Married Life and Working From Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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I’ve been living and working side-by-side with my husband Chris for over 3 weeks now. At first we were worried about how it would all work out. But I feel like I blinked and it was April. Chris is joining me on the podcast this week to talk about how our lives, all lives, are forever changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

This is what our current situation looks like as we life and work side-by-side during the coronavirus pandemic.

We are both very fortunate to have our jobs but we know that could change any moment. One swift swing from either of our employers and we could be jobless. For now we try to keep a routine, a schedule of some kind, each day. That gives us some sense of normalcy, and normalcy for Channing.

Her birthday was on Sunday and we celebrated in the best way we could without having an actual party. I started the day by pranking her with a confetti drop on her head when she woke up. She was so surprised and it really set the tone for the day of fun I had planned. We did a scavenger hunt for her gifts too. That got us outside and running around which was a lot of fun. Our amazing friends also drove from all over LA to drive by our house and honk and wave to her. She was jumping for joy when she saw her best friends from school. That was the first time we’d seen them in a month because before the corona lockdown, Chan was actually on 10 day spring break.

In addition to that, generous friends mailed cards and sent her videos so it seemed like the world knew and was celebrating her birthday. I am often surprised and blown away by the capacity for kindness in humans and I’m so grateful to everyone who helped make her day great.

As for Chris and I, we are trying to remain patient and respectful of each other in this new world we live in. We make sure connect about his work calls and mine to make sure someone is watching Chan. We also try to remind each other to take walks and regular breaks. Just getting up and moving around can be a great mood lifter. We also try to make sure the other one has some time alone during the day. It’s important to get a few minutes to yourself to relax and stay grounded during this time. Our anniversary is coming up in a few weeks and while it won’t look exactly like we planned, we will do our best to make it special.

I’d love to hear how others are working and living with their spouses. What are you doing to stay sane and stay married?