Staying Sane During Quarantine
With the two month mark slowly creeping its way to three, I figured it might be time to talk quarantine. I’ve been keeping my wandering feet satisfied through movies but, obviously, I don’t stay in front of the television 24/7.This week, I want to tell you all what I’ve been doing to stay sane during this quarantine!
Watching Stand-Up Comedy
Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE stand-up. It is seriously one of my favorite things. Laughter has brought me out of the deepest funks and depressions. I firmly believe that it’s the best medicine.Quarantine is no different!Whether it’s re-watching John Mulaney or discovering new comics like Taylor Tomlinson, I’ve spent so much time giggling in the last couple of months.When the news seems to bring only doom and gloom, and social media is focused on how bad everything is for people, the snippets of good news and laughter are even greater than they were before!
Letting the natural light in was such a great idea.
Opening The Blinds
Okay, this is a weird one. I’ll admit it. But, when quarantine first began, I kept my blinds shut all day and would sleep until two in the afternoon. Just because I could!After about two weeks, I was more depressed and listless than I could remember being for years.So I made some changes.One of the biggest ones was that I set an alarm for 10:00am and would open the blinds when it went off. I would pull them all the way up and let the natural light shine into my room. Even if I didn’t get out of bed right away, it signified that a new day had started.It also encouraged me to actually get up eventually so the neighbors couldn’t watch me sleeping.
Talking to Friends and Family
You guys, I thought my phone was glued to my hand before quarantine started.In the last couple months, I’ve talked to my parents everyday (and moved back in with my mom, so it would be especially weird if we weren’t talking everyday), checked in with friends I hadn’t talked to in months, and upped my social media presence big time.Being able to connect with people outside my house reminds me that there’s still a world out there.After all this time, it sometimes feels like there isn’t.Perhaps the hardest part about this quarantine has been being forced to stay away from the people I love. Lyle and I didn’t see each other for over two months. The same with my dad and my stepmom. I haven’t seen one of my best friends in even longer than that.But talking to them all on a regular basis has made this hard time a little easier.
Connecting with friends and family has been a great way of reminding me that I'm not alone during this quarantine.
Remote Games/Movie Nights
Every Tuesday night, a group of friends get together and play Cards Against Humanity online. We’ve redone the deck with our own crazy inside jokes and it’s incredible.Other nights, Lyle and I will hop on video chat and use Netflix Party to watch a movie together.Those nights are my favorite.We had our entire one year anniversary dinner and movie night over video chat. As much as I wish it could have been different, it was still absolutely perfect.There’s no arguing that technology has really stepped up to the plate during this quarantine. It’s been able to connect so many people who wouldn’t have been able to see each other otherwise.These game/movie nights have been such a blessing, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.Besides, you know, maybe not being in quarantine… What have you been doing to stay sane? Leave a comment below -- let’s talk :)