What will you miss about the current situation when it shifts?

[petra]

What's been good about your time inside?

Comments

[petra]

I've been enjoying the daily walks after my SO finishes his work. These are probably going to shift soon as my schedule will be changing, so I won't be home every day at 5 to remind him to get offline promptly.

[daegaer]

Cooking properly, making a few new things. I never seem to have the time normally.

[petra]

I'm glad you've been able to do these things, then.

[rhi]

I've been getting my SO as my workout partner -- usually, he has martial arts 2-3 days a week -- which has been great. And I'm an introvert, so not having to cope with 'come to this family gathering' has been glorious. (My older brother is an extrovert and likes to play head of the family and it drives me insane.)

And the random icon is a serious introvert; think I'll go with that.

[minoanmiss]

I miss the T but I value the extra sleep. I'll miss my commute being the length of a short hallway.

[petra]

Yay having a workout partner!

I understand the relief of the cancelled plans (even though I have some family gatherings that I would dearly like to have attended in the last few months) and I wish I could find a reason to avoid the Family Zoom my SO's family has instituted, as there is much too much Let's Just Talk in it.

[petra]

Having no commute is definitely a thing to celebrate, even while you miss seeing other humans on the T.

[hannah]

I'm taking a break from job hunting and sending out cover letters, and editing my novel instead.

[petra]

May it feed your soul.

[rhi]

Yeah. I'm kinda notorious in the family for not doing Facetime even, so no one has tried to get me to do Zoom. I'm sorry yours is draining for you! (Great icon!)

[j00j]

Cooking properly, working out more consistently.
There are things I miss about my commute (really clear transition between work and not work, sitting on the train reading), but not having it has allowed me more time for these other things!

[petra]

Yay for cooking and working out!

Commuting breaks up the day for better or worse. I'm glad you feel like you're making good use of the reclaimed time.

[petra]

I understand the need they feel for some connection, but these are people who didn't regularly talk on the phone prior to the epidemic and who honestly do not have 40 minutes worth of interesting stuff to say to each other on a weekly basis, so there's a lot of talking for the sake of talking.

[desireearmfeldt]

More bonding time with spouse.

Social events are easier to get to/from, which lowers the bar for attending, means less time spent going from A to B, and also makes drop-in events easier to stay just as long as one wants.

LARPing with people I usually see only once or twice a year because they don't live local to me.