Afternoon everyone! Hope you are all having as good a weekend as possible in these stressful times?
@Zaphodsotherhead that's an amazing thing to do and achieve. You will still have achieved being able to run that far though, even if the formal event is cancelled. And being able to run a half marathon is mind blowing to me.
Glad work is safe, at least it gets you some interaction with others, in addition to the dog. I'm glad my cat can't talk back (though she does try, bless her, and she understands a few words). I suspect she would be disparaging about her human slave and repeatedly point out my failings. At least if dogs could talk they would just tell you how brilliant you are all day 
@Accidentalaccountant It's rough having all the activities cancelled. What is it that you normally do? Are you having Facebook "meet ups" with people? Lots of the people on my street are now talking to each other via Facebook a lot. It's lovely and we have grown a real little community here which looks out for each other. It's a positive in a world of shite at the moment.
@BuddhaAtSea Sorry to hear about your DD and so glad she is on the mend. Its great that you have been able to keep up running and have switched to Facebook for your groups.
What's happened with your ex then? You sound a bit......resigned to it? Maybe resigned isn't the right word? I mean that you write about it as if it's something that's happening to you regardless of whether you want it or not. If you do want it, that's great. Otherwise, don't let yourself be pushed or guided into something if it doesn't feel right for you. It might just be me reading it wrongly.
@Maturewine78 Hi! Hope you and your sister are ok. That sucks about being ill AND about the work/school work conflict. You know what? Both work and school are going to have to learn to live with a bit of disappointment! You can't do more than your best. And looking after ill kids is hard enough. We don't ask paediatric nurses to also do another job remotely AND teach the kids in their care, when they are already looking after sick kids. It's a totally unfair expectation. So its not you who is failing, it's the people asking being myopic and self absorbed about the fullness of the lives of others. Your kids will be fine if they don't do all their work (mine hasn't even started yet with me being ill). And work will have to just put up with employees not being able to deliver as normal at the moment and suck it up.
Like Buddha, I hope you also don't feel pressured to reunite with your ex due to circumstance. It's fabulous if it's truly what you want. But I do think some men will take advantage of women feeling a bit low and isolated to work their way back into the woman's life.
@Eesha at the dust/sex life metaphor. It's when even your sex toys need the dust hoovering off that you have a real problem
Good for you having some dates when this is over. Life is meant to be fun. I agree that Fabswingers is a real laugh. Much more open than POF or whatever. And I bet you still look gorgeous with greasy hair (mine is the same.....is it 7 weeks until we don't need to shampoo it ever again? )
@givemeacall Lockdown does suck. But as we have no choice I have decided to not focus on what I am missing, but to focus on how much I can still actually do, and ways of keeping in contact with people. I am pretty hermit-like anyway so don't mind too much. But the knowing I can't do something if I wanted to is hard. Still, better to be alive and locked down than the alternative.
@Misty9 So glad you are feeling better [flowers. You have been through so much the past few months that it would be weird if you hadn't had a wobble. Glad you managed to ride it out. Can you have a chair delivered from Amazon? Or Ikea? Would that tide you over for now? Look after your back. A nice soothing bath may help. And painkillers - you don't get an award for trying to be brave, especially at the moment. Look after yourself x