Getting back to a new normal - which risks are you taking?

[Anonymous]

OP I feel the same as you... just trying to navigate things.

We're going to hire a nanny starting in a couple weeks. She's the sister of a nanny in the neighborhood, and they live together, and our kids like the other kids, so we're hoping to form a smaller group based on that.

I feel like the fall could be rough, so I want my kids to have at least some friends & playing this summer so they're ready to gear back up in the fall.

I'm hoping it works out.

Everything carries risk now, I guess.

[Anonymous]

No additional ones.

Telework, online shopping, distance learning, walking the dog, Facetime playdates, talking with neighbors from 8 ft away.

I will not contribute to a second surge.

You're welcome.

[Anonymous]

Don’t feel comfortable with any of this... there was an outbreak at a hair salon this past week. Infected stylist infected many other clients.

We may form a family bubble with one other family who will co-parent with us for the next year. That is about it though. No stores, no socializing, work from home. This virus is going to spread like wildfire this summer. It is very sad. After 11 weeks Wuhan had pretty much eradicated it and reopened. Our state has over 1500 new cases per day after 11 weeks on lockdown. Everyone is acting like life has to move on. Not even sure what that means.

[Anonymous]

Food - last time I went to a store was March 7th. Will continue with delivery only and have no desire to eat in a restaurant.

School/Camp- my extrovert DC craves social interaction. We have not had any that wasn’t online. I am considering sailing camp if it’s held as it’s in the boat with one other kid (same one the entire time) most of the day. In the fall, not sure yet.

Work - My office is opening with social distancing on June 1. I drive to work and have an office with a door but probably won’t go in to work for most of the summer unless necessary . I also will have to fly for work mid-June. I am saving my N-95 masks for the flight.

Upkeep- my hair is super long and it’s curly. I am sporting several inches of grow out on the color. My colorist offered to do my hair outside which I will do when they open. Everything else, I will wait.

[Anonymous]

I'm planning on sending my 4 yo to summer camp. He's signed up for 6 weeks right now- every other week in June and then every week after July 4th into August. I hadn't considered it might be "less fun" but I think he's the kind of kid who'll be *thrilled* just to be out of the house for something different and the cancellation date has passed anyway. Also betting that someone will test positive and some of those weeks will end up cancelled.

Would consider playdates with select families I know well.

Will definitely go to the neighborhood pool if it opens. Currently it's just delayed opening, not fully cancelled yet.

Undecided on playgrounds.

Probably not doing restaurants for a while more.

[Anonymous]

We’re doing more takeout now. Used to limit to once a week. Now whenever we want so more like 2-3 times a week.

Groceries once a week. Haven’t done any nonessential shopping but I’d like to get some house stuff taken care of so we’ll be at Lowe’s a few times this summer.

We went to see local grandparents. Their decision. Everyone cried at the reunion.

Hired a sitter for the summer. Kids going to school in the fall.

Doing socially distant hangouts with friends. A few girlfriends and I sat in a big circle and chatted. Haven’t done play dates yet but will probably start in the summer.

We’re camping with non local family in August and have a Disney trip planned for October (rescheduled from June). Don’t know if Disney will happen but we’ll make that call closer to the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No additional ones.

Telework, online shopping, distance learning, walking the dog, Facetime playdates, talking with neighbors from 8 ft away.

I will not contribute to a second surge.

You're welcome.

Ha ahh the martyr

[Anonymous]

All of them besides being around crowds.

I can’t stay hidden away forever and this isn’t going away for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel comfortable with any of this... there was an outbreak at a hair salon this past week. Infected stylist infected many other clients.

We may form a family bubble with one other family who will co-parent with us for the next year. That is about it though. No stores, no socializing, work from home. This virus is going to spread like wildfire this summer. It is very sad. After 11 weeks Wuhan had pretty much eradicated it and reopened. Our state has over 1500 new cases per day after 11 weeks on lockdown. Everyone is acting like life has to move on. Not even sure what that means.

Wasn’t this on the national news? I swear some people shouldn’t be allowed to watch the news.

PP - you’ll probably get covid. It’s not going away.

[Anonymous]

Nanny: Our one big step out of the bubble was hiring a nanny. We've been really conservative up until this point, but there was just no way to care for a baby and keep our jobs. She's smart about social distancing and drives to us.

Work: Will continue to work remote through at least the end of the year. Grateful to have the option.

Travel: Have a mountain house with pool booked for later this summer. Will be empty a few days before we arrive and will wipe down major surfaces. Close enough to not stop. No flights for us. Sadly family is all too far away to see. It's hard not knowing when we will be able to, especially older relatives.

Hair: Have a hair appointment for end of June and undecided on keeping. If I do, it will be to switch color to something that doesn't need upkeep through fall and winter.

Food: Will continue takeout only and grocery delivery. Have not been in a store since March and ok with that. The one thing I'd love to figure out is takeout on the go. I'd love to sip a coffee on a walk or sit in a park and eat. The whole mask and sanitizing thing is tricky.

Friends: The one thing I really feel like I need to stay sane is seeing friends in-person. So over Zoom. Trying to find the safest way to do that as some of them are more "open" than we are. (going to jobs, older kids with playdates, etc.) Maybe backyard far apart without masks? Park meetup with masks? I'm just not sure how to navigate this.

[Anonymous]

We are having family over in our backyard today. It’s our first time socializing non-virtually since this whole thing started. It’s not happening until this afternoon but I’m starting to regret it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nanny: Our one big step out of the bubble was hiring a nanny. We've been really conservative up until this point, but there was just no way to care for a baby and keep our jobs. She's smart about social distancing and drives to us.

Work: Will continue to work remote through at least the end of the year. Grateful to have the option.

Travel: Have a mountain house with pool booked for later this summer. Will be empty a few days before we arrive and will wipe down major surfaces. Close enough to not stop. No flights for us. Sadly family is all too far away to see. It's hard not knowing when we will be able to, especially older relatives.

Hair: Have a hair appointment for end of June and undecided on keeping. If I do, it will be to switch color to something that doesn't need upkeep through fall and winter.

Food: Will continue takeout only and grocery delivery. Have not been in a store since March and ok with that. The one thing I'd love to figure out is takeout on the go. I'd love to sip a coffee on a walk or sit in a park and eat. The whole mask and sanitizing thing is tricky.

Friends: The one thing I really feel like I need to stay sane is seeing friends in-person. So over Zoom. Trying to find the safest way to do that as some of them are more "open" than we are. (going to jobs, older kids with playdates, etc.) Maybe backyard far apart without masks? Park meetup with masks? I'm just not sure how to navigate this.

If you live in the DMV area, do you mind sharing where this is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are having family over in our backyard today. It’s our first time socializing non-virtually since this whole thing started. It’s not happening until this afternoon but I’m starting to regret it.

Enjoy! Stay outside, keep some extra distance.

[Anonymous]

We are traveling out of the country and spending 2-3 months there (until September or later if schools don’t reopen in person). That is where my parents live and where we can have childcare. We will be careful on the plane and will quarantine once there and back here. Where we are going, things are much better than here in the states. There will be summer camps and my older kids are likely to attend. They will be playing at the beach with other kids I think. We aren’t likely to go to restaurants anywhere, but where we go it would be much safer.
If we were to stay here, I think we wouldn’t do camps and probably wouldn’t do play dates... not sure

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nanny: Our one big step out of the bubble was hiring a nanny. We've been really conservative up until this point, but there was just no way to care for a baby and keep our jobs. She's smart about social distancing and drives to us.

Work: Will continue to work remote through at least the end of the year. Grateful to have the option.

Travel: Have a mountain house with pool booked for later this summer. Will be empty a few days before we arrive and will wipe down major surfaces. Close enough to not stop. No flights for us. Sadly family is all too far away to see. It's hard not knowing when we will be able to, especially older relatives.

Hair: Have a hair appointment for end of June and undecided on keeping. If I do, it will be to switch color to something that doesn't need upkeep through fall and winter.

Food: Will continue takeout only and grocery delivery. Have not been in a store since March and ok with that. The one thing I'd love to figure out is takeout on the go. I'd love to sip a coffee on a walk or sit in a park and eat. The whole mask and sanitizing thing is tricky.

Friends: The one thing I really feel like I need to stay sane is seeing friends in-person. So over Zoom. Trying to find the safest way to do that as some of them are more "open" than we are. (going to jobs, older kids with playdates, etc.) Maybe backyard far apart without masks? Park meetup with masks? I'm just not sure how to navigate this.

If you live in the DMV area, do you mind sharing where this is?

It's near the Swift Run Gap entrance to Skyline Drive. It's booked up for the rest of the summer now, but we had luck searching VRBO for properties with private pool. The owner was willing to do a liberal cancelation policy due to COVID.