Quarantine

I feel like something has died….I look through pictures from two months ago like I’m grieving the death of a loved one.

What things did I take for granted? How much sighing did I do because of little things that irritated me?

Some of you fear that family members or yourself will get this…so your staying at home. Others fear that they themselves or a loved one working in the medical field will get this. Still others are afraid that they will lose their business when this over. Others fear for our economy and that the fall out will be huge…and unfortunately, many of us…are ALL of the categories.

I could list my fear and that list is long…but I don’t find that helpful…I find it completely damaging.

I will only say this….I believe that we will rise again. I believe that this is NOT the end. I believe we will learn so many lessons from this…and what we thought was really important…is indeed not.

For some of you staying at home all day with everyone is probably the LAST thing on the planet you wanted to do…still others if you, no matter how hard you protest…are NOT missing all the sporting events and practices you took your kids to. Your not missing the insane schedule that was your life. Structure? Oh yes, we all need structure…and my husband and I are trying to bring that back, just like everyone else.

So far, we’ve organized our storage unit where we file all our paper work for our business. Cleaned out two freezers, and started a yoga and fitness routine. Our daughter has started a painting business on the side and it’s keeping her really busy. We normally homeschool anyway, so the change in schedule is severe, but the regular schooling is NOT that different.

We hope to be done with ALL school, except for Stanford testing by the beginning of May.

All my extra curricular activities have been cancelled of course. All my charitable events are cancelled…and all I can do is look at July to start planning for these events again.

In the meantime…we are doing a few things that I would like to challenge you to do. I’m cleaning out our freezer, we found lots of waste…things we didn’t know we had…so we are trying to plan meals with the things we already have.

I also, have been going through My soap supplies and finding many doubles items…I’m now continuing what I started a few months ago and planning on using ALL of my supplies and seeing what I can come up with to do so. Reorganize and repurpose.

After watching several Instagram beauty videos and NOT needing the three organizing towers that all the ladies seem to be ordering from Amazon, I’m questioning if I’m even a REAL girl…I have a small makeup travel case…and that is all.

Speaking of organizing my beauty drawers…I found face masks that I haven’t used in quite some time…exactly what am I saving this for?

Local charities are asking us to hold our donations…and when we are able to donate they will be needing them…we are going through everything little by little to get them ALL the things they need.

I have said this before…the gloom and doom…it may be coming…I expect this to get worse…but I also expect it to get better…and that’s called hope…and right now…I feel that’s what we need.

I can’t enjoy the quiet that these days are forcing me to have because they are overcome with worry and anxiety. I can be careful and cautious…and wash my hands and social distance and not go to the stores often at all…and that’s what I’m doing….but there’s a bigger lesson here…

A time to recharge….rest…organize…repurpose…learn a new fitness routine….read…write…paint….walk…enjoy things you never had time for.

I could live in quarantine quite happily…I really could….but work and certain activities have to happen to make the world go round. Can you live in quiet? Can you enjoy it? Does it spark a new bit of creativity? It should…

Go see who you were meant to be…with no interruptions…see what new amazing thing your children can learn…we are all meant for more than just busy.