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.

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[spikedluv]

Go you, for being positive! I was doing the same thing today! Mostly because my mom is freaking out about the new executive order going to effect here in NY on Sunday: no one over 70 can leave their homes except to get some SOLITARY exercise outside. She's a homebody, but a) being told she HAS to stay home makes her not want to, lol and b) it's such a horrible time because my b-i-l is sick and my mom would like to be able to help my sister, my nieces and nephew are out of school and mom usually babysits but can't now, and her BF's husband has newly-diagnosed cancer and she can't be helping her out. This situation is sucktastic for so many reasons.

My silver lining was that I could clean the house if I wasn't running around, and I might even get my Christmas decorations put away finally! (I've been so busy with my aunt's crap, but we're almost done with cleaning the apartment - we're finishing up this weekend out of necessity because mom's been helping me.) Also, I'll be home, so more walks! *g*

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

I'm glad you've been able to focus on positives, too.

I'm sorry for your mom, though. I know it sucks to want to be able to help your family and not be able to. I'm lucky in that my kids are still here at home where I can keep an eye on them. LOL I shudder to think how I'd be handling this if Emma was already out of the house and on her own somewhere.

MOAR WALKS! Me, too. I still haven't gotten mine in for the day yet. :)

[spikedluv]

I broke 9000 steps yesterday! Mostly due to one huge ass walk Pip made me go on. I was silently cursing him out a little bit, lol!

[lunabee34]

Heeeee.