I don't know what I would do if I had other people in the house with me. I know my parents are managing mostly because my dad has dedicated himself to working in the yard all day every day so they have separate spheres to be in. They've been married over 50 years, they know their limits for actually spending time just together driving each other nuts. My sister just moved in with her boyfriend right before quarantine, but I haven't heard from her recently so I don't know how that's going. I should call her. And my brother just moved into a new place and I'm not sure if it is just a room in a house or a separate apartment sort of situation, but he goes out to work every day so I imagine that helps.

Our house is just big enough for everyone to be alone while we're working, or together if we want to be. I have co-workers in Brooklyn apartments and much younger kids who are really struggling.

I don't know what I would do if I had other people in the house with me.

I was just thinking this as well. I am starting to miss interaction a little. When I run a necessary errand I find myself taking an unnecessary amount of time about it, enjoying being out. But my home is my sanctuary. If I couldn't be alone at home I would not be doing well.

HAPPY DREW DAY!!!!!!

I mentioned on Facebook that the results of testing everyone at my assisted living workplace is that I'm officially negative. We're having another round today as this is part if a study.

Still: negative, and so is everyone else, so the social distancing/isolation seems to be working!

My mother and I agree that our situation is ideal -- same house, separate apartments.

I really don't know how people with little kids are working at all. Or, working full-time, if there are other adults you can trade off time with. I was just talking to a coworker who is a single mother but has her mother to help, and she's working half-time, which seems right to me.

Still: negative, and so is everyone else, so the social distancing/isolation seems to be working!

Wow, everyone is negative? That's amazing. My father's old nursing home is slammed -- 30 residents have died, and something like 150 tested positive along with dozens of staff. But that's a full care situation, like, almost everyone in my father's unit was fed their meals.

That is wonderful news, Theodosia!

Yay, Theo! I hope it stays that way.

I just had a little meltdown. I miss the social support of Thessaly, my mother, and my inlaws, and at the same time. I miss quiet time. I've been staying up too late because it is the only time the house is quiet. And I feel guilty complaining about any of it because I know everyone else is going through the same thing.

YAY Theo.

oh Jesse - that is awful.

I would not have been able to work full time if this had happened when mac was anywhere from 6-14, or I would have to be letting him miss e-learning to sleep late and work both before he got up and after he went to bed, which means I would have to nap somehow while he watched movies/tv and had food available. My guess is, I would have had to go to part-time and try to get in 3-4 hours of work while he was sleeping.

I'm still in pjs which is not my normal routine and I need to fix it. right, off to shower and dress.