How to isolate from other family members

[HelplessProcrastinator]

DD1 tested positive yesterday. Mild cold symptoms and a rash. She’s 13 so quite happy hiding in her room. I’ve just got my result, negative LFT but positive PCR. DH is negative as is 11 year old DD2. Just wondering how we avoid each other. How to manage food prep etc? Feeling a bit clueless. Feel totally well and will need to WFH (usually office based). Bedroom not set up for this so I need to go downstairs to desk space. Any tips to get through the next 10 days?

Will your dh not be out at work (if double jabbed) and your dd2 at school?

I wouldn’t try. Send DH to work and DD2 to school and get on with life.

We have this similar set up. It's impossible to seperate us in our house. We have decided to leave all windows open and act normally.

DH and DD2 will have to hole up in their bedrooms and the kitchen, whilst you and DD1 use sitting room and her bedroom (you sleep onthe sofa)

DH does all the meals and delivers to your with minimum contact - this includes leaving still for lunch so you either don't go in the kitchen at all or only a lightning in-and-out.

They use the bathroom first, then DD1 and you (and last one in wipes down surfaces and opens window). If you have two bathrooms, have one as 'clean' (possibly an en suite from the main bedroom whilst it's DH's domain)

Keep windows open as much as possible.

Put a note on the front door telling any callers to knock and stand back.

DH hasn’t returned to the office yet although he does do site visits. -This is mainly because the business has grown in the last year and the office is no longer big enough so owners are sorting out the logistics. DD2 starting secondary Wednesday.

DH currently cooking. He’s going to love 10 days of meal prep 🤣

Don't bother.

DD got it, then me, then DS. DH remained fine throughout.

It's over and done with now.

Open windows, sleep on the sofa (close the door and your office space becomes your bedroom too), meals delivered by DH and generally do what you can to avoid each other in the bathroom. Its not nice but it worked for us.

I wouldn't bother, and didn't when I had Covid.

Sounds like too much hassle to try and avoid each other. You've all been exposed already anyway

It is a hassle but DD2 has year 7 transition Wednesday to Friday. She’s negative at the moment so would be good to get her to the end of the week!

No kids here but DH and I won't even try to avoid each other if one of us is positive, we just don't have the space.