My COVID Experience is Done

Yesterday morning, which was Day 10, was the first day I popped negative on my COVID Test. I'm so relieved. Nobody else got sick. I still don't feel quite right, but i think it is just the feeling of being a solid week behind my chorin'. Ugh. Time to get moving.

My COVID Experience, Day 8

Today is frustration. No symptoms, but I'm still popping positive and going to work. Nobody else is positive, but here we are. Gonna go see how much of the kitchen staff i can infect, apparently.

My COVID Experience, Day 6

Yesterday was my last day of CDC recommended isolation. My sleep schedule has been adapting and making up for the lacking i felt the previous days. I've made it to the third season of Stranger Things. Other than being tired and still a little achy, I'm not bad. The CDC recommends i wear a mask until Day 10. Let's do this.

My COVID Experience, Day 4

The worst part about this so far has been the lack of consistent sleep. I fall asleep after tossing and not being comfortable. Then i wake up early aching. My nighttime sleep averages about 4-5 hours. However, to yesterday i was able to catch up with a few naps and this morning, i was able to sleep from 3 to about 7 am. I still feel like I'm in a cold fog, and I'm still testing positive as of this morning. But the rest of the family is negative. Lysol on all the doorknobs and light switches daily. Isolation in the bedroom. It's been an adventure.

My COVID Experience, Day 2

Two days ago, Sunday, my only day off, and I'm home doing dad stuff. Mid-afternoon, i notice my nose is starting to run. That's unusual, because it typically only gets runny when i wake up then the morning. Thinking the worst, i took an at-home Covid test. Positive.

The panic of the first day got me an N-95 mask and isolation in the master bedroom. That night, i didn't sleep well. Couldn't get comfortable.

Yesterday, more of that. Tired from not sleeping, and perpetually uncomfortable. The best way I've found to describe it is like having the flu, but without the symptoms. I don't seem feverish, I'm not coughing, and my nose is only occasionally leaking.

Last night, the trend continued. I think I may have actually slept from midnight to about 3am, but not comfortable and rested. This morning (it's almost 9 now), I've been up, i went for a walk around the block, and I've tested the family to ensure that i am the only one with Covid so far. (I am.) Thankfully, I'm vaccinated and boosted, and with any luck, this trend of finding more comfort will continue. I don't have to work again until next Monday, so I'm taking advantage of this down time to catch up on some shows that people won't shut up about. Stranger Things is happening, and The Boys will happen next.

Everything you've heard is true. I believe that without vaccination, it probably would have been worse. I believe that these masks are protecting my children, and that the social distancing is proving effective. We are a very affectionate family, and we are safe.

Neverland

...as in:

Never buying a house.

Never paying off the wife's student loans.

Never moving back home.

Never going to make it through a day without pain.

Never driving a car less than ten years old.

Never going to see my kids enjoy feet of snow.

Never going to see my kids in a peaceful world.

Never.

Unrelinquishing Stagnation

Going nowhere.