We were away on vacation when things got really crazy - at dizzying speed. We were in Puerto Vallarta and if it hadn't been for constant e-mails from the Canadian Consulate and tons of news updates from folks at home, it would have been easy to think nothing was amiss. There was literally 0% urgency where we were. While waiting several days for our return flight, there was nothing to be done except appreciate the time we had and we leaned into it - we had a lovely, lovely time. We came home relaxed and mentally and emotionally prepared for our self-isolation period and had the chance to have friends and family put everything we needed in place in advance.
We are devout Christians and while we were away we were flooded with a sense of peace and security. Come what may; we know we will be OK. We pray together morning and evening and throughout the day share impressions we're getting from various devotional materials. We are enjoying regular contact with our family and friends so we still have a sense of community and there are people we know that need moral support so we still feel useful that way. We also decided after the first day shut-in that we would NOT keep the news channel and talk radio going all day; it became overwhelming in a very short period of time. We watch the morning and evening news and leave it at that. Neither of us "do" FB, Twitter, Insta or any of that anyway. We also are eating well, napping occasionally and spending a little time every evening playing cards or a board game with DS (23) - something that hasn't happened since he was a 'tween.
All of these purposeful measures have been much needed; in the past 3 days DH has been informed he will be unpaid during our quarantine and going back to his job is precarious. I'm working from home and yesterday was given literally 10 minutes to decide which half of my 8 person staff I wanted to identify for lay-offs,
which will take place tomorrow morning. We've got car troubles and I broke my glasses - not that either thing is the end of the world but they have added stress.