FFFC 10/16

bows22 · October 2020

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bows22 · October 2020

So I want to start by saying I believe the virus is very real and I’m taking it seriously. We wear masks everywhere. We have only seen 1 person socially outside of our immediate family since February. We do curbside pickup for our groceries. I went inside of Target for the first time in almost 7 months last week. We haven’t eaten in a restaurant and (other than what I’m about to confess) have discussed that we likely won’t be comfortable doing so until the spring. And honestly, we are the only people in our friend/family circle taking the virus this seriously and I’m constantly side-eyeing their actions.

All of that being said, on Sunday we plan to get on a plane and go to Disney World for a week. I know I’m a total hypocrite and I don’t care. I have been working so hard and I can’t wait to get away. I was devastated that we didn’t get to go in April and I don’t know when it’s going to actually be 100% safe to go again so we are going. We will take precautions and will quarantine when we get back, but we are going (God willing, I’m still waiting for something to happen to mess it up) and we are going to have the best time!

krash_ · October 2020

@bows22 from what I have heard Disney has been taking a lot of precautions and are very strict about their mask policy and social distancing.

acleverusername · October 2020

@bows22 “And honestly, we are the only people in our friend/family circle taking the virus this seriously and I’m constantly side-eyeing their actions.” Good for you!!! Hopefully others will follow your lead. Ain’t it funny to hear Chris Christie now promoting mask wearing... took him to get Covid to realize that.

keikilove · October 2020

@bows22 Yay for your trip!!! I totally get why you’re justifying how careful you’ve been, but you need that vacation. Honestly, now seems like a better time to go than when people get really fatigued by Covid and stop being cautious at all. (Obviously that’s already happened some places.) Hopefully it won’t be even a little crowded & you can enjoy worry-free! Have so much fun!

canucklehead123 · October 2020

@bows22 there's risk in everything right now, it's up to you and your family to decide what level of risk you're comfortable with and balance that with the appropriate precautions, so good on ya - sometimes the benefits of our mental wellness and family cohesion needs to prevail!! I'm for sure the "debbie downer" of our family and my workplace - my background is public health so I'm always the one having to interpret legislation/most up to date public health guidance for everyone... it's exhausting (especially when they don't listen to me). My nickname at work is COVID Police...womp womp.

keikilove · October 2020

My confession is that I haven’t checked work email since Tuesday.😳 I have felt behind & stressed, so I just kept plugging away at the documents I had on file & could get done without looking at email. I was avoiding the stress of getting a nagging email from my boss asking where my almost-due documents are (avoiding was also creating more stress lol). Welp, I bit the bullet this morning and checked my mail: I don’t have any pressing or nagging emails.🤪 My work isn’t due till Monday so I’m gonna put my head down now & get it done today.

bows22 · October 2020

Thanks for not flaming me!!

Honestly - most of my judgment of people doesn’t come from what they are actually doing. but then when they expect to see us when they haven’t been as careful as we are and are exposing us indirectly!

fitzfizz · October 2020

@keikilove If I remember to check my work email once a week they are lucky. By now everyone pretty much knows that if they need something from me at a certain time, get in touch by other means haha

keikilove · October 2020

@fitzfizz That sounds like a dream! In my work the expectation is to read all emails & reply within 24 hours, preferably sooner. I figured they weren’t texting or emailing my personal email to reach me, so everything must be under control. Thank goodness that was the case this time!

fingerscrossed1 · October 2020

@fitzfizz wow! what type of job do you have? for mine, I'm in front of computer all day, so if I didn't answer an email within 2-3 hours, they'd think something was up.

fitzfizz · October 2020

@fingerscrossed1 I really should answer my email more, but the things sent by email are only ever paperwork nonsense and I just don’t care. I’m a doctor, so anything that is actually medically urgent gets sent to me in the electronic medical record. I stay on top of that and figure the rest can wait. One big advantage of working for a large group is that they pay other people to make sure all of my licenses and payments etc are done, and I assume they will get in touch by other means if I am ever seriously delinquent 🤷🏼‍♀️

I will also say that not putting my work email on my phone was one of the best decisions I ever made.

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