I've didn't do hair salon, but I've been to the nail salon a couple times and felt safe. Good distancing, gloves, masks.

I decided to try to rent the time share for this summer. If it doesn't rent by the week before, we may reconsider going. Thanks for letting me talk it out here.

I'm definitely not getting my hair cut yet, nor going to the dentist...

I'm still pretty nervous about being in the salon, though. I just need to call them and see what safety procedures they're following, and that might make me feel better about it.

FWIW, there was a salon in Texas (I think) where two of the stylists were positive and handled more than 140 customers in a week, and there was no transmission to any of the customers.

They were all masked up and taking other precautions seriously there, but I don't think a salon is particularly risky. Especially if you're just getting a cut which doesn't take that long to do.

If you're really hinky about it just skip the shampoo. The cut alone will only take 10-15 minutes.

I think the fact that you're not face to face helps a lot in that situation.

That is all rational and reasonable. I just have the jitters a bit.

I'm having a rotten anxiety day.

Boo. My anxiety also has been, uh, not great? Brain weasels suck.

In other news, I was planning on making a phone call about the desk I ordered, and someone ended up calling ME today to arrange delivery for the top part of the desk that I'm missing. I mean, I still have to assemble a sit-stand desk with INCREDIBLY minimal instructions once it arrives, but that's an onerous task for Future Me.

My anxiety has been through the roof, even with my good daily meds. Today a relatively minor incident sent me into a full blown panic attack, and I ended up having to take a Xanax, which I rarely use, and a nap to be functional again. I'm really trying to be kind to myself, but when I'm anxious, I also am impulsive and have a tendency to make things worse for myself. Brain weasels are having a lot of fun with me lately.

I just made a hair appointment for this weekend, but now I'm wondering if I should wait a couple more weeks, because I assume after the students get back in August, everything will shut back down again pretty quickly. Because students are idiots.

I want to get my hair cut but I don't have anyone around here I trust.

I'm really struggling with being depressed and feeling trapped. Talked to M and he pointed out there is still the danger of me being laid off for whatever reason and so while moving would help our mental well being what happens if I get laid off? Which is valid.

I need to do something, not sure what to break out of this.

On the other hand instead of using all the money I have saved to pay off CC debt in one fell swoop I've been paying off chunks of it every pay day. So I've been paying over the minimum payment (tryng for double) and then I'll pay an extra $100 or so on my next pay check. It seems to be a balance so I'm not living pay check to pay check like I was before and I am paying things down.

Consuela - I've been to the dentist and felt surprisingly safe - she was double masked, gowned, hair covered, and one of those plastic face covers. They has also gone back to the manual dental stuff - none of the water drills or what-not that could splash or spray. I was pleased with how they'd covered up. I was only there for a cleaning, so I've no idea what they would use for something more elaborate.

It's not like I work for a small business: we're part of the government and they have to know where I am. Also we have orders not to go more than 100 miles away without clearance.

We are on 75 miles. Of course we were also on lockdown this morning.

Our work cannot be done remotely so we're fully back with a revised layout and plan. Which is good because I am definitely safer and (work) happier how it is. I'd rather work from home because I could do maybe halftime here. But it's not an option. I'm worried we will hit the stage where we close up again because we won't get paid this time.

Anyone entering Australia is obliged to stay in hotel quarantine for 14 days. There was private security to maintain isolation. This is all a unique situation and I don't expect perfection or anything, but I'd think guards sleeping with people in quarantine would've been pretty clearly a dubious idea.

Isolated incidences sleeping with people in quarantine? That is not how you do it. It is not a trip to the market or restaurant or Walmart or office or happytown. . It's staying the hell away from other beings. That's it.

because people cannot get their shit together and refuse to be inconvenienced so that people don't die.

This sums up the pandemic since any time past the first week of March.