Qarintine: Month 1

One month in Quarantine
Similar to most people during this time we find our lays limiting contact with people outside of our homes. Should we need to journey to great outdoors we do so in disguise; the common practice in this modern war on disease suggests we wear masks outside along with lathering our hands with enough hand sanitizer to make an alcoholic swoon, yes these are the time. People are near at heart, but at least 6 feet apart in life. Although even if that is the case no one is outside anyways. Store, restaurants, and places of entertainment have hall been close until who knows when; my guess is at least till the end of June. The thing I miss the most is going to eat with friends, yes yes some restaurants are providing take out/ delivery, but if it isn’t delivery its DiGiorno in my book…too soon? Maybe but yeah, I find do order out to support the restaurants that are facing a lot of financial woes due to this pandemic. Especially the hidden gem mom and pop restaurants that do not have the option to do deliver. Hang in there once this is over, I am going to eat at so many restaurants!

Also, a special mention to all the healthcare professionals that have been working day in and day out during all this panic. We are truly blessed to have such a dedicated workforce of people that chose safety and care for those in need as a career. Thank you all and many blessings
I have been working from home finding it comfortable to roll out of bed, get coffee, and head straight to work. At first, I didn’t like it because I preferred to keep everything separate, but once everything got settled and I made a portion of my room a work area it because almost like a relief that I didn’t have to change clothes in the morning or think about traffic. Usually, I would wake up 1 hr or earlier before I leave for work, but it’s more like 20-30 mins to wake up, grab a coffee, and breakfast then off to the races. It’s honestly shocking that traffic used to take such a large part of my life on top of the almost 200$ a month just for gas!

Granted the one thing that is always pressing on my mind is exercise. No gyms are open, and I am not a “home workouts” kind of person. Well..let me clarify, I live with 6 other people and I get that there are more people at the gym, but I don’t need to interact with them plus they also keep to themselves most of the time anyway. At home in a more confined space with people that are “more comfortable “ I don’t buy it that and the lack of equipment demotivates me from wanting to work out at home. I simply eat less usually about 1 minor meal and 2 major meals a day and each meal is scaled back by roughly 30%.
Maybe it’s a case of Stockholm syndrome, in this case, the government is keeping me, hostage, because I’m getting comfortable being able to work at home and driving very little. On top of that if I need to get essentials there is practically no traffic aside from the lines for going in due to the maximum capacity and social distancing efforts to flatten the curve. It’s during this time that I wonder if this moment in society is a wakeup call for change; for something that will push people to a new normal. No, I’m not saying that all of this is a good thing. So many people are scared, many have lost their jobs, and others are downloading tik tok! However, I would rather all of us be going against a common enemy than others. This shows us that society can fight together to defeat an invisible killer! Life still goes on differently and it’s the noble sacrifices of essential workers and every person choosing to flatten the curve. It’s crazy how this quickly everything happened but were all in this together!

For me, taking the time to enjoy nature from my backyard has given me a new sense of appreciation by allowing me to take the time to enjoy what is around. I have been recently been taking pictures of birds in my backyard only learning now that it is hard to capture birds trying not to spook them while not trying to stand stably. Here are some of my shots!

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