Staying in the House

Jamie, a marketing director for Proctor & Givens, looked forward to Monday at 5 p.m. when everyone in town would be ordered by the Mayor to stay in their homes or apartments for the next two weeks. She had a list of tasks "on the back burner" that she would loved to polish off.

On Tuesday she celebrated with no makeup or tight narrow leggings and high heels. She stayed in her tee shirt and baggie flannel bottoms. She dropped spaghetti in her lap eating in front of her ipad.

On Wednesday little jingles and tag lines began popping up for products people could use while being sequestered to stop the spread of the deadly virus circling the globe. Without showering, she put on a teal velour robe with matching flats and combed her grey-streaked hair in case someone came to the door.

On Thursday, ...