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Has the pandemic changed you?

I use to be a get up and go type of person. Then the pandemic hit us. First it was the lockdowns. Then stores just were not open. When they finally did open I was scared of getting the disease so I stayed away. I started sitting home more and streaming TV. Now two and a half years later I just want to sit in my recliner. No need to do whatever today. I'll get to that tomorrow or the next day. I never use to be like this.

Currently I need to clean the interior of the RV. We live in hurricane ally and September is the most active month of hurricane season. Whenever they have one forecasted to hit us we load the RV and leave town. Sadly my wife has had some health issues and we haven't used the RV since last October. Normally we take the RV out a couple of times a month so the interior gets cleaned regularly, but not this past year. The exterior has been washed and waxed. The chassis has been serviced. Now I just need to do the interior. For some reason I have been putting it off for a couple of weeks now. I seem to have lost my get up and go since the pandemic. Has this happened to anyone else?
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PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F
Never in my life have I disinfected my hands so much. It’s still a multiple times a day thing, but it was probably something I needed to add to my daily roster anyway. I keep my distance from everyone except my family now, which actually goes against my natural tendency to be close to the people I’m comfortable with. Instead of sneezing or coughing into my elbow, I take the neck of my shirt and stretch it over the bridge of my nose. And I’ve noticed I smile at strangers a lot more than I used to. Ever since this thing went down, the vibe has shifted out there and I don’t know. Something in me just wants to do whatever I can to combat that, even if it’s just giving a smile in case someone needs to feel that warmth and acknowledgment for a moment.
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Fullmetal · 46-50, M
@PerfectionOfTheHeart my hands ingested more alcohol than my mouth did