Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[sdm111]

I always thought that I had a black thumb because I could never keep a plant alive, but throughout the years it seems that I can keep more alive.

The only thing so far that has not done good was my basil, but honestly It's because I put it outside too soon. I bought it from the store and instead of slowly introducing it to the outside I just put it outside. But it is coming back.

I do have a knack for growing me some chickens tho lol

 

[FortCluck]

I do have a knack for growing me some chickens tho lol

Me too. I grow animals better than I do plants

I'm now the owner of coturnix quail. This lockdown has given me hatching fever.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I just seem to naturally have good luck with plants. Idk why. I don’t do anything special. Just regular seed starting mix, potting soil, etc. but I always end up with way more plants than I have room for

 

[FortCluck]

I just seem to naturally have good luck with plants. Idk why. I don’t do anything special. Just regular seed starting mix, potting soil, etc. but I always end up with way more plants than I have room for

What kind of potting soil?

 

[FortCluck]

I just seem to naturally have good luck with plants. Idk why. I don’t do anything special. Just regular seed starting mix, potting soil, etc. but I always end up with way more plants than I have room for

And Massachusetts has real soil. We have clay so you have to do above ground

 

[MROO]

Just got off my medication maybe a month or two ago because, I was taking it a very, very long time during which I outlived the dr. that prescribed it and his partner as well(both died from cancer -different types)

I was feeling as "normal" I guess as possible and doing okay. But this virus has changed things. I'm back to crying over everything. I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel.

I'm angry with G-D for keeping me alive to continue being alone (never married or living with someone). Either he is making an exception of me because he doesn't care for my life choices, or adding years to my life as punishment.

The virus just enhances everything. I wonder if I will ever get to see my son 34 again. He had vacation plans for January(with his GF) but the virus caused it to be cancelled. He had told me in advance he wasn't coming out for my birthday(July) because - more travel plans. His GF wanted to sight see Chicago at night. As a former Chicago resident for 50 years I didn't think it was a safe destination and especially not at night.

He did not intend to introduce her to me - guess he is embarassed to have such an old mother (I was 38 when he was born). Also my home is nothing special and I am not financially able to keep it up in best shape/me neither.

My son and GF live near ground zero for the virus. So I have many added worries about their safe keeping. Was hoping I'd be a grandmother some day but, I don't think I'll be around that long. He said his girlfriend wanted a lot of kids because she was the ONLY child in her family. My son is also an ONLY.

Sorry for long and rambling thread but, it might be useful when I kick off and someone wants to write up an obit for me.Hope for a decent burial so animals won't be picking my bones.

* please realize many of my comments are due to the recurrence of depression - something I've had since early school years- but, didn't know it.

Please, if you don't have a doctor, currently, contact your insurance and find one. TODAY! Explain the situation; most will help you. If you can, refill your old Rx and resume them right away - but still CALL A DOCTOR to get the prescription updated.

You need your antidepressants ... and that's OKAY! I've been on mine for pretty much my entire adult life. Any time I stopped myself, I had fast flare-ups and went back on very quickly. I was able to stop for a few years while my children were young (Like you, I started late, too!) That was done under a doctor's supervision, but when I got slam-dunked into menopause, early (hysterectomy to get rid of things that were NOT supposed to be there!) I also got slam-dunked back into depression. I now accept the fact that I'll need the meds forever - and that it's okay. I also take blood pressure meds, but I wouldn't stop them just because I can ride my bicycle again. There's nothing different about anti-depressants. They supply something your body needs. You are healthier when you take them. Same thing!

Your Maker isn't mad at you; it doesn't work that way! We are given all the tools we need to be successful, we just have to work through our own fog to figure out what and where they are and how to use them. Take care of yourself. WE care. And your son does, too, I'll bet. Guys often have a hard time showing that - they're weird that way (sorry guys!) And when you need us for a shoulder or just to vent ... we're here!

 

[MROO]

There is a strange flip side to this phenomenon. I had a friend diagnosed with brain cancer, and he severed contact with all of his friends because he did not want us to see him during his struggle/death. Also had a friend with dementia who did the same thing.

My goofball mother went through breast cancer - surgery, chemo and all - without telling any of us because she "didn't want to worry us!" We knew she'd had problems with her knees and hip, so she inferred that the hospitalization was related to that. We were all discouraged from visiting because she & my stepfather were "so busy." She's fine, now, and back up and running ... but she can't seem to understand why we're upset with her, or why we don't take her at her word, anymore. Gee. I wonder why?

 

[MROO]

Want to hear a 3-y-o tell Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

Oh PLEASE! Record and post it ... You'll thank us, later ... especially when you play it at the storyteller's wedding reception (or graduation, or soccer rewards banquet, or ... ) someday!

 

[ColoradoPip]

Check. Mate.

Don't ask me how I know but...

Just following the president's orders...

Sums up the last month in one image, just needs haircuts and proms...

Whew, close call...

To end this, we all just need to be Bill Murray

Seriously tho...

What are you doing with your life?!?

 

[ShrekDawg]

What kind of potting soil?

Lots of different kinds haha but usually honestly just this cheap like $3 stuff from Ocean State Job Lot. It’s cheap but oddly really good and my plants love it haha sometimes I add in an organic fertilizer too like Espoma Garden Tone or similar from Walmart, etc. which helps too but even by itself it is good. I did raised beds one year and got some of the organic Miracle Grow raised bed vegetable stuff too.

For starting seeds I usually use Jiffy Seed Starting mix. It’s pretty cheap for a bag and works very well. I’ve tried a few other brands and they just don’t seem to work as well for me. I don’t really like the jiffy expandable pellets though. They seem to restrict the roots, at least for me. But the loose soil and trays are good.

And Massachusetts has real soil. We have clay so you have to do above ground

True!! I think it also helps I put the garden last year on the old chicken run haha and I had let it sit for like a year beforehand and added a bunch of peat moss, compost, potting soil, etc. and made it even better haha