Anyone else having trouble getting excited about anything?

[dclpluto]

Fly from Philly and you won't have any problem. It's a 14-day quarantine, but it applies only to flights originating in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT). If you fly PHL-MCO or anywhere else in Florida, no quarantine.

Until you get back. You have to check if NJ will quarantine you.

wont be any problem going back to New Jersey. New Jersey it’s a advisory that you quarantine not mandatory. I actually got tickets from Philly since I’m from south jersey. Really great price 77 dollars round trip non stop on American Airlines. It was 98 dollars once I picked our seats. I will have to look more into it.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

This isn’t big scale like a vacation but I’m going to do a Wizard of Oz escape room next week and I’m so excited to do it.

Want me to send up my Toto?

Some inspiration - just heard this the other day, idk if you know it?

 

[kymom99]

Yes my son, my nephew, and I were booked for a cruise August 3. My son just turned 21. As we get closer to the date I get more upset. We thought about driving to savannah instead but I can’t feel good about that either.

My son is going to be a college senior. So far ge is going back to school. But in the spring he is supposed to do an internship away somewhere and we plan to visit him. I pray we will be able to do it.

I don’t know if you all listened to mark zuckerburg interview of dr. Fauci. He believes there will be an effective vaccine by the first of 2021. They are mass producing it now while still in trials. He says it’s a financial risk but it will save months.

 

[monarchsfan16]

Totally relate. We had our spring vacation canceled. At that time we still had another Disney Cruise booked for next spring, and I felt confident that we would be able to go, but...I recently deleted the Disney Cruise app from my phone. I just don't see that happening for us for awhile. 2 months ago, I tentatively booked February vacation in FL, but Tuesday my husband and I agreed that we should plan on February vacation happening here in New England. And realistically, even that isn't totally a given. The uncertainty is a killer, and I can't get into trying to plan for any of these possibilities, because they're just too uncertain. And...they're not really what I want. They're placeholders.

I'm also someone who needs something to look forward to, so all of this uncertainty is definitely challenging. As an added bonus, I'm a school speech pathologist, waiting for another few weeks to find out what the school year will tentatively look like. No matter what it looks like, I think it will be a very difficult year, so not having something that I can count on to look forward to isn't really how I would like to be starting it.

I want to believe this will be behind us soon, but the more that comes out about the virus and potential future vaccines, the more I start to question that. At some point we are all going to just have to find a way forward, but the unknown is how long until we acknowledge that, and what that will look like. In the meantime, the uncertainty is taking a toll. It's definitely the uncertainty for me that is taking the fun out of things.

 

[Tallis]

I completely understand. I can't even feel happy and excited about things we CAN do. Spent a week at the beach in June, camping. Even during the trip it was pretty ehhh. I'm really not too thrilled about even getting out of bed anymore. Nothing is fun. I don't care much about anything. Praying thing change so my grandchildren will have a normal world to grow up in.

 

[SmallWorld71]

Yes, we canceled a bunch of spring travel; hadn't had a big family vacation since 2014. What got me through it was things I was looking forward to in the fall. I will have a college senior and a high school senior. I was so looking forward to DS21's last season in his college marching band. And, DD17's theater performances. She has worked so hard the last few years to up her game, landing the role of Deb in Elf last December and getting an award this past February at the METG High School Festival. She was so excited about this year. Now, the college stuff is all a no-go and I suspect the high school activities will be as well. We were also hoping to see DS24 this summer since his college graduation was canceled this spring. But, he lives in FL and also has the viurs, so that's that.
I was worse in the spring when working from home which I absolutely hated and I suspect I will be even more stressed when school is back in session since I have no idea what my job will look like then. But, I still have my days. I try not to complain to much to those around me, because I know how fortunate I am to have a roof over my head and still have a job. I also try not to project my feelings too much on my kids who are losing out and DH who lost his job. But, some days it seems like this eternal hamster wheel will never end.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

“Is anyone else having trouble getting excited about stuff they would normally get excited about?”

I have been through a lot of tough times in my lifetime. You know things are bad when your male therapist cries hearing your stories. Fortunately I am strong, and resilient. This has been a tough year for me. I lost my mother after caring for her at home for over a year through her illness and death. I injured myself and was in a lot of pain, and PT, etc. Then I wound up in the Covid ICUs caring for the sickest of the sick. It was hard work, and terrifying at times, and I am beat. And bothered by all that’s going on. But I can’t let it get me down. I am fortunate in life to have an abundance of great people around me and have the gift of being a healer. This helps keep me focused on what’s really important. I do think we’re all at risk and many are struggling with emotions and such, but looking at our blessings and being thankful for what we do have can help us get through these tough times.

I was also fortunate to be in WDW when it closed down in March, so I don’t have any trips in the works right now and that makes that part a little easier for me. I would be bummed, too, if we had to cancel something. I do miss little things like going to the movies or restaurants, and I truly feel saddened seeing everyone walking around with masks everywhere. I have hope that it will end, though. I’m less discouraged about Covid than I am about the state of division in this country, to be honest. I’m not sure what the cure is for that. But still, I am not feeling hopeless about it. I’ve been through worse, personally. And I’m not going to let anything that’s going on suck the joy out of my life. Life is too short for that. I’m a simple person at heart and I still enjoy the simple things in life.

 

[MrsPete]

Not excited about anything? Yes, I can relate.

Don't get me wrong: I'm not unhappy. My family isn't in any trouble; we aren't having money problems, and our one child who's still at home isn't unhappy. No one is sick. The biggest "problem" we have is that our dryer's broken and the new one won't be delivered until Wednesday.

But excited about anything? Really happy? No. Days are just sort of blending together -- lots of long walks, cooking nice meals, and watching Netflix. While I'm not unhappy, I'm also not having a great time here at home. I want to go out, and I want want to have people over. This is not how I want my life to go -- it's kinda empty and slow -- but this also isn't forever, and I am very aware that lots of people have real problems. I don't.

 

[kdonnel]

Nope.

Had a beach trip I got excited about and a Universal Studios trip I also got really excited about.

 

[AustinTink]

We have a few months on most people stuck at home. We are on month 7 of medical home isolation. It's hard to stay positive at this point about the future. But, in the present we have a comfortable home, food to eat, unlimited entertainment via the internet, etc. It could be much, MUCH worse.

We missed Christmas, New Year's and everything that has followed this year. But, we are still here. All that matters.

 

[low-key]

Vegas Baby

 

[Kittyblue]

It was hard when we first shut down, but I've found a couple things to get excited about in all this.

 

[GreatLakes]

I am a bit sad about everything we had to cancel this year but I can't say I'm unable to get excited about anything. I look at this like a moment in time that will pass. It might take a year, maybe even two, but it will come to an end. Me being sad about it won't change anything and might even cause me to take risks I shouldn't that might get me or my family infected.

 

[kdonnel]

Vegas Baby

Tried to squeeze in a Vegas trip but I ran out of vacation days.

 

[TLSnell1981]

We've had to adjust here and there but I always have a Plan B, C, D, etc. Life goes on even if it's with a bit of a twist. I wake up every and day give thanks...we have so much to be grateful for.

 

[Dznypal]

I’m right there with you there’s nothing to get excited about or look forward too. Every day is the same as the day before and the day before that ......we don’t live anymore. We’re just wondering exsisting. I eat I sleep I breathe. Next day same as the day before. I still say what a sick sad world. My DH saw this in FB. What is the most useless thing you bought in 2019. A 2020 planning guide. How true. Nothing to plan on

 

[MrsPete]

I’m right there with you there’s nothing to get excited about or look forward too. Every day is the same as the day before and the day before that ......we don’t live anymore. We’re just wondering exsisting. I eat I sleep I breathe. Next day same as the day before. I still say what a sick sad world. My DH saw this in FB. What is the most useless thing you bought in 2019. A 2020 planning guide. How true. Nothing to plan on

Well, I'd say we're one step up from "just existing", but I'm not busy, invigorated, full of life like I usually am.

 

[mumto3girls]

I think I am somewhere in the middle. My immediate family is healthy and fine and I am good at sheltering in place. I am a bit introverted and enjoy time at home and a bit of a slower place (not quite this slow but I could do this long term and not be terribly upset about it) and although our small business has been very slow, we are busy enough to get by and had some assistance from the PPP. If things don’t turn around soon or another wave of PPP money doesn’t come through though we could be in danger of losing our business.

As bad as that could be dealing with my 13-20 year olds has been even more challenging for me. We had a college freshman who came home in March and wasn’t happy to be finishing up on-line. She is headed back August 10th, but for how long? She is a smart girl and I think pleasant out in the world, but difficult to live with and hard on her family. My younger girls finished up their school on-line too and did fine, but they miss their friends and sports and having a routine. They are constantly asking to do things I am just not comfortable with them doing. And if I give in a little, they push for more. But last week you said....but you let her do.....but, but, but. It’s endless and relentless and there is no end in sight. We had a vacation scheduled for just a few weeks from now that I want to cancel, but everyone else wants to go including my husband. We have DVC and were just planning to do beaches—5 nights in Vero Beach and 4 nights at Hilton Head. Not a day goes by that my husband doesn’t send me some testimonial from someone who has been to one of those resorts talking about how clean it is, masks are required, they are following people around wiping things down, etc. The kids are constantly asking to go and even the 13 year old likes to research things on her phone and tell me things like cases in Vero Beach are lower than here. I hide in my room a lot just to get away from the pressure. I just think that trips to Florida and South Carolina right now are ridiculous for anyone who has concerns about the virus. I help my elderly asthmatic father take care of my elderly mother with severe dementia. Right now it’s mostly doing their shopping and sitting on the porch when he has to leave to make sure she doesn’t wander or burn the house down, but it’s always possible that I will need to get close to her and need to be careful that I’m not infected. Beyond that we were going to Disney in November and then have an Alaskan cruise planned for next summer (a bucket list trip for us). That means most of those DVC points will just be wasted if we don’t use them. So yes, not much to look forward to, but we haven’t lost our jobs and have managed to stay healthy and I do believe this will end although I think it could be another year or so.

 

[J'aime Paris]

Vegas Baby

same!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I ordered the new Harry Potter Home to Hogwarts pattern triple zip hipster from Vera Bradley yesterday, now I'll have two Disney ones and a Harry Potter one...that's my level of excitement for the next several days until Tuesday when it's supposed to come.

It seems like most of my excitement is small things here and there.

It's hard not to get back in the up and down motions (like the thread discussing up and downs with COVID-19) so I can understand sometimes slipping into that dwelling place where you fixate on what you are missing or what future plans you may be still trying to hold on to (and I completely understand especially if it's next year no one knows where we'll be at then). I do agree days blend together, time elapses differently than before.

*purse I got is sold out now too so I guess I feel a tad bit more excited that I got it in time.