Quarantine: Expectations VS Reality

I'm sure most of you, if not all, can relate to this: When this whole quarantine & lockdown situation started, we all planned to have the most productive time at home in our lives. At least I know I did.  I wanted to re-decorate my room, start working out every day, read a book, film lots of videos, do some intense cleaning around the house and work. Yeah, I kinda did some of those things for the first 3 or 4 weeks but... now I'm not all that motivated all the time.

I've been talking with my one of my best friends about this a lot lately and, we all have this idea that we have to be productive all the time during this pandemic time which is... not always true. I read somewhere, we are living a situation tht changed our lives, not because we wanted to but, because we had to. And even tho yeah, we have to adjust to our new routines, it's ok if it's not perfectly productive all the time.

There are days where I feel like I want to do it all and feel inspired by seeing what others post on social media but, reality is my 2 teaching jobs are busier now more than ever because I no longer have an schedule, and the amount of paperwork increased. I have to be available all day and it is stressful. I'm exhausted at the end of the day and I just can't be bothered to work out because snacks and sake sound a lot better.
I'm not complaining, I am extremely lucky to be able to work from home and make money. Plus it keeps me busy enough to avoid negative thoughts.

My point is, it's ok! It's ok to have very busy and productive days (or part of them), but it's also ok to spend a day or 2 in bed, watching netflix. A clean house helps to feel better but, nothing will happen if you don't do the dishes once. Cuz I think, pushing ourselves to do things and always be the best version of ourselves during this time, can be more stressful than knowing it's fine to feel a little down every now and then (which I also think is perfectly normal). We're not used to live this way, speding all of our time home.
Of course it is a good time to spend some time with the fmily and stuff but its also healthy to have some me time if needed.

I've seen many people studing something new, cooking and focusing on things they were not able to do before the quarantine and it's great! I just feel like not all of us are able to do that or have the energy to. Don't get me wrong, it is a good time to try new hobbies or dedicate more time to the ones you already had and maybe didn't have enough time to but, take it easy.

There's always something good in the bad, or at least I like to think so, during this quarantine I've been able to practice my cooking, focus a little more on this blog, take better care of my pets, sleep more and appreciate the simple things I used to do a lot more.
I feel like some of us are also reconnecting with people and finding other ways to keep in touch with our loved ones. Before this quarantine, I used to hate the idea of having video calls because I felt awkward (yeah, but I don't feel awkward talking to a camera all by myself... I'm weird like that) and now, video calls are part of my everyday and, I really enjoy having video calls with my friends cuz, I miss them way too much.

I'm pretty sure our lives won't be the same after this experience and we'll have to adjust to the new "normal" once this thing is over but hopefully we'll learn from it and appreciate all the good things we have and that we probably took for granted before this.

Don't forget to always be kind to yourself. ♡ See you next time~!