So, I thought it might be a good idea to set up a blog to document how I am coping through the pandemic of Covid-19. What will I be posting about? Anything and everything.
Today is day 1 of being out of work due to the virus. People where I live are not or.. were not... taking this pandemic seriously. (over the last couple of days it appears they now are starting to) Many customers where I worked were not following the 6-foot rules, wouldn't stand behind the lines that we designated for people in the checkout queue to help with social distancing. Don't get me wrong, not everyone is like this. Many people have been very good. But it's those people that are throwing caution to the wind that make it hard and stressful on everyone. On Saturday (2 days ago) I made the decision that I would not return to work as I don't feel safe working in the public when people are just outright not listening. My boss, of course, is very supportive and understands my decision. I have high-risk family members, and I myself am considered high risk with diabetes.
Yesterday, I got a text that our store would be closing indefinitely beginning today. Well, that made me feel like my decision had definitely been the right now. The government is increasing measures to try to keep people safe. So, today was day 1 of being off.
I've previously been diagnosed with depression and an anxiety disorder which normally I can keep in pretty good check. I am high functioning but have learned many coping mechanisms to get me through when times get tough. But... my life needs to have structure. I need to have a routine, plans... something to keep me on the right track. I want to start this blog to keep me on track and keep me accountable to myself. It's not for attention, and to be honest, I'm not expecting anyone else to even read this.
I'm going to use this to document what I'm doing to make it through this. Luckily, I am an introvert and let's be honest, us introverts really don't need to make a whole lot of changes with the whole social distancing becoming a thing. We are experts at it. But I want to take this time to keep my family safe... to get my life back on track and organized.... to maybe learn some new skills.... and look at the positives and not dwell on the awful times we are going through. We need to focus on what we can do, not what we have no control over. So, if you're reading this and would like to follow along with this journey, you are more than welcome to! I'm just asking to please respect this as my happy place, with no negativity.
