As you've probably heard, the whole world is dealing with a pandemic at the moment. It doesn't matter where you live, your country and hometown have likely been affected by COVID-19. It really and truly is a pandemic at this point. The whole situation, in general, is far from amusing. People have been impacted in very serious ways, and it's not exactly a laughing matter.
What I will say, however, is that the severity of the situation has made the Mild Wife and I make some very real changes to our lives. We are hardly the only ones, but we're trying to do our part to help things pass as quickly as possible. Namely, we are staying home pretty much all the time. I am lucky that I can work remotely, and we have enough groceries for a little while. Sure, we've adjusted how we cook in order to stretch the ingredients as far as we can, but we have basically decided to avoid stepping through our front door.
Now, this works to help keep the two of us healthy, but we also realized at some point that our car should not sit idle for weeks at a time. It's an older car, so it just needs to run every now and then. It's not like we need to take a long road trip somewhere, but it does need to warm up, get the engine running, and do its thing for a few miles. We figured running it about once a week was enough of cadence (and fortunately for us, that StackExchange link seems to agree with us), so we settled on making sure we take it for a spin around the neighborhood every Sunday.
Given that we haven't really left the house during this time, that drive has become a treat of sorts at the end of the week. Even if it's just for a few minutes, we get to get out of the house and do something outdoors. Mind you, we keep the windows rolled up during that drive, but at least we can see the sun and get a change of scenery for a little bit. It's our very own version of Sunday Funday in these times.
Once we realized that's how we were treating that drive, the Mild Wife and I had a chuckle about it. Who knew that a simple drive could qualify as an event? Still, we're take our little victories where we can, and I'm looking forward to next week's Sunday Drive.
What I will say, however, is that the severity of the situation has made the Mild Wife and I make some very real changes to our lives. We are hardly the only ones, but we're trying to do our part to help things pass as quickly as possible. Namely, we are staying home pretty much all the time. I am lucky that I can work remotely, and we have enough groceries for a little while. Sure, we've adjusted how we cook in order to stretch the ingredients as far as we can, but we have basically decided to avoid stepping through our front door.
Now, this works to help keep the two of us healthy, but we also realized at some point that our car should not sit idle for weeks at a time. It's an older car, so it just needs to run every now and then. It's not like we need to take a long road trip somewhere, but it does need to warm up, get the engine running, and do its thing for a few miles. We figured running it about once a week was enough of cadence (and fortunately for us, that StackExchange link seems to agree with us), so we settled on making sure we take it for a spin around the neighborhood every Sunday.
Given that we haven't really left the house during this time, that drive has become a treat of sorts at the end of the week. Even if it's just for a few minutes, we get to get out of the house and do something outdoors. Mind you, we keep the windows rolled up during that drive, but at least we can see the sun and get a change of scenery for a little bit. It's our very own version of Sunday Funday in these times.
Once we realized that's how we were treating that drive, the Mild Wife and I had a chuckle about it. Who knew that a simple drive could qualify as an event? Still, we're take our little victories where we can, and I'm looking forward to next week's Sunday Drive.
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