Maintaining Sanity
#sanity- Chapter Two
I have written and re-written this post too many times to count. Partly, I wanted to make sure it was uplifting or at least not a bunch of moaning and complaining. As we are rapidly approaching what I call waist level in this pandemic, each day is vastly different. There are days that everything is awesome (yes, I’m now singing that song) :) And then there are days that still just plain suck. So pending the day I attempt to write this post, my attitude (ahem…words) vary immensely. So here we are with revised draft #22(or something like that).
Today it is early-ish wed morning(Giving myself a deadline here in case you missed that). I have decided it is time to get this draft written properly and push it live. I haven’t decided how my day feels quite yet as its too early to tell. But what I did decide, is to control the parts I can and start with a change of scenery.
I am writing this post while sitting in the sun outside my house and enjoying a cup of coffee. My view begins with my two kids swinging on their swing set (actually getting along at the moment) followed by our chicken family free ranging in front of my studio. I can hear birds chirping like crazy. How can I not in this very moment feel completely blessed by this?
If I have learned anything from this entire shit show, it’s to slow down. We live in a world where it feels like constant chaos. Part of that is self inflicted and part of it is just life. We spend loads of time wasted in traffic (thank you Portland….also kinda self inflicted), activities….etc. I have no regrets for the choices we have made, but I do understand the value of home time. Time with no agenda. Time to just be. That part was more non-existent. I mean how many of us are at home on a “regular” weekend feeling guilty if we do not accomplish 5000 things? I would not say we are being lazy by any means. But we are taking time to just enjoy life. Baking, sewing, gardening, chicken tending (LOL), adding goats (coming soon!), enjoying our property/outdoors, family game time etc. Trying to keep the days as little chaos as we can.
This does not mean we are not faced with constant challenges navigating our new norm. It is not all butterflies and rainbows. We are still both working (thankfully!) and now trying to “help” the kids with this homeschool business. We have rainy days where we are stuck inside. We have kids that don’t always get along. And sometimes you just want to be “Socially Distant” from your own family (come on….don’t even try to deny that fact).
But reality is…We can do this. One day at a time. It is also going to really change our future and the choices we make as a family. While I do not want to work from home 5 days a week (I love getting out and being with people), I would not mind 1-2 days a week. We have added pets to our farm that have given the kids a fun new responsibility that we are embracing. We will need to make time to take care of them when we are not home 24/7. Finding balance and really focusing on the things that matter.
If you made it through this. Thank you for reading. I am gong to end this Chapter 2 as its now almost lunch time and it is time to feed the kids. I would like to leave you with this final question. What is the one thing you have learned or pulled out of this #quarantine experience?
Until Next Time~
Whitney
