Post Covid Catching Up To Do List – Update

Happy Twosday, everyone!

A week later, I’m updating my “Post Covid Catching Up To Do List”

This is what I was supposed to do and what I actually managed to get done:

• Water my plants. I got this wonderful Moisture Meter that tells you if your plants need watering. I’m very hopeful I’ll never murder another plant. – Done
• Reschedule all my cancelled driving and driving theory lessons, so I can hopefully be done with my driving theory exam by the end of March. – Tried to but they won’t schedule them via email or phone, which is the most annoying thing ever. I’ll have to actually drive (obviously my husband and not me lol) 30 minutes to get there and schedule my lessons.
• Review my course materials from last week, which I definitely half assed. – Didn’t get to it yet. I haven’t felt like studying at all for the past few days.
• Do some grocery shopping. We desperately need toilet paper and a few other essentials.  – Done.
• Come up with a healthy meal plan for the next two weeks. – Haven’t done it. We have been eating out a lot due to different plans or outings.
• Catch up on laundry. – Still have a bunch of laundry to do.
• Mail out a dress I sold online. – Done.
• Order a new maternity support belt as the one I ordered was too small. – Done.
• Get my husband’s Valentine’s gift from the post office, where it’s being held since I couldn’t leave the house to pick it up. – They sent it back, unfortunately. Not buying it again because it was just a naughty postcard.
• Reschedule our second prenatal class we had to miss last week. – Waiting for them to contact us.
• Catch up on reading my favorite blogs. – Oops, nope.
• Schedule a dental appointment. – It turns out I don’t need it.
• Get a haircut and color. My roots are getting scary. (Scheduled for Friday the 18th!) – Done. Feeling much better.
• See my doctor about my glucose test results, which seem to be a bit off. (Scheduled for Friday the 18th.) – Done. The levels are borderline so I have an appointment with a Endocrinologist on Friday.
• Buy all the furniture we need for the baby; plus some items we are getting in order to change the way we store things around the house. (Trip to Ikea this weekend.) – We ended up visiting my in laws for the weekend, so we got nothing done but spend time with family. Still want to get this done before the end of the month, though.
• Go and check baby strollers. (Probably on the weekend too.) – Didn’t get done either as we were away for the weekend. Probably going to do it this weekend.
• Clean the bathroom. – Not yet. It’s getting harder and harder to clean or do anything where I have to bend over.
• Get my eyebrows done. – Not yet. They’re looking wild.
• Check our budget and write down all our expenses from last week. – Kind of. Just need to add some shopping I did on Friday.
• Schedule an appointment with my psychiatrist for (roughly) two weeks after my delivery (I had a videocall appointment on Thursday and my doctor said I’m doing extremely well so I don’t need to see her until after the baby is born). – Totally forgot about this one. Need to call soon.
• Organize my email box and computer folders. I absolutely hate a messy computer. – Done while watching reality TV.
• Take a few 3-4 Km walks. – I took one 5K walk and that was it.
• Clean the house. – Didn’t happen because we ended up going away for the weekend. Definitely doing it this weekend.

I’m definitely still catching up on things. Now that I’m on my third trimester, I’m probably going to be doing less and less but there are still a few things I’d like to get done before the baby is here, including a good Spring cleaning.

Wishing you all a lovely week!

Love,

Cheila

Our Week With Covid – A Recap, Some Thoughts and a Catching Up To Do List

Hello Everyone!

I really wanted to keep posting every single day but I didn’t feel like writing for the past three days so I took a little break. Today I’m back with a recap and “Catching Up To Do List” as a few things were inevitably left behind since we couldn’t leave the house for seven whole days.

Here’s a couple of thoughts on our isolation week.

• My immune system is apparently very strong. How I managed not to get infected with Covid while my husband had it, I’ll never know.

• This is nothing new but I don’t do very well with sudden and unexpected changes in routine. Now, is this a personality trait or is it related to my Bipolar II? I’d say both. What I know is that I found myself quite depressed and weepy over my husband having Covid and the change of plans and routine it meant for us.

• Again, if my plans are thrown off and I’m not feeling super organized, I will stop taking good care of myself. We ate like shit the whole week and I didn’t drink as much water or took good care of my skin.

• I can’t sleep well unless I sleep in my own bed, next to my husband.

• It was very hard not being able to touch my husband at all. Apparently, I’m needier and touchier than I thought. Or is it maybe because I’m pregnant? No idea.

Now, I DO KNOW that these are all very much first world problems and that I should be feeling very lucky that I was not sick at all and that my husband got through it with nothing but one whole day of having a cough. I know how lucky we are that things were not serious and that we’re both healthy but I must be honest and comment on how much the whole thing has affected my mental health.

Thankfully, it is over and we’re now allowed to leave the house again.

I have been left with lots of catching up to do, though. Being a list lover, I’ve made a “Post Covid Catching Up To Do List”:

• Water my plants. I got this wonderful Moisture Meter that tells you if your plants need watering. I’m very hopeful I’ll never murder another plant.
• Reschedule all my cancelled driving and driving theory lessons, so I can hopefully be done with my driving theory exam by the end of March.
• Review my course materials from last week, which I definitely half assed.
• Do some grocery shopping. We desperately need toilet paper and a few other essentials.
• Come up with a healthy meal plan for the next two weeks.
• Catch up on laundry.
• Mail out a dress I sold online.
• Order a new maternity support belt as the one I ordered was too small.
• Get my husband’s Valentine’s gift from the post office, where it’s being held since I couldn’t leave the house to pick it up.
• Reschedule our second prenatal class we had to miss last week.
• Catch up on reading my favorite blogs.
• Schedule a dental appointment.
• Get a hair cut and color. My roots are getting scary. (Scheduled for Friday the 18th!)
• See my doctor about my glucose test results, which seem to be a bit off. (Scheduled for Friday the 18th.)
• Buy all the furniture we need for the baby, plus some items we are getting in order to change the way we store things around the house. (Trip to Ikea this weekend.)
• Go and check baby strollers. (Probably on the weekend too.)
• Clean the bathroom.
• Get my eyebrows done.
• Check our budget and write down all our expenses from last week.
• Schedule an appointment with my psychiatrist for (roughly) two weeks after my delivery (I had a videocall appointment on Thursday and my doctor said I’m doing extremely well so I don’t need to see her until after the baby is born).
• Organize my email box and computer folders. I absolutely hate a messy computer.
• Take a few 3-4 Km walks.
• Clean the house.

This is pretty much all I’m going to be doing for the rest of the week. I’ll also be watching an unhealthy amount of Love is Blind, Marriage At First Sight AU and 90 Day Fiancé because I’m on a trashy reality TV kick, triggered by the boredom of last week.

I shall now excuse myself and go do another load of laundry.

I hope you’re all having a nice week.

Love,

Cheila