Corona Virus - how can we help?

[Bumblebliss Resident]

Hello, everyone. My state is on lock down but nobody is really minding it and it troubles me greatly. I got out of the restaurant business JUST BEFORE the situation arose and took a job in another industry and now we are furloughed. Goodness! I had no special insight - just was tired of the sudden emergencies (people quitting, etc.) that would make me work round the clock with no notice!

how can we support you?

Just reading your post was sufficient enough. I started up with multiple cats but scaled down and I'll continue to scale down as each birth happens. I just have to be smart about where my funds are going and things are getting tight! The enjoyment of seeing them scampering around my home is enough for me, right now.

are you quarantined?

No, not officially. My husband has health issues that we need to manage and so I'm semi-quarantining myself because things can go sideways with him really fast if he catches this. I'm afraid.

what are you doing to pass the time?

I'm making appliers for a Neko avatar for resale and having a blast learning new things.

I'm also trying to teach myself Blender. This is proving to be a maddening endeavor, but I'm actually welcoming the process because I can think of nothing else as I struggle with trying to learn the essentials. LOL!

what new things are you learning?

Blender and texturing.

what new insights are you gaining?

That it is best to stay busy and as productive as you can and try to not let our circumstances get us down. I know many much worse off than me. Having grown up in a painfully poor family, I know what food insecurity means and I know how it feels. I am worried for our homeless population. I used to volunteer at our local community center and bring sandwiches out and around for them, but I'm afraid to go out and be around others now, for fear of hubby getting sick and I have mixed emotions and guilt.

do you want to share a poem, song, photo, anything with us?

Nothing to share... my poems are rubbish! LOL!

please use this space to share your thoughts or anything really!

Second Life is an incredible place to immerse yourself, but try to not let it be your all. Get on the phone with an elderly relative or neighbor, Facetime with your family, reach out because some people might need support and you will feel so much better knowing that you took the time to give some of yourself during this time. There is an old lady down the street who calls when she needs something at the grocery. When I have to go out, I'll get it and drop it at her door - ring twice and run like blazes. There is probably someone like that near you.

we care about you and want you to know we're here for you.

Thank you for that. I'm usually a grumpy soul, but I appreciate this.

thank you for your kindness, love and generosity. you are so important to this community and this world.

and... we're all in this, alone, together.

Yes, we are!

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Hugs.