So for us...
DH and I never really stayed home so to speak, it really was not a option... Faith over Fear...
DH works in essential service's... as far as our daily routine it really did not change that much... He was working more, I made us each a mask before my sewing machine went kaput... bought extra hand sanitizer, soap to keep in his car and wipes for him for work...and kept some for me...
My parents are in the age bracket, and both of them have compromise immune systems... both had been in and out of the hospital for unrelated issues, before all this started... so them staying home was a must... so I have been doing all the shopping, taking them to follow up visit at the doctors office, and its 130 miles round trip to their house and back... I was out shopping some times as early as 6:00 am, standing in line to be able to get most of the things that they needed... and they will not order, and/or have it delivered...they think that someone will steal their identity's...its just the way they are...not going to change them...
So I am a hand washer, this is not something new for me, I have been doing this my whole life... this is something that you are taught as a child, and in school... I worked in healthcare, and so I am a bit a germaphob... I carry wipes with me everywhere, and this is not something new, I always have done these things... I have always wiped down airplane seats, tray tables, and boy have I gotten alot of side eye and eye rolls, I guess I wasn't so crazy after all.. I wipe down hotel rooms each time we return, I don't make a big deal of it, I just do it and move on... I wipe off grocery carts the whole cart not just the handle... I wipe off Tables and Chairs at Disney, or in fast food places and think nothing about it... I wipe off the counters and island in the house with bleach wipes after I put the grocery away, again something that I have always done...So I am really just doing what I have always done...
After the first few day of the media and all their fear mongering... we stopped watching, we would watch the President and the Governor speak and that was it... for us it was to find out for DH's job and for me traveling back and forth with a curfew... I had to tell my parents stop watching the news... they honestly believed that if they went outside they would get it and die right there on the driveway... there are many older people that are shut in and that's their link to the outside world...
On the weekend when everything was shut down we would get in the truck and just drive around, through the Disney property, just to get some Disney magic, over to coast, checking out place to take our boat, We did haul our boat out several times, we just went to another county locally where the boat ramps were opened, and put in...
We went as far as going to GA so that my DH could get his hair cut and we could eat in a restaurant for our anniversary, Seasons 52 really nice meal, and we went shopping, and drove up into the Mountains in north Georgia, antiqued a bit and stayed in a hotel...
We hauled our boat over to the river and head into the gulf, and it was packed, lots of people on and in the water, Great Memorial Day weekend and pretty much in these little towns everything was open for business...and no-one was wearing mask... small town Americans trying to survive...
Now that things are starting on opening up, We have eaten out... numerous times, I am shopping, sometimes with a mask sometimes without...I am noticing that more and more people are not wearing mask while shopping...
They opened up our community pool, and just rearrange the furniture.... which people just move around to suit them... and really with all the chlorine, which is basically bleach, and 90+ degrees... I don't think many people are really worried about it.. kids are playing on the steps with each other... adults talking to each other...
I feel our Governor is doing the right thing, opening slowly... we are just in phase two, the are opening movie theaters 50% and now you can sit at the Bar and eat in a restaurant 50%... retail 100%, gosh I hope that means that they are going to open the fitting rooms... Universal opened today... and Disney next month... looking forward to getting back to normal...
As far as the vaccine goes...for my family, we get flu shots every year for influenza so we will get the vaccine for this...
As far as the hand washing and hand sanitizer, wipes in my bag... this is just part of my daily life for the past 35 years or more... so this is not going to change...
As far as the mask wearing... It's not good wearing a mask all the time, it can effect your immune system and start to break it down, some germs are good, and helps your immune system stay on point.. they beat us in the head with classes...
And if we are suppose to be social distancing and wearing mask... why are people protesting and are not keeping with the social distancing guidelines, and most are not wearing mask... In no way am I saying that they should not peacefully protest what happened, which is terrible and should be held accountable just like anyone else and that they have the right to protest and with that they should be held to the same standard at these events, that everyone is being held to in our daily life...
So this could cause another spike... so what then... Again everyone should be held to the same guidelines... if not then we should just open up and get on with it... Just my thoughts..
Wishing peace and pixie dust for all...