Universal Love HEY! How you doin? Covid-19 Mental Health Check

[Schulzenfest]

Congrats mate.

That was great for me to read. I got engaged a few months ago. We haven't even started planning, because we're still worried about our plans all being turned on their head at the last minute. In a way it's heartening to know that despite lockdown knocking you around a bit, you still had an amazing day.

 

[Janey]

That looks like it was an absolutely brilliant day for you both. While it would have been disappointing that some guests couldn’t get here, how lucky are we to have the technology nowadays so friends all over the world can be a part of your day.

 

[Chewy316]

Congrats mate.

That was great for me to read. I got engaged a few months ago. We haven't even started planning, because we're still worried about our plans all being turned on their head at the last minute. In a way it's heartening to know that despite lockdown knocking you around a bit, you still had an amazing day.

Congrats mate!

In all seriousness you can take your time sorting it out. If we needed to postpone again this year I would have most likely waited until 2023 - simply because the vendors would have more likely all been available including the venue. We also had already been living together for 3 years so we were nonplussed about having a longer engagement.

When we got engaged we worked out the wedding date which for a few reasons worked out to be a little under 3 years down the track. We immediately booked the venue and then it was just a case of sorting out the rest of the vendors over the proceeding 6 months.

Because of covid so many venues (and vendors) are now booked well over 18 months in advance because 2020 was a write off for the wedding industry.

So realistically if you want your perfect day, be willing to have a longer engagement so you can ensure you get the venue and vendors that you want. Im sure it will all work out for you in the end!

 

[Brian McGee]

Just wanted to chuck a post in to see how those people who are quarantining after the Collingwood game are travelling? We have got 4 days to go. Hope everyone is coping ok. Shout out to our vic friends who are locked down as well. Hope it ends sooner rather than later for you guys.

 

[ROBBBO]

Really starting to feel it. Not struggling. Bored and lacking motivation to do anything around the house. Home schooling taking up way too much time of the day.
The sleep ins are good.
Haven't showered in 3 days lol

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Really starting to feel it. Not struggling. Bored and lacking motivation to do anything around the house. Home schooling taking up way too much time of the day.
The sleep ins are good.
Haven't showered in 3 days lol

This one is getting tougher by the day.

 

[Power Girl]

Really starting to feel it. Not struggling. Bored and lacking motivation to do anything around the house. Home schooling taking up way too much time of the day.
The sleep ins are good.
Haven't showered in 3 days lol

You are living the dream my friend ... except for the no showering thing.

 

[blaargh]

Yep, vic lockdown feels much more helpless than the last three (at least around here). It’s almost the realisation of the ‘new normal’.

Hang in there peeps.

 

[Brian McGee]

Really starting to feel it. Not struggling. Bored and lacking motivation to do anything around the house. Home schooling taking up way too much time of the day.
The sleep ins are good.
Haven't showered in 3 days lol

I made a decision to not do any home schooling with my lad who is isolating with me this time. Just trying to focus on doing a few jobs around the house and having fun together the rest of the time. I figured that was the best way to stay on top of how we are feeling.

 

[sobrave]

I made a decision to not do any home schooling with my lad who is isolating with me this time. Just trying to focus on doing a few jobs around the house and having fun together the rest of the time. I figured that was the best way to stay on top of how we are feeling.

absolutely

 

[Winestoppable]

Really starting to feel it. Not struggling. Bored and lacking motivation to do anything around the house. Home schooling taking up way too much time of the day.
The sleep ins are good.
Haven't showered in 3 days lol

My line of work requires me to get up at around 5:30 most mornings some times earlier. My body clock has always decided that 6am is a sleep in.

I've been smashing out jobs around the house: vacuum, mop, garage, car, stripped the outside dining table and chairs back and re stained. I'm slowly running out of things to do. I've never done more cooking or dishes in my life.

I live alone and haven't got kids to contend with, but my rescue dog that I've struggled with for the past 18 months has thrived during this Iso. I've never been able to spend this much time at home with him and he's never been more calm and obedient in that time. Going to be a struggle for him when I go back to work again.

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[Power Girl]

I made a decision to not do any home schooling with my lad who is isolating with me this time. Just trying to focus on doing a few jobs around the house and having fun together the rest of the time. I figured that was the best way to stay on top of how we are feeling.

Well done. You won’t be in lockdown for a prolonged period of time and life is the best teacher. So enjoy and teach basic life skills that we have gotten too busy to share

 

[Brian McGee]

Well done. You won’t be in lockdown for a prolonged period of time and life is the best teacher. So enjoy and teach basic life skills that we have gotten too busy to share

Yeah i figure he won’t lose anything by missing 2 weeks of schooling. But you don’t often get to spend 2 solid weeks with your kids with no other interruptions or things to focus on, so I thought let’s try and make the most of it.

 

[_VXV]

I made a decision to not do any home schooling with my lad who is isolating with me this time. Just trying to focus on doing a few jobs around the house and having fun together the rest of the time. I figured that was the best way to stay on top of how we are feeling.

My family in Holland who’ve been home schooling for 90% of the COVID period have just given up altogether as have most families at their school. I get it, enough is enough.

 

[Winestoppable]

Really starting to feel it. Not struggling. Bored and lacking motivation to do anything around the house. Home schooling taking up way too much time of the day.
The sleep ins are good.
Haven't showered in 3 days lol

Also, I've found waking up showering, getting dressed as normal and keeping my breakfast routine the same a real help in maintaining motivation.

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[Power Girl]

Yeah i figure he won’t lose anything by missing 2 weeks of schooling. But you don’t often get to spend 2 solid weeks with your kids with no other interruptions or things to focus on, so I thought let’s try and make the most of it.

Absolutely. The best lessons are life lessons. Schools are only for socialisation

 

[ROBBBO]

Yeah i figure he won’t lose anything by missing 2 weeks of schooling. But you don’t often get to spend 2 solid weeks with your kids with no other interruptions or things to focus on, so I thought let’s try and make the most of it.

It's doing my head in. What a time for this to happen. Trying to explain fractions to my 10yo. She struggles to understand as I struggle to explain. 2 days to go

 

[Chewy316]

I made a decision to not do any home schooling with my lad who is isolating with me this time. Just trying to focus on doing a few jobs around the house and having fun together the rest of the time. I figured that was the best way to stay on top of how we are feeling.

Brilliant work mate. One of my friends in Melbourne is a high school teacher and is doing zoom classes with the kids - he reckons it's an absolute joke. Nothing gets done, near impossible to convey certain concepts, parents (or should I say Karens) get pissy that their kid isn't learning enough etc. No one wins.

And if the professionals can't get it right, odds are that you as a parent are not going to get much through to your kid anyway. With everyone's tolerance threshold in Victoria a lot lower during the lockdown, i suspect that a lot of parents and kids relationships will be put to the test (in the short term) if they persevere with trying to play school at home.

Your decision to stay clear of the academics is going to pay dividends both now and in the long run. Well done.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Brilliant work mate. One of my friends in Melbourne is a high school teacher and is doing zoom classes with the kids - he reckons it's an absolute joke. Nothing gets done, near impossible to convey certain concepts, parents (or should I say Karens) get pissy that their kid isn't learning enough etc. No one wins.

And if the professionals can't get it right, odds are that you as a parent are not going to get much through to your kid anyway. With everyone's tolerance threshold in Victoria a lot lower during the lockdown, i suspect that a lot of parents and kids relationships will be put to the test (in the short term) if they persevere with trying to play school at home.

Your decision to stay clear of the academics is going to pay dividends both now and in the long run. Well done.

Counterpoint.

My kids are in Year 6 and Year 2.

My year 6 is missing friends terribly but has an amazing teacher. He engages the kids in a way I’ve never seen. Whilst year 6 misses the social interaction very much we’ve allowed more time for technology so they can keep in touch.

Year 2 is also missing the social side of school very much but our issue there is keeping the mind occupied for a full day. When you are 1 on 1 they get their questions answered so quickly they move on to the next challenge. In a classroom with 20 kids and 1 teacher they have to wait more which is completely understandable.

At 3.30 every day all the kids in the street on on their bikes and chatting away so they aren’t completely devoid of the social aspect of day to day life.

I think we’re lucky that our kids are still in primary school and have great teachers but we’re also lucky that we’re able to invest time into it.

 

[Cheesey Mac]

Also, I've found waking up showering, getting dressed as normal and keeping my breakfast routine the same a real help in maintaining motivation.

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I sort of went the opposite way, I tried to keep my routine, but my routine includes going for 5km+ runs 4 times a week, so with that gone (and living in an apartment running around my garage on the spot not really cutting it) I reverted to all the worst aspects of my teenage years... Staying up until 2 AM unable to sleep, watching garbage TV, sleeping through alarms due to not being able to sleep at normal times, getting nothing done (I'm actually kind of amazed I finished high school/uni/post-grad with the lack of motivation I've been exhibiting)... Turns out that going to work is actually good for me

Had my day 13 swab today... Almost there

 

[Brian McGee]

Done with quarantine today! Back to normal. Hope everyone that was in the same boat is free as well!

 

[Cheesey Mac]

I was out the door at 12:01 AM this morning to run around the block... Ran my 5km, and slept better than I had during isolation.

I woke up to a sore knee (I guess that serves me right for heartily exercising after a week of just walking between my bed and my couch and my kitchen), but I'm so glad to be out.

For all the frustration and cabin fever that I've felt for the past fortnight, I was immediately reminded how lucky we've been here as some of my colleagues spoke about losing family members in India. It is all relative, but it did force me to have a little more perspective rather than continue my Monday morning work whinging.

Anyway, hopefully those of you getting out in the next few days are going alright, and hopefully our Victorian friends are able to get out and return to normal sooner rather than later.

 

[Dylan8]

I was out the door at 12:01 AM this morning to run around the block...

Big Paddy Ryder energies from you

 

[edgie]

Why would anyone want to run more and miss it when you can't do it?

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[Cheesey Mac]

Big Paddy Ryder energies from you

Didn't even think of this!

Why would anyone want to run more and miss it when you can't do it?

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I spent years making fun of my father for being a keen runner but then I started doing it and it became something I enjoyed, I didn't see it coming either tbh. Though it is a great excuse to eat whatever I want without too much worry.