I just quit licking my feet. Temporarily.
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You can still chew your toes, right? Right? Please tell me yesâŚ
And more on topic: Our prime minister: âChance weâll be back to normal April 28th is 0.â
Typical Dutch bluntness 
Kinda wish our politicians would be straightforward and honest.
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Thanks for this info.
Prior to âall of thisâ I commonly would lysol myself down including the soles of my shoes prior to leaving work. That and entering through the garage and shedding my scrubs leaving them and my shoes in the garage.
Nowadays after leaving work, Animal Hospital, I do this nightly even with the limited interactions with our clients. The procedure for them is to arrive at the hospital, call reception, and someone gowned will leash the dog or take the cat carrier in. All the while the client remains in their vehicle.
Still, I might need to get gas or pick something up. Never know whatâs on the ground in public your tracking around.
Just be careful you donât initally slip if you do lysol the soles of your sneakers/shoes.
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Iâm here in Washington State, our lockdown is till the end of the month, I havenât been to work in over 2 weeks, luckily my job is still paying me to stay home, Iâm getting payed to play WoWâŚlol, but on a serious note my heart goes out to all the families that lost loved ones due to this virusâŚprayers to all off them.
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Iâm in Cincinnati and it hasnât been too bad considering how other places around us have been hit. I think we have around 150ish cases in the general area and about 6000 to 7000 reported cases state wide. I have been off since March 23rd and itâs starting to suck. Working in a medical facility, I thought I would be ok work wise but since its a specialty surgery center (Urology) I guess not. Technically furloughed with unemployment but thatâs not much. Have a part time gig at the airport on weekends but that is basically to sit and play on a laptop as there is no work right now and the airport is virtually a ghost town.
Hopefully this ends soon as there is only so much Final Fantasy I can play, lol. Hope everyone is staying safe!
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if your furloughed on unemployement your company is supposed to âkeep you on the booksâ and âpay you your normal average payâ. Then the company is to receive tax credits w the IRS. Also the program/mechanism is through the IRS too.
Also, the Federal govn is/has add another $600 dollars, Iâve heard âa weekâ but I canât believe that ⌠thatâs +2400 $, on top of the unemployment benefits. I donât know if itâs only California or all the states that the unemployment benefits are now capped at $600 vs. $460 or were they $480.
Here is another COVID19 special⌠
On a lighter note:
Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks. The other half will come out with a drinking problem.
I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now I turn it like Iâm cracking a safe.
I need to practice social-distancing from the refrigerator.
Still havenât decided where to go for Easter ----- The Living Room or The Bedroom
PSA: every few days try your jeans on just to make sure they fit because pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.
Homeschooling is going well. Two students suspended for fighting and one teacher fired for drinking on the job.
I donât think anyone expected that when we changed the clocks weâd go from Standard Time to the Twilight Zone
This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. I came into my house, told my dog⌠we laughed a lot.
So, after this quarantineâŚwill the producers of My 600 Pound Life just find me or do I find them?
My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee it cleans the toilet.
Day 5 of Homeschooling: One of these little monsters called in a bomb threat.
Iâm so excited â itâs time to take out the garbage. What should I wear?
Classified Ad: Single man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for good clean fun.â
Hope your Easter Sunday was A- OK as is your momâŚ
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This is false in the US.
My Self-Isolation Quarantine Diary:
Day 1 â I can do this!! Got enough food and wine to last a month!
Day 2 â Opening my 8th bottle of wine. I fear wine supplies might not last!
Day 3 â Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds. Who Knew??
Day 4 â 8 p.m.: Removed my Day Pajamas and put on my Night Pajamas.
Day 5 â Today, I tried to make hand sanitizer. It came out as Jell-O Shots!!
Day 6 â I get to take the garbage out. Iâm so excited, I canât decide what to wear.
Day 7 â Laughing way too much at my own jokes!!
Day 8 â Went to a new restaurant called âThe Kitchen.â You must gather all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have no clue how this place is still in business.
Day 9 â I put liquor bottles in every room. Tonight, Iâm getting all dressed up and going bar hopping.
Day 10 â Struck up a conversation with a spider today. Seems nice. Heâs a web designer.
Day 11 â Isolation is hard. I swear my fridge just said, âWhat the hell do you want now?â
Day 12 â I realized why dogs get so excited about something moving outside, going for walks or car rides. I think I just barked at a squirrel.
Day 13 â If you keep a glass of wine in each hand, you canât accidentally touch your face.
Day 14 â Watched the birds fight over a worm. The Cardinals lead the Blue Jays 3-1.
Day 15 â Anybody else feel like theyâve cooked dinner about 395 times this month?
â Lizzy Acker
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Oh myâŚeveryoneâs idea of essential necessities is endless⌠
âShe couldnât beer it any longer.â
âA 93-year-old woman made a hilarious plea from the window of her Pennsylvania home, begging for an essential supply of beer during coronavirus lockdownsâŚâ âŚarticle here.
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Beers on the way !
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TikTok user named Hilary Sari posted an all too relatable video of a golden retriever who sums up how we all feel while stuck in quarantine.
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We really need this humor nowâŚI miss him so much. But he left us some amazing memories.
Enjoy:
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I love them both.
Thanks.
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Just an FYI for those experiencing unemployment payments for the first time during this:
Unemployment payments ARE taxable. They are âincomeâ to be included when you file taxes next year.
The payments may not be enough to trigger withholding or if they do, it likely will be less than actually needed to cover your tax bill - when your âtotalâ income including wages you earned while working is calculated.
Assume your tax filing is going to look different and try to be readyâŚ
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Oh how true. I remember years ago when I filed for unemployment shortly before starting college, I had to save a portion of my checks just to make sure I was able to cover what my taxes would be. I did this because once I started college I only got what they paid student workers which was below the minimum wage at that time.
So glad I did because I would have been hard pressed to pay my taxes due because I did not earn enough during the year without having to stash away some $$ from each check.
I also had to report my income from side jobs too. I did software tutoring for those students unfamiliar with the then packages of WordPerfect, etc. I had used these packages in my jobs prior to going back to school so I was very familiar with them. It was amazing to me how many students just had no idea how to use software to write their papers.
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Just got my stimulus money this morning, $1,200.oo direct deposit.
Note: My 2018 & 2019 taxes were both turned in early and had the same direct deposit account.
I have not heard if this is taxable, but it would not surprise me.
Check your bank accounts this week.
Hope you are all well 
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The reporting I am seeing says the stimulus money is NOT taxable.
It is reportable on next yearâs tax return when you file, but âshouldâ zero out.
I put âshouldâ in quotes because I am never sure what the IRS is going to do until after tax filing season startsâŚ
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