My Quarantine Reflections
- Speak Up La
- Dec 19, 2021
- 4 min read
First, I want to take my time to thank all of the health care professionals, janitorial staff members, truck drivers, railroad engineers/conductors/mechanics, grocery store workers, and anyone who else I am (accidently) forgetting who are on the front lines battling the corona virus. Trust me your sacrifice does not in any way go unnoticed. You all are the real MVPs and I stand in awe in how you have pushed forward in this pandemic to still provide care and support to humans in this country… and in this world.
I pray that God covers you all!
I come to you today excited as this is the first full blog I have written in ages! I have written a few half blogs… but nothing fully. I am hopeful my writing fog has lifted and I get back on my regular writing schedule!
I cannot lie everything about the coronavirus and the stresses of this ever-changing pandemic…. Has caused me to reflect in ways that I didn’t normally expect…But the first thing that came to me was….I needed this time.
I needed this time to disconnect from day-to-day life more than I knew.
I needed this time to take a break. I can admit I spent all of last weekend on the couch binge watching Netflix & Hulu. I didn’t do anything for almost 48 hours straight! I haven’t done something like this is a long time. But it was nice to do absolutely…nothing… I had no expectations… the only expectation on myself that day was to rest.
I needed this time to actually work on purging my house. I have been working on this project for months! But now that time is in abundance, I have been working on finishing out this project fully. Through this purge I am seeing how much I have (not in a brag type of way) but more so I have a lot of stuff that I do not really need. As you can see in my shoe pic… I just had shoes to have them…. I didn’t even wear most of them! No reason to keep hoarding just to have stuff.
I needed some time away from the office. I love Corporate America to an extent, there is something about when you walk up to that big building and you feel like you are about to take over the world….but in my personal opinion we all needed a break away from each other. Being able to be at home, I have found I am more productive given no one can pop up at my desk and I have had less phone calls.
I needed the time to focus on my side hustle(s). I have three small businesses - don’t ask me why – ish is stressful trying to build both at the same time! lbvs! But with this time, I have truly been able to sit and strategize – I do not know what will come from this pandemic – but all the ‘todo’ items I have put off are FINALLY getting done.
I needed this time to take a moment to remind myself of what’s important. As more news about the virus come out daily, items that use to be such a ‘big deal’ is not as much of a ‘thing’ for me in this moment. What is important is your time with loved ones, your safety, your health and ultimately appreciating the simple joys of life. When being inside for this weekend, I did take a short walk. When the sun hit my face with that fresh (cold) breeze of fresh air too; I live in Omaha is was cold lol! But honestly, all I could do was smile. When is the last time you just took a moment to enjoy the sun hitting your face.
I needed this time reconnect with friends and family. I don’t know why we keep using the phrase ‘social distancing’ as my boss and I talked, maybe saying ‘physical distancing’ is a better word choice; as I can definitely say that I have been more social than ever since the news of the corona virus started going main stream. I have scheduled more video calls than ever! I am hopeful that this shall pass soon, but at least seeing my friends & families faces has made this slightly easier. And I have to say I am loving seeing all of the families that are bonding during this time since we have to stay in as much as possible. Life has/is so busy – getting some time to reconnect with our loved ones can be life changing.
I know all of us have different experiences within this life event…. These are just some areas that I can see that surprisingly has positively impacted my life. This given this space to slow down, I truly feel will help me in the long run once we get through this. And trust, if you are like me – after we can get back to being ‘social’ I will be ready to hit up a good brunch and sip a mimosa!
Cheers!
Lauren
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