Some things to consider to break the boredom and.....

[KY_EnviroGuy]

help maintain a bit of social contact:

1. My daughter:

I miss seeing my daughter and granddaughter immensely - especially our weekly meet-up at her gymnastics class which gives my daughter and myself an opportunity to chat about anything along with watching the kids bounce around. That won't be happening for a very long time.

So, what I'm considering doing is driving over to my daughter's house and we can have a nice face-to-face chat with them (at a safe distance) from their front porch and enjoy the outdoors, too.

2. A good friend:

He and are have been friends for over 20 years and normally have lunch every few weeks. He's 85 and I'm 72 and we both have outstanding health issues, but both get around quite well.

I'm going to talk to him about us meeting somewhere in a park, each bringing our own brown bag from home and we can sit at a safe distance and chat a while.

3. Some others in my life:

With the few friends and family I have left, I'm trying to call one or two a week just to bullshit about life and stay in touch.

KY..........

[guillaumeb]

1. Excellent ideas.

We walked 3 times today, for a total of 8 miles.

Our new daily schedule:

Breakfast
Walk
lunch
Walk
Dinner
Walk.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. Thanks. That routine would be the ultimate goal for me.

I don't have a walking partner like you however, and that makes it harder to be motivated.

My motivation now for exercising is simply to survive a case of COVID-19 for my kids by having a stronger respiratory system.

KY......

[guillaumeb]

6. Yes, a partner is motivation.

A suggestion is that you talk via phone with another walker. Remote motivation.

[MLAA]

2. My friend and I live in the same neighborhood.

We walk a couple times a week for an hour...one on each side of the street. We just speak louder or don’t speak as much but still feel the comfort of friendship.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. I especially like number 2.

So long as the weather is pleasant, a picnic in the park sounds like a lovely idea.

I'm waiting for it to get a bit warmer where I am, and then a friend and I will go on picnics.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. I feel I need that for emotional support.

I believe we humans need that physical presence of others even when there's no touching and that includes introverts like me.

KY...........