What have you learned about yourself recently?

Not something I learned, but it's been reinforced - I have two speeds: full speed where I do everything and "off" where I do nothing. No consistent plodding along for me.

I have learned that none of my glasses fit me. I must push them up my nose 50 times a day. I didn't notice until I tried to stop touching my face.



Also, not meant to be a SAHM.

That I really picked the best possible husband.

I mean, I knew I loved him and all of that. Like, yes, of course. I kind of thought we'd drive each other crazy in this quarantine, but things have been so good and we've just been super supportive of each other and... we were always good, but I'm just grateful that it's him and me right now.

I hate working at home and I did use too much TP.

I have learned, that I am not meant to be a stay at home anything.

I have learned that I love love love, did I mention love? staying up to the wee hours(3am-4am) and sleeping until noon-ish everyday....suits me well. I knew it would, but I've never had a chance to do this for more than a day or two.
 

I have learned that you can teach old people to use technology and pretty soon we won't need our kids anymore.

This is me as well! I don't put shoes on, but I do shower, do my hair, put on some mascara (and maybe face powder if I have to Zoom), and real clothes. Makes me feel like working.

I'm so caught up on laundry that I don't have enough hangers to put it all away.

I probably have ADHD as well.

I need a tiny house to escape to once in a while. Or she shed that's heated and wired for streaming. DH being home all the time is starting to get to me.

And I have no friends. I've reached out to a few people. No one reached out to me. Only one person replied to me. Fuck this.

This 150%. We've been married 20 years... obviously, I like him a little. But I've always wondered if he was home more if he'd help more. He always said he would and I believed him. But honestly, I had no idea how much he would step up now that he's home.. in every way. He set his work station up at the kitchen table - he offered to put it downstairs but I like him close. He was afraid we'd get tired of him doing work stuff up here. But we all love that he's right here to offer an opinion or help out. And on top of working his normal 10+hour work day, he helps with dinner, does whatever needs to be done around the house, etc. But even beyond all that, he's the positive light for all of us under this roof. He's always upbeat (even today when we were told that our septic leach field needs to be replaced to the tune of $10-12K)...he reminds everyone that this isn't forever, it's a blip in our life... that we're all heathy and that's the most important. He's always been this way - a glass half full type. But right now, it's what we all need - the hope, the positive.

And most meaningful to me, he does anything that could possible put me at risk of getting the virus, since I'm immunocompromised. He brings in any packages and takes out whatever is inside and throws out the outer packaging. He has taken dd to a doctor's appt for her broken/ healing foot. He's gone to the store when needed for the last month. If there's any risk at all, he takes that risk.

ETA: That may have come out like everyone except dh is a gloomy gus... that's not really the case. We only have one of those here. LOL We're generally a pretty upbeat bunch but it's just his entire personality really stands out right now. He's like this all day, every day. <3

This is amazing.

Oh and while I'm completely an introvert and have no problem staying at home for extended periods...I miss my bff more than I expected to. Neither of us are phone people but we're snapchatting every day...all day on and off. LOL

This! We are 9 or 10 years out from retirement. DH works away from home a good portion of the week and has for two years. When he was a high school administrator, he was gone several evenings a week for supervision, so we are used to time apart. We get along famously, but I did wonder how we'd fare, in the future, with both of us home full time. 

I LOVE having lunch together and it will probably be what I miss most when all is said and done. He's on 6-7 Zoom meetings a day, but it is nice to talk for a few minutes between them. In general, it feels very comfortable to be at home together, which makes me feel confident for our retirement.

I work from home and on days I need to be uber productive, I get a lot more done at home.  There are times when things at home do interrupt me too, so I'd say it pretty even.  When you think about the time you waste at work from just walking in the door and being greeted, idle chat, interesting gossip, people asking questions, you getting involved in helping others, etc. You do take up a lot of extra time.  I think when you see other human beings it is natural to want to have a little interaction with them.

That I thrive in crisis and crumble when it’s calm. I’ve been dealing with depression for a few months, but as soon as all hell breaks loose I’m like “ok, I got this.” My therapist says I need to learn to sit still and just be.