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[quote=Anonymous][quote][quote][quote][quote]I know not everyone is in the same boat, but here is what I have done to make life more bearable this past year:

1. Exercise - take long walks and weight training
2. Eat healthy - lot of veggies and eating with intention
3. Take care of any health issues - don't put aside visiting doctors
4. Set goals for projects around the house - that way I feel a sense of accomplishment
5. Get to know my neighbors better and hang out outside where it is much safer - we have done lots of this for a year and it's been a lifesaver
6. Touch base with family - we have done a lot of Facetime and for local family, outside with masks around a firepit
7. Plan for "after" - even if we don't know when after might actually be, make some mental plans to look forward to
8. Spend dedicated time with the kids - really enjoy the time together because it is fleeting
9. Pursue hobbies
10. Subscribe to a meal kit plan - this has been a lifesaver from having to cook the same things over and over again

Mom of 2 kids; DH and I both work from home.
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I know you mean well but hearing "exercise and eat well" after a year of DROWNING EVERY SINGLE DAY makes me want to reach through the screen and smack you silly.

I barely get to go to the bathroom alone. You think I am eating with intention or weight training?!!! I am an [b]angry soft dumpling of a person right now, who is slowly being pecked to death by pigeons [/b](my children).[/quote]

Ha, this is DCUM "gold." Me too.

Though earlier PP, I liked your list too. It's a nice reminder of what I should/could be doing (but probably won't  :wink:  ).
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Agree to both. The issue for most of us is that we don't have TIME to do any of these things we are supposed to be doing, and when we do have just a moment,[b] we are so emotionally freaked out and overwhelmed that we do exactly what we aren't supposed to do - eat, drink, stay up too late, watch TV.[/b][/quote]

OMG this is so true.  I often think I would make a great case study for "everything you can do wrong to undermine your (otherwise functional) life."  I finally managed to cut back on the drinking but the biggest addiction of all seems to be "staying up too late"--and I don't even do anything particularly entertaining, just scrolling, browsing online, puttering around, and then its 1 am. The next day, I am of course unable to really tackle anything or be a proactive parent, things stay dysfunctional, and the cycle begins again.[/quote]

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