Covid-19 Chronicles: Laziness Abounds

Hi friends,

I've decided to chronicle some of my thoughts during this time. The reasons are twofold: a) because what else am I going to do? 2) this is quite a historical time in our country and maybe I'll enjoy looking back on my accounts of the 2020 World-Wide Coronavirus pandemic when my kids read about it in school.

When this stay at home order first went out, I had an EASY time adapting. We had just returned home from a week-long road trip to Texas and I was ready to stay in, get things done, and relax a little bit.

That was when I thought I would return to work in a couple weeks and my new normal would just be a temporary break...

Now that it's permanent (until August..at least so far...haha who cares about certainties, deadlines, knowing where you'll be and what you'll be doing in two weeks, two months? not me! I don't need stability or the ability to go to Hobby Lobby whenever I want! NO SIREE!) I have had a harder time finding the motivation to do anything. I hate it.I function best with structure and some productivity. I feel bad about myself when I'm not getting something useful done. I'm slowly (like sloth-speed) working on establishing more of a routine. I have it written down (because in certain ways I am very type-A) I just need to do it. I made some progress..not a lot.

Here are some goals I set to establish a routine everyday and motivate myself to do things. Maybe this will help me stay accountable?

-Go Outside Everyday

It can be super easy for me to stay inside ALL day, especially in the ugly spring winds. So I made it a goal to go outside everyday, whether it is just for a minute, for a workout, or for a walk.

-Be active everyday

This means yoga, a home workout, or a walk/hike. As long as I move my body somehow!

-Write everyday

I always say to myself that i would write more if I had more time. Now I do, so I am.

-Clean everyday

This way I feel productive and for peace of my own mind. This can be laundry, dishes, or the entire house.

-Craft everyday

Creating keeps me sane, honestly. Whether it's cross stitch or my paint by number, or re-potting my plants, I need to do something with my hands.

-Read everyday

Reading is just good for you, bro! Everyone should be reading everyday.

Do I actually do these things everyday? No...but trying to do them everyday give me some structure. It motivates me to at least do something besides binge watch every sit-com ever. I give myself two "do whatever you want" days a week, and have planned out a homework day/writing day system so that I don't distract myself from homework with writing and vice versa. I will lose my mind if I don't create some structure. So this is my structure. Until I get it down, laziness abounds...

Now, I have a couple more things to check off today. So I'm going to go.

I hope you are all staying sane, not being *too* lazy, and surviving this craziness!

What are you doing to stay sane during this time? Let me know!