I can't decide if this is tacky or not (the silver lining remix)

[lunabee34]

I am hoping to take this time of quarantine/social distancing to make changes in my life and reinforce changes I'd already made.

I have been outside more in the last week than I have since last summer. I am really enjoying reconnecting to nature. When Fiona and I go on our nature walks, I'm being really intentional about observing the world around us, and I think it's helping me to be calm and not so anxious.

I am feeling closer (but not too close yet LOL though I'm sure that's coming) to my family and enjoying the opportunity to talk to them all more.

I am reading and writing more.

I am enjoying the challenge of figuring out how to do things in our learning management system that I didn't know how to do before and that I will be able to carry over into my teaching in the future. I am enjoying helping Josh figure out how to get his classes online and being a contact for colleagues who haven't taught online before to help them make the transition.

I am enjoying keeping my house cleaner and neater than I usually do when we are all at work and school for such a long portion of the day.

I am also feeling physically better for being at home. My fatigue has been noticeably less in this week at home than when I'm working (although the pain I've been experiencing is about the same).

I feel really anxious right now, especially due to the ambiguous nature of this situation and not knowing when or how things will progress or change, and focusing on these positives is helping me to get through. I know that my ability to do so is a reflection of my privilege; my husband and I are not losing any income during this crisis, for example, and it's so much easier to be positive in our situation.

Comments

[chelseagirl]

I'm envious of the nature walks. All of the large city parks are a subway ride away, and also I'm told everyone is going there, so makes social distancing tricky.

[lunabee34]

That's really rough. I would be making a very different post if I didn't live in a rural area that allows me to go outside and walk around every day.

[kore]

Yeah, the city parks here are FULL of people. Not quite jammed, but too many people for me to feel comfortable mingling with.

[wendelah1]

Our city parks and playgrounds are closed, but if they weren't, they'd be jammed as always. So are the state parks and the National Parks in California. We are allowed to walk around the neighborhood, including the local park's perimeter.

Oddly enough, municipal golf courses have remained open.

[lunabee34]

Maybe they figure if you golf alone, you're far enough away from anyone? IDK