I think we are all sick of being in isolation. We are sick of working from home, places being closed, not be able to see those we care about, and sick of the uncertainty. Of course, we have all tried to adapt. We have had to learn how to work from home, to be more patient at the grocery stores with their restrictions. All of us have had to learn how to stay connected with our loved ones. But it’s been a month, or more, and I know we are all tired of this. I am. And I’m also anxious about life will look like after this.
Here are some things I plan on doing after this crisis is over.
Visit Family
This is likely on the top of everyone’s list. I am very anxious to have a family dinner, to hug my mom and dad and not worry about infecting them with a virus I may or may not have. I want us to raise our glasses to health, happiness and family. I’ve stayed in touch of course, we’ve talked on the phone, Facetimed, and visited safely from a distance, but that is not the same as gathering as family. And I hope that we can before long.
Never Take Anything for Granted
This sounds obvious, as though I never should have taken anything for granted, but we all take things for granted. And I will try not to take as much for granted in the future. After being forced to wait in a line outside of the grocery store for over half an hour on a cold spring day, I’ll never take standing in a long line indoors for granted again for example. I’ll try and be more conscious of how blessed I am, even though I already tried to do that before all of this chaos started.
Use Less Social Media
Right now we are all relying a lot on social media to stay connected. And that’s good, but I’m getting the sense on social media that people are kinda of sick of it too. I think we are in a technology overload right now and I want to use social media less when this is done. Use it wisely instead of endlessly scrolling through feeds that I don’t need to scroll through. Instead I want to stay connected more personally, with letters and phone calls and get togethers.
Try Something New
I have lots of hobbies I think. I read, I crochet, I spend tons of time caring for my birds, and all of this is an important part of self care. But after this is over, I think I’d like to try something new. Something a little outside of my comfort zone. I don’t know what that is exactly, but I feel like I ought stretch my wings. Maybe my mind will change once I have less time on my hands, but it’s something I’d like to do. I’m considering rollerblading, or canoeing.
Those are the things that stand out the most that I think matter the most once all of this is past us to do. Time seems endless right now, like we have too much of it, and yet, we are a society that is time poor, that is forever saying we don’t have enough to do things. To eat right, to exercise, to call our grandma, to get together with good friends. But I question now how we spend our time. Do we spend too much of it in front of a device? Do we spend too much of it doing things and going places that aren’t really important? I hope when this is over to focus more on my family, my own health and well being and spend less time wasting time.
But I won’t be able to do any of this for a while yet. We are in for a least another month of this intense social distancing. It’s disheartening, but I know that I am blessed too to have my health, to have my job, to be able to continue living much as I was living before. And more blessed that my family is healthy and safe.
Stay safe everyone. Tell me what you want to do once this is all over in the comments below. I look forward to hearing from you. Subscribe to never my newsletter to stay up to date!
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Try something new and not take anything for granted are great points. I’m definitely going to want to try something new after this as well and I hope everyone has a new found sense of appreciation for everything in their lives after this nightmare is over! xx
I would love it if after this people can continue to pull together as community!
Try something new, definitely! I’ll also work up to really going to cafes alone because that was my small goal before the lockdown was applied.
Both good to do! Thanks for dropping by xo
Aww this is a really lovely post. It’s definitely important to stay focused on the positive things wherever we can and the not taking things for granted is such an important one. I also need to cut down on social media but it seems to be easier said than done at the moment which is a pain. Lovely post.
Yes, right now social media is a necessary evil LOL but afterwards, I think we could all do with putting away the devices and do a little bird watching or something instead. Thank you so much for your kind words.
I want to run out and see all my friends when this is over. For now, chatting on the phone is a decent second.
I have been meaning to learn to do new things, but I am currently wrapped up in spring cleaning and gardening, but I am almost afraid there is too much time ahead to start learning something new any day now.
Thanks for sharing!
I can’t wait to start gardening! I want to grow indoor edible plants. But I haven’t found any plants yet in the stores. Today though, the buds on the trees are opening up. Spring is really here at long last.
I definitely want to explore more of my locality after this is all over! Never taking anything for granted is a great point, and I’ve found newfound appreciation for the things that have temporarily been taken away from us at this time
I think we should all learn to love where we live for sure. I want to explore more of my province and country when I can once this is all over.
After this pandemic is over, I will so hug my family and friends, go for a massage, eat out and have fun with phones blacked out. Travel for my brothers graduation and lots more. I sure wouldn’t take anything for granted. Thank you for this💜
Yeah, family relationships can be challenging at times, but right now we are realizing how there’s no love that like of your family. I just want to hug them all. Hard you know? I hope you get to do all those things darling.
I definitely want to try something new or continue to work on something I’ve already started trying while in quarantine!
It’s definitely a good time to try new things! Hopefully I can start one of my new projects tomorrow. I’m super excited about it!
I hope so too! Wishing you luck on your project!
Thank you darling! I’ll keep you all posted on how it goes.
I think you have great insight on what you miss, what you want, and what needs to change. Perhaps some of this has been a blessing in disguise for some of us. It’s given us time to evaluate things to figure out what is really important. Like you said, I don’t think we will be so quick to sigh at the clerk in the grocery store or the person in front of us who takes an extra moment to find the exact change in her purse. I hope you have fun with rollerblading or canoeing. I haven’t really tried either one! I’m going to take advantage of opportunities more and not procrastinate because we never know how things can change. Thanks for the encouragement!
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I love this post. It’s so true! I will never take anything for granted again either. I am looking forward to everything getting back to normal.
I’m glad you enjoyed the post. I think many of us will never take some small things for granted again.
It was perfect the first time. I learn so much from you as well! Keep it up great post.
Thank you for saying so! Glad you found the post helpful.