anyway). I was doing puzzles before this happened so it’s annoyingly they become a hot item

Same vent since a few days after the stay home orders were put in place: I am tired of spending so much time at home alone.

Then I hear about what others are going through and I tell myself to STFU.

There is very little that I dislike about sheltering in place. I'm an introvert and I LOVE being home.

However, I'm devastated about the impact of the pandemic on my 19 year old son. He's miserable being stuck here and missing his spring semester and virtually all of his athletic season (he plays D1 lacrosse). We've relaxed a little with him, and let him go hang with friends (though I think he'd probably go even if we said no). He does ask for "permission," and we let him go. His restaurant summer job is a no-go, because his boss is committed to keeping his long-time employees paid (the bus boy team has some older adults who need the money for rent). No one else is hiring college students. He's so bored.

He's heading back to college in a couple of weeks, and no one can say what that's going to look like. Fortunately his school is in a place where COVID is on the decline (Queens, NY), so I feel relatively okay about having him away.

We usually go to Ohio or Maryland on July to get away from the insane heat and humidity here. But we're staying extremely close to home since I'm at extra risk to catch covid. I hate sitting inside all day because it's so hot outside. I miss that time outside in cooler weather that we used to get in July. But I'm grateful for air conditioning!

I'm also ready for my husband to be gone a little more. Not a lot, just a little! He's worked from home since March.

It's all relative isn't it but loneliness is a hard thing to deal with ((hugs))


We should be looking forward to s special trip for our 30th wedding anniversary in September. Nothing is even booked because we're very wary of the likelihood of a second spike and new travel restrictions. Even if we can go somewhere we don't want to get stuck there or have to come home and quarantine, because of work..

I can’t move back to Japan. I’m stuck here indefinitely🤬

I don't like that the quarantine period is so long. I wish it was 3-5 days!

I will be sad if high school and college football doesn't happen. I have a college senior on the dance team at a big ACC university and would be so sad if she doesn't get to perform/cheer at the football games. She loves the stadium! Same with basketball season. My youngest is on her high school band (pom squad) and she would hate to miss her senior season too.

1. I am totally going to miss your photos :/ Maybe you can repost some of your favorites for us to drool over this year?

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2. One of the silver linings for me is that I don't have a spouse underfoot 24/7. I am sorry for your pain