hmmm, it certainly has been an interesting week, right? this new life, is a lot of adjustment, right? I surely cant be the only one feeling it, right?
positives-
slow mornings for my kids with extra morning kisses, the no rush life...
endless time, daily with my kids, its kind of magical....
pjs, no makeup, no hair (sometimes no shower) days....
laying in bed doing nothing at 8pm, strange concept....
accomplishing the summer to do list in....whats this month? March....
the calendar only contains activities for who knows how long of....just us, #thedertings....
negatives-
this is scary
the unknowns are scary
I miss people
people are dying
is it floating around us right now? and we dont know it?
I find it very important to document what we are currently living these days---we are making and living history. one day we will look back and it will seem so crazy that our worlds stopped and things were forced to slow down in order for things to heal.
I can already feel a difference within myself....and I see it in others as well. we are taking time to be kind, to think of others and not just ourselves, we are greeting random strangers because we have been given a lesson. a lesson that it all can change at any given minute, on any given day.
I will say when I open my calendar or I hear the kids talking to their friends, its painful. its painful because that was my normal 2 weeks ago and I grieve losing what I thought I had control of....I also grieve because we miss our friends, we miss soccer, we honestly miss school. this week has lasted longer than an EOG testing week---and thats hard to beat! this new normal is challenging, I honestly think working outside of the home will be welcomed back with open arms when we are able to!
my thoughts are random and I am sure there will be more, but for now, I just wanted to jot down----day 11 of social distancing, day 4 of working/zooming from home & virtual homeschooling!
I hope you all are well, I hope you all know that in the end we are going to be so much stronger, better and appreciative when this is all over......can you imagine how glorious that day will be?!
Much Love, Alysha
