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Making Quarantine Fun

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lljkk · 27/02/2020 20:58

I think it's possible to have a light-hearted thread about covid19.

I was wondering.. how would you try to spend 2 weeks forced to stop at home? How would you prepare, what would you plan to do, or want to buy & have on hand (not prepping, just to pass the time):

I have a difficult jigsaw puzzle, a few thick books, and a quilt I meant to start making 5 years ago. There are a few movies/tv shows I never saw - but I'm not much of a tv person, tbh. Still, those things might fill my 2 weeks. What about you?

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longcoffee · 27/02/2020 22:43

Charity shops would burst at the seams after two weeks of the entire nation Marie Kondo-ing!

kittykatkitty · 27/02/2020 22:44

I would do lots of face masks, read, potter in the garden, relaxing baths, drink gin.

In my own home I would cope.

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lljkk · 27/02/2020 22:51

Maybe I'd go on a fitness binge, make myself ride the turbo trainer for 2 hours a day.

This would help me deal with all the chocolate brownies that DS would make (he bakes when he gets bored).

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NemophilistRebel · 27/02/2020 22:52

I’ve got so many books to get through, and I’d love to bake more cheesecake

I’ve also got plenty I could be doing to sort house out before baby arrives

So long as I can get regular deliveries il be fine

I’m quite happy being alone right now too

Gadgnkk · 27/02/2020 23:01

I wouldn't be at all bored. I have loads to do that I never have time for because the pace of life is relentless. I'd assemble the flat packs in my hall, tidy up, organise and clear out. The dog would be happy running about inside as he's tiny.

ErrolTheDragon · 27/02/2020 23:12

I work from home, so I'd mostly do pretty much the same as usual.
Except for the 1000 km challenge, I'd have to use the rower instead of walking.

I'd do a lot of serious hacking back in the garden, so would probably have to spend a lot of the first day after quarantine taking carloads of ivy, dogwood etc to the recycling centre, one brown bin full wouldn't be sufficient.

noblegiraffe · 27/02/2020 23:18

I’d like to think I’d get loads done but when I have nothing particular to do, I descend into total sloth.

MinkowskisButterfly · 27/02/2020 23:21

My ideal would be lots of sex, netflix, alcohol and food and sleep.

Reality would be my kids never shutting up, fighting demanding I draw but only what they tell me I can draw, play playmobil with them, listen to endless talks on disney princesses, quails and snails (both ASD and bloody annoying interests) and basically lose the remaining strands of my sanity.

FelicityBeedle · 27/02/2020 23:25

Me and my partner are facing this, just waiting on 111 to call. I’m planning on lots of sewing and knitting and Netflix, and cooking reallt delicious meals

SukiPutTheEarlGreyOn · 27/02/2020 23:46

I’ll dust off the board games from the cupboard and make everyone play. When we find that the instructions and most of the bits are missing we’ll have to make up complicated new rules. There’s an old roulette wheel somewhere up in the attic and I’d try to fleece everyone of their savings.

The teens will be forced out of their bedrooms to play their guitars and join in singalongs like a crap, grumpy version of the Brady bunch. When we run out of obscure hits of the 70s, 80s and 90s, I’ll insist on poetry slam competitions and never ending games of charades.

Then it’ll be the pets turn to sit for rubbish abstract portraits using the manky poster paints that haven’t been touched since 2015.

I’d probably get to day 3 before being locked under the stairs for the duration.

Thankfully for them I’ll be more likely to spend the time lounging, reading and staring into space while sneakily eating my way through a hidden stash of chocolate. I always suspected that the day would come when having an incredibly high boredom threshold and a secret yearning to be a hermit would come into its own.

RainbowMum11 · 27/02/2020 23:57

If it was just me, I might even get round to doing housework like vacuuming and cleaning as I would poss be too bored, however most of my work is conducted online so I might be able to occupy some time & brain space with that.
My 6yo May have different ideas though!

Icantfind · 28/02/2020 04:44

Finally sort the spare room that still has boxes in from when we moved 3 years ago!

wrinkledimplelover · 28/02/2020 05:02

I'd be ok if it were just me. FaceTime and Skype would be used a lot to catch up with loads of people.id wrote and sew and do some study.

The kids would be ok for a couple of days, then a nightmare.

I absolutely would go nuts with DH though, who would also antagonise the kids making it all 100x worse.

It's a nightmare proposition for me.

grandmasterstitch · 28/02/2020 05:24

The thought of being stuck in the house for 2 weeks with a 2 year olds fills me with dread! We barely went out last weekend what with croup and a nasty cough and I was to take away! On my own I think I could enjoy it more but 2 weeks is a long time!

crazydiamond222 · 28/02/2020 05:33

I will have to occupy an autistic child who will not understand why he cant leave the house, on top of looking after a baby, nightmare.

HelenaJustina · 28/02/2020 06:29

To my embarrassment, my answer assumed I would be on my own in the house
Entertaining 4DC would be hellish

exLtEveDallas · 28/02/2020 06:30

If it was just me I’d bloody love it. Books, TV, internet. I’d want for nothing.

If it was with DD and DH it would be a ‘mare. DH would be moody and restless, although he’d probably spend all his time in the garden.

DD would struggle hugely. It would be constant “I’m bored, what can I do?” and I’d run out of patience after a couple of days.

cheninblanc · 28/02/2020 06:57

I asked dh this yesterday he said decorating, and adult time obviously!

Skyejuly · 28/02/2020 06:59

Got house inspection next week so avoiding that would be spot on.

BlackWhitePurple · 28/02/2020 07:03

Sympathies to those who are already in this situation... hope everyone turns out to be fine.

I can work from home, so I'd probably just carry on as normal, while DH and the kids entertained themselves.

I'm debating whether I'd take the kids to my parents' house. They live in the middle of nowhere, so the kids could get out and run about outside. On the other hand, I wouldn't want to risk infecting my parents.

DH would be the worst to be stuck indoors with. And he'd probably start wrestling the kids and eventually someone would get hurt and we'd end up at A&E, and then have to restart the quarantine period or something. Probably repeatedly.

Ohffs66 · 28/02/2020 07:11

Sadly I would just be doing the same things I normally do in the office but from home. Never any snow days or anything in my job, they give us laptops for a reason 😭

CandiceSucksCandy · 28/02/2020 07:46

The floor is lava!!

planningaheadtoday · 28/02/2020 07:52

I've bought gardening supplies and I'm planning on time digging and making ready for spring.

--Just hoping it doesn't rain or snow for this.

BlueYellows · 28/02/2020 07:59

Nothing would change, as I work from home I'f igot the time off work though I would play video games and read.

Dowser · 28/02/2020 08:05

Marking my place
We are going to Tenerife on Wednesday
So, just in case
We won’t have Netflix.
We won’t have tv

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