How I'm Continuing to Live Through COVID-19

A quote I've seen on social networking that i am truly grateful for is “When this ends-AND IT WILL-every game will sell out, every restaurant have a 2-hour wait, every kid is going to be glad to be in school, everyone will like their job, the stock market will skyrocket, every other house can get TP'd, and we'll all embrace and shake hands. That's gonna be a pretty good day. Stay, World.”

Since the pandemic began, my job has shut down, my dormitory has turn off, I have had to leave Evanston to come to Louisiana (my home) to prevent being homeless. I have left behind my identity and returned to being the person I have to be under my parents’ roof. And don't misunderstand me, it isn't a bad life, but my friends aren't here, my counselor isn't here, the liberty to be a grownup isn't here. Due to this, transpire for this shutdown has simply been to remain sane. Here are a few of the ways I've been able to perform so.

I've continued to socialize — much more so than before the pandemic! I've always been a busy person but I was especially busy prior to the pandemic. I was applying for internships and fellowships and rushing my beloved sorority, on top of my schoolwork and two jobs, and contributing to this blog. These are stuff that are incredibly vital that you me, but I didn't have here we are at my friends. Since all of this started, I've FaceTimed, sent memes, and worshiped religion with my friends. I've socialized more within these previous weeks than I have previously year.

I've attempted to create a flexible routine for myself. A strict schedule may be impossible at this moment – my counselor told me it’s probably a good idea to accept these are likely to be unsure times. But I've tried to set a semi-regular schedule. Since I've very little to do outside of my school work (since being confined to my home), I have told myself which i continues to shower and do my face routine. I try to worship at least one time each day. I will eat three full meals each and every day. I'll do some things to prevent slipping into depression. I will do these things in order to give my life some type of normalcy.

When all this is over, I'd rather not have to learn to live again. You need to remember that although we are confined to our homes, our lives aren't over. If this ends, I will not only be grateful its the things that I've missed, however i will look back about this as a time of self-care and productivity, and strength.