I have covid and I’m sooo bored already

[Idratherbepaddleboarding]

DH and I have been struck down with covid 😢. We should be going to Manchester with friends to watch Jason Manford today and staying over but obviously we can’t now. DH is pretty poorly and has been in bed for 3 days now but I only have mild cold like symptoms so far (although it’s early days, I’ve taken lateral flow tests for work since DH tested positive and they only became positive yesterday).

I couldn’t go out to work yesterday so spent most of the day WFH which I hate, Mumsnetting and watching The Vampire Diaries while cuddling the dog. I’m sooooo bored of this already, please hit me with ideas of how to entertain myself today and reduce my screen time. Luckily I can get out for an isolated walk with the dog as we live rurally.

Definitely get out for that walk, if you can do it and avoid people.

Is there anything you normally enjoy doing at home when you have time off, ie reading, gardening (now is a perfect time for last grass cut, cutting back shrubs for winter), online exercise class - whatever? If not, have you got any jobs you keep meaning to do, ie sorting out financial paperwork, clearing a cupboard. Do you have the ingredients to batch cook a couple of meals or some soup in case you're feeling rough tomorrow? Hope you'll be ok, but for us it was even a struggle to put a ready meal in the oven, so plan ahead and keep it easy for yourselves.

Hope DH feels better soon.

Thanks, I will, I can walk across the fields and down to the beach without seeing anyone and if I do come across someone, there’s plenty of space so I don’t have to go near them. It’s hammering it down though but I’ll get out anyway as the dog had me up at 5:30 and I’m already feeling all touched out by him. I do have an unread book in the house that I started last night and sort of forgot about so thanks for the reminder. It’s definitely not gardening weather and the garden is already a swamp 🙈. I quite fancy some pancakes and think I have the ingredients in so that’ll kill half and hour or so!

Snap! I have it mildly and am so fed up. My whole household has it but my husband is the worst. I'll be working from home come Monday with a view to going back properly on Tuesday if lft is negative.

Ditto @Idratherbepaddleboarding !! Was supposed to see Roxy Music last night and had to pull out.

It's a beautiful day here, my face and throat are on fire and I'm bored out my tiny mind already.

I’m on day 5. I spent Tuesday in bed with a high temperature and feeling like death. I’ve been up and about since but still feeling crap. The worst part is the loss of sense of smell and taste. Everything tastes putrid, I wish I could comfort eat but I can’t. I have no motivation to do anything at home I normally enjoy. Get better soon OP.

Sorry you’re all feeling the same. DH is now up and being a complete bell end because he’s annoyed we’re missing out today. Our friends who we were going with “encouraged” DH to let some different friends (more friends of the friends) to go in our place but they’ve “no money” so they’re having a free weekend away on us. I wouldn’t mind but they haven’t messaged to say thank you and were added to a group what’s app for the weekend and spent most of last night taking the piss out of us for not being able to go 🤯.

@AchillesLastStand the first time I had it, I lost my taste and smell and it took months for my smell to get back to normal 😢.

We had a lovely walk and didn’t see a soul. Now I’m back and scrolling through FB when up popped a video of someone cutting their own hair and momentarily thought it looked like a good idea. Someone save me from myself!