I’m with you.\u00a0 I’m feeling pretty “done” with all this pandemic stuff.<\/p>\n
A week of vacation with nothing to do reminded me how done I feel.\u00a0 \u00a0And that is not to make light of the situation so many find themselves in.\u00a0 \u00a0Lives have been lost.\u00a0 Jobs have been lost.\u00a0 Businesses at risk of closing if they haven’t already.\u00a0 Life as we remember it seems so far away.\u00a0 Every time we get a glimpse of back to normal there’s another setback or another announcement from the government with new restrictions and cancellations.<\/p>\n
Not sure I understand this latest round of closures and restrictions.\u00a0 I almost questioned whether or not I was actually “allowed” to go outside for a walk.\u00a0 We’ve lost a lot in the past year and we just want our normal lives back.\u00a0 But how ready are you feeling about normal?\u00a0 What will that look like to you?<\/p>\n
I’m a bit hesitant about returning to normal and over the last week of vacation, I was questioning why.\u00a0 What in the world would hold me back from running back to normal life?<\/p>\n
April Break was very different in our house this year.\u00a0 No movies, no haircuts or pampering.\u00a0 No eating out.\u00a0 \u00a0No travelling.\u00a0 \u00a0And it sucked.\u00a0 Instead of the usual excitement, there was a lot of sitting around wondering what to do now, wondering why I even took vacation if there was nothing to do anyway.<\/p>\n
My hair is out of control and so far I’ve managed to not butcher it with the scissors myself.\u00a0 My eyebrows are downright scary.\u00a0 And my motivation to do things I used to love doing especially on days off has dwindled.<\/p>\n
It’s got to be over soon, right?\u00a0 \u00a0Vaccinations are happening.\u00a0 As slow as that might be.\u00a0 \u00a0But even as I registered and got my spot on the waiting list – I felt some hesitation.<\/p>\n
I don’t know about you, but in my own way I have adjusted to life in a pandemic world.\u00a0 I have a new work from home routine that works for me.\u00a0 I get up, I drink my coffee, sit outside (when it isn’t snowing),\u00a0 workout and get ready for my workday.\u00a0 I’ve loved being at home with my kids.\u00a0 I’ve loved the relaxed pace of working from home and the lack of a dress code.\u00a0 Dressing up when I want.\u00a0 Dressing down when I want.\u00a0 I’ve loved working in my scrapbook room, surrounded by pictures of my family and friends, plants and books.\u00a0 I love working in my slippers and staring out the window at the birds in the trees.\u00a0 So thankful for the chance.\u00a0 \u00a0And I feel time slipping away.\u00a0 I feel that as we get closer to the end of this pandemic way of life, there will come a day when it all comes crashing down and I have to return to that busy work life which now seems so far off.\u00a0 And with it, encounters with other people and crowded room situations and I wonder what that will feel like and if we are all as ready as we think.<\/p>\n