With a dozen states already under stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders, Americans unaccustomed to being resigned to their homes have been chronicling the day-to-day developments on social media using hashtags including #quarantinelife and #stayathome.
Some have shared their newfound love for the distraction that is TikTok; others have been able to offer creative unplugged options for entertainment such as crafting, cooking and knitting. States, including Michigan, New York, Maryland and more, have additional restrictions for only essential activities outside of the home, so the daily diaries have increased.
On Tuesday, several Twitter users shared their views on just how the stay-at-home orders and other restrictions have affected their lives.
For some, there was no frustration about boredom or suffering from cabin fever. Instead, they expressed anger about the president and some state leaders’ refusal to issue a complete shutdown in order to flatten the curve of the deadly virus. By Tuesday afternoon, more than 600 people had died from the virus and nearly 50,000 had tested positive.
If Ann Frank, a young girl of 13, can spend two years of her life sheltering in place in silence, then I think all of us here in the US, with our tv and Internet and ability to walk our dogs and no lack of food or water, can suck it up for a month or so. #StayAtHomeOrder
— Laura Haggarty (@KentuckyEntwife) March 24, 2020
Good morning! Stay put, like this boat. (Trinity East, NL) #StayAtHomeOrder #GoodMorning pic.twitter.com/UBgurjHbdK
— Mark Gray 🇨🇦 (@GrayMarker99) March 24, 2020
There should be a national #StayAtHomeOrder. Now. The president is failing. People will die. In a way, all of us are avoiding what's as plain as day.
— Susan J. Demas 🏔 (@sjdemas) March 23, 2020
How about protecting everyone's health now? Hazard pay for essential employees. #StayAtHomeOrder
— Beth Hayden Hogan (@ATLCitizenBeth) March 24, 2020
Just think: if we would have had a national quarantine 2 weeks ago we could essentially be past this nonsense! #coronavirus #COVIDIDIOTS #CoronavirusPandemic #CoronavirusUSA #StayAtHomeOrder #SocialDistancing
— James Granger,MD (@granger_md) March 24, 2020
Some were candid about facing their new realities and observing how the mandates had affected their daily lives for the good.
As long as it remains safe to do so and complies with the #StayAtHomeOrder, I will continue with daily unipiping exercise rides (with proper PPE and social distancing of course). Want bagpipes from within the safety of your home? Tell me what neighborhood I should hit up next! pic.twitter.com/WD5tq502rC
— The Unipiper (@TheUnipiper) March 24, 2020
The view out my work window has changed. #StayAtHomeOrder #CoronavirusPandemic @929TheGame pic.twitter.com/MtYQQiBaN7
— John Fricke (@JohnFricke) March 24, 2020
So, what you’re saying is...most meetings can actually.. be emails #StayAtHomeOrder pic.twitter.com/7fD4NhIyxu
— Virginia’s Very Own (@LiteCityy) March 24, 2020
Reality still didn’t hit me. Mandated “stay at home” quarantine starts tomorrow....#COVID19 #CancelEverything #coronavirus #StayAtHomeOrder #StayAtHomeSaveLives
— Ashli of Motu Nui (@Quevedo808) March 24, 2020
See you in three weeks fellow #michigan peoples. Stay home. Stay safe. Stay strong. #StayAtHomeOrder #StayHome pic.twitter.com/vxfb6Jo5hP
— Nicholas Crivac (@NicholasCrivac) March 23, 2020
Everyone else:
— iAmMeek (@tjopearson) March 24, 2020
“I can’t do this no mo!”😨😩
INTJ’s:
#StayAtHomeOrder #WereGoodOverHere #GetYouAnIntrovert pic.twitter.com/w6L7QZurBh
A few acknowledged the boredom that comes with rarely leaving your home.
My boredom meter runs from zero to all caught up on Marvel. #COVID19 #coronavirus #QuarantineLife #SelfIsolation #stayathomeorder #MyCovidStory #lockdown #LockdownNow
— Donna Williams (@peachgeek) March 24, 2020
I’m always at home lol but something about someone actually telling me to stay home just doesn’t feel right lmfao . I’m bored and want to go out rn 😂
— 𝕯𝖎𝖆𝖓𝖆𝖆 (@gvldieee08) March 18, 2020
🎶 I’ve got cabin fever, she’s got cabin fever, we’ve got cabin fever, and I’m BORED 🎶 https://t.co/BbIxplSdhA pic.twitter.com/A2h12oYCSO
— SerethaJ (@SerethaJC) March 24, 2020
