UPDATE: Rethinking the Quarantine

Nobody wants to be stuck at home indefinitely, but all we can do is make the best of a difficult situation. Here are 18 reasons the quarantine isn't all that bad.

Every day is wear your pajamas to work day...
and take your kids to work day...
And take your dog to work day.

I'm saving a lot on gas money...
and there's less wear and tear on my car...
and no sitting in traffic...

which means I get to sleep in every day...
and parking is a breeze!

I don't have to pack a lunch...
or curse my co-workers for not cleaning the microwave in the staff lounge.

Stealing office supplies feels redundant.

Comb my hair???

Every Zoom conference is another chance to sing the Brady Bunch theme song in my head.

I never forget my ID badge...
or my office key.
In fact, I never leave for work wondering what I've forgotten.

It's been months since a co-worker asked me to support their kid's fundraiser.

Best of all, my office finally has a window!

UPDATE, JULY 22

The hope of returning to normal is just that...a hope. It looks like I'll have at least one more semester of working from home. Luckily, I have discovered more benefits of doing so.

I significantly reduce the risk of dying from a disease with no known cure.

I significantly reduce the risk of passing a disease on to my wife and children.

Or clients. 

Or co-workers.

Or anybody else.

I can go from work to working out without changing clothes. 

I reduce my chance of having to self quarantine. 

I reduce the risk of getting intimately acquainted with a ventilator.  

Because nobody knows the long term consequences of coronavirus, I reduce my potential for health complications 30 years from now. 

I don't have to wear an uncomfortable mask at work.

Yes, Mr. Refrigerator Repair Guy, I will be home from 7am to 6pm, so come whenever you like. 

I'm not wearing shoes or socks to work and my feet have never been happier. 

I'm doing my part to get things under control and closer to normal.

For information on individual therapy, contact me at bradleyjabel@gmail.com