Melissa has, thankfully, been able to and will continue to be able to work during all of this due to the nature of her job. I, however, haven’t been so lucky. Schools are closed and will probably continue to be closed for the remainder of the year. As a substitute this means I don’t work. No work = no income from me. I can file for unemployment, which I am in the process of, however, due to the high traffic it has been difficult. We are OKAY, for now, on Melissa’s income. We don’t have a lot of big expenses and we are financially responsible. We are doing okay on Melissa’s salary alone. We paid all of our big expenses (car payments, mortgage, insurance, etc) up until May/June. So we can relax during April.
I was in the process of applying for jobs when this all hit. I had thought about continuing however, due to health reasons, we decided it would be best for me to just stay home. I am in the “high risk” category due to an autoimmune disease and asthma. Our Governor just announced today that as of 11:59pm today a “stay home” order will be enacted. So I’m assuming most organisations are not hiring as of now.
Hopefully this ends soon so I can resume my job search and we can get back to normal life.
In the meantime, Melissa and I have decided to share some humour with our friends and family. Melissa posts “Rusty and the Pandemic” posts and I post “Toby and Franklin the Fish Quarantine Naps” posts. Hers are much more entertaining than mine.
“Rusty loves social distancing. He was born for this.”
“Rusty and the pandemic. So far his quarantine activities have included playing scrabble and building legos.”
“Rusty’s tips and tricks on social distancing. Anytime someone gets within 6ft of you, bark very loudly until they back away.”
“Day 3 of Self-Quarantine: He brought his fish up with him to snuggle. He’s OBSESSED with this fish toy. I’ve named him Franklin.”
“Day 4 of Self-Quarantine: Toby wanted to snuggle with me on the couch. He didn’t want Franklin the Fish to miss out (or get jealous…).”
“Day 5 of Self-Quarantine: Toby and Franklin the Fish must have gotten into a fight. I hope it blows over soon.”
I hope you enjoyed. I’ll be sure to post new ones.
Stay safe and healthy!
An Awfully Big Adventure 