Yesterday was a good day; she was not at all insistent to go outside - just a couple of half-hearted meows that lasted all of 5 minutes. Otherwise, she was just content lounging around. Admittedly, I distracted her with a variety of food, but this never worked before. Maybe it was the cool and very wet conditions outside (we had a rather big storm that came and went during the day).
Hopefully this is a sign of things to come, but only time will tell.
I could definitely lock her in the room along with the kittens if I wanted - seems like cruel and unusual punishment, though