Quarantine Lessons
I’m a list person. I love lists. I love writing lists, and even more so, crossing things off of them. It allows me to quantify the things I’ve done in a day, and it makes me feel like I’m being productive. Am i tricking myself into productivity? Maybe.
Well today I’m going to give you all a list of all the things I’ve learned about myself and others during this quarantine period. It may or may not be long ( I know I said my last post would be long, and I was wrong, so I won’t make any promises this time. So let’s get into it.
Maybe I like people a little more than I thought. For the most part, I’ve only left the house for essential runs, and I miss EVERYONE. I miss hugging my friends and family, I miss eating out at restaurants, I miss going in to work (gasp). I just miss it all. Once I’m able to hug people again, I just may not let go.
I’m an excellent dog mom. Translation: I spoil Lola rotten. I found myself tucking her in and I realized maybe I had gone too far. But I mean, who can say no to this face?
3. It’s ok to not be ok. Many of us are still struggling with adapting to this “new normal”, and it’s ok. It’s also ok to get help if you feel it’s necessary.
4. I may have been using the gym as a coping mechanism, and now that I don’t feel it’s safe to go, I’m suffering, both physically and mentally. However, I’ve discovered that I like painting, and in fact, I’m going to paint as soon as I hit publish on this post. Physically, I’m losing muscle mass, and it may be vain, but I was enjoying the progress I was seeing as a result of working out regularly. Of course I know I can replicate these results, but I’m asking kindly if you all would stop buying up all the dumbbells. Please. :)
5. Time is an illusion? Everything seems to be moving fast, yet slow. Does that make sense?
6. I’m always going to be a “lazy natural”. During this time I vowed that I would learn new hairstyles, perfect a wash and go, and deep condition my hair more. I’m sad to say that I haven’t done any of these things. My hair has been in a slicked back bun 90% of the time. I’ll try to do better?
7. I’m learning things that trigger emotions in me that I still need to deal with. For me this means limiting news, and only reading from reputable sources, limiting my time on social media, and not allowing myself to wallow when those feelings do come.
8. I’m pretty cute without makeup , so I may wear less of it. It took a long time for me to get to this point. I will however need my eyebrows done soon, because it’s not looking good over here.
9. I literally cannot be long winded, because I’m already done with this list. Shocker. I really wanted to get to 10.
What have you learned about yourself during this quarantine? Feel free to let me know in the comments section!
Love always,
CDOG