I have another: Today me and 2 other daycare moms started a GoFundMe for our center's teachers who were laid off on Friday. In 7 hours we've raised almost $5k. It truly warms my heart to see my daycare community coming together to help out our teachers <3
We have less(!) dishes to wash because no one is toting around water bottles, snacks and lunch containers.
My mom quite suddenly retired 3 weeks before COVID-19 spread through her workplace.
We have a large enough house with a great downtown view (still feel connected to outside world) and a yard for lots of outdoor time.
OMG, we are running the DW 3 x/day now that we are all at home. My kids are baking a lot and we are cooking better meals, which are I am grateful for. But, it sure uses a lot of dishes
I gave birth on March 12th. Having the extra time with both my both my kids without the hustle and bustle of school drop off/pick up and activities has been nice. We get to just be at home with each other and for that I am very grateful.
First, our health. We're all healthy at the moment and not quarantined (stay at home order, yes, but not quarantined). Second, DH's job. His job is what keeps us afloat. Third, that I'm NOT actually working right now. Keeps my exposure to a minimum and allowed me to coordinate my clinicals out of town this past month, and maintain childcare. Now I'm back at home and schooling my older child. And I'm not worried about bring the virus home from the hospital due to the lack of PPE. Fourth, my stepmom. That woman is amazing. She lined up TWO babysitters for E2 so that I could continue clinicals and my MIL doesn't have to be a nanny. Fifth, that my school has been flexible with all of us students, and flexible with me in particular.
So while I have a lot that is causing me anxiety, I also have a lot of blessings.
Honestly I am feeling much closer to my family than I have for while. We laugh a lot more. We have more time to relax (even in our own separate corners) and no more rushing to work. We no longer have a hour commute both ways. We spend that time on family walk after work. As parents we are in the lucky column for having the ability to work from home since we are both in technology.
I am grateful we all have our health. Also trying to appreciate this time with DS before DD arrives that I probably wouldnt have if I was still working at the office. Grateful we both have our jobs.
Post by megster20185 on Mar 30, 2020 22:05:13 GMT -5
I am gratefull that my h has a job where he can work remotely. I’m grateful that I stay home with the kids. I like not having to wake up at 6:30. My older 2 have ok to wake clocks so they know they aren’t allowed out of bed before 8 except to use the bathroom. I had to wake them for school at 7:15 so I know they are hardly ever awake much before 8. I’m grateful for the time I get to spend with my family.
I’m grateful that both of us are getting paid. I’m grateful that we have a yard. I’m grateful that we live in a time where wifi is a thing, and I’m grateful that both of our jobs are allowing us to work from home in some capacity. I’m grateful that my 4-year-old is being so flexible and that we can all be together.
I’m grateful that our income situation has not changed. I’m also grateful that I’m on maternity leave now, as it makes entertaining DD during the day much easier.
I’m grateful for our new house and having a large backyard for playing soccer and a basement to play in on rainy days. I will be grateful for our screened in porch in a minute when the mosquitos come out and it’s warmer. It’s so nice to spend time in fresh air.
This one is maybe a bit morbid but I’m grateful that DH’s grandfather passed a couple of months ago before all this hit. We have no grandparents in nursing homes for the first time in a couple of decades and it is a relief that our parents do not have to worry about their parents in that way and that there is no one we have to worry about visiting. This one is definitely odd but MIL has spent so much of her time caring for parents that this is a relief. It would be eating her alive if she couldn’t go visit her Dad.
aprilsails, I agree with you. I was just thinking that I was glad that my grandfather, my last remaining grandparent, passed away in June. He was in a nursing home as well and I know it would've killed my mom to not visit him every day.
I'm also grateful my income situation hasn't changed. I work in cyber school so we can go on as scheduled. My H is a school principal in public school, but he'll be able to work from home overseeing all the online learning for the high school. He is kind of a nerd and has been actually really excited for a new challenge.
Post by galaxy8227 on Mar 31, 2020 10:47:11 GMT -5
I'm grateful that my son is now taking daily showers without a fight. I think having a more flexible schedule has helped and now he jumps in after breakfast before we start school work every morning. It was always such a fight with him (DD would live in the bath if I let her) and it's been so nice to have that over.
I'm grateful for the extra time with my family-between my 2 jobs, DH works, school and all the activities we never spend time together. Now that life has slowed down, even when it's hard, has been what we needed right now.
-I'm grateful that my job is stable and that, while my husband is currently temporarily laid off, between my salary and his unemployment benefits (plus stuff like savings, tax return, and cutting out extras) we should be ok financially until the restaurant he works for opens back up in a couple months. -I'm grateful that my husband gets this extra time with the kids. Due to his work schedule (he's a restaurant GM) he misses a lot of the nightly and weekend stuff. He's so much more confident in his parenting skills now that he's been home with the kids while I'm working. -I'm grateful that his anxiety has an outlet with cleaning the house because we've needed to purge stuff in a big way and now it's finally happening. -I'm grateful for the positive effect that my husband being off work and self quarantining himself and the kids has had on our marriage. We were okay before, but as many of you know adding a kid is rough even the second time around. That plus his work schedule has made it harder for us to truly work together but that's been so much better these last couple weeks.
(silly, semi frivolous item ahead so please don't take it too seriously) -I'm grateful that I get to go to work so I'm not the one trying to do school with AJ and wrangle a newly crawling Z who is obsessed with the dog's water dish. My husband is by far the more patient parent and way better cut out to do school stuff with AJ than I am!