I was thinking of something we could put out there, something that would be cathartic for us and maybe, hopefully, helpful for you guys too. Because let’s be honest you don’t need another blog post telling you to take a walk or call a friend. Right now one of the few things on Facebook I don’t scroll past are people’s personal thoughts and experiences. During this time of distance, they seem like a gem of connection. 

A little background to get us started. I began working from home in August of 2019 after my previous position was eliminated. Then, two months later John and I got married and after that, I started feeling a little isolated. Not in my marriage, but socially. I’ve been told that this isn’t surprising, oftentimes your friend circle changes after getting married. Both of my best friends had gotten married in 2017 and were beginning to grow their families. 

With that being said, in February I started to feel really glum and alone. I saw my husband before and after work, saw my personal trainers twice a week, and went to my mom’s house on Wednesdays. Pre-pandemic that was my week, every week, so I think some of this loneliness a lot of people are rightfully feeling I just coincidentally experienced a little earlier.

All that to say, of course, I have bouts of cabin fever and pure panic, I think I’ve just coped with being inside my house all the time. Plus I am loving my husband working from home with me! I’ve tried to occupy the time like many others. I’ve baked two batches of chocolate chip cookies, Binging with Babish’s recipe is my new favorite! We’ve played games, we found this true crime game, Detective, where you have to solve five different cases. Case two took four hours, so it’s a great time killer, no pun intended. I’m working on improving my Spanish using Duolingo, John and I are working out more than we ever have before, and my mom and I started this blog!

Plus we figured now that we won’t be traveling for the next few months that it would be a great time and start trying to get pregnant, sooooo that’s where we’re at.

I am a planner. I love a timeline, so not knowing when the end of all this will be is driving me crazy. Knowing that I won’t get to spend Easter with our families just sucks, but is that just the beginning? Will we have to spend our birthday at home, side note, John and I have the same birthday. When will I get to see my little sisters again? Will I get to see my best friend’s baby when he’s born this summer? Will I get to go to my godson’s first birthday? It’s truly so scary and unreal, and frustrating.

Getting up in the morning is the same. I still have to brush my teeth and wash my face, have a cup of coffee, but while I’m doing that the fact of this new normal sets in once again. So, with this wild blog post, I just want to say I hope you are healthy, staying home if you can, and know that this current time we’re in is bananas and you are doing a great job getting through it. This is just my pandemic story, and I hope it ends kinda soon.

We will be posting mom’s entry on this too, so stay tuned! Stay safe and stay healthy! ❤️