Safer At Home | Week Unknown

I went to the grocery store for the first time in 3 weeks yesterday.

And as I am sure most of you are aware, there were many guidelines in place for proper social distancing. While I did not have to wait in line outside to enter, I did have to stand on a big red dot that represented the correct distance that should be between myself and the nearest person.

I stood, hand sanitizer in pocket and mask on face, in disbelief. Unlike the times I usually wait in line, mindlessly scrolling on my phone— I didn’t want to touch or potentially contaminate my phone. So, without distraction, I found myself quickly lost in thought.

It wasn’t until a man interrupted me that I realized just how deep in thought I was.

I was looking at the cashiers behind a glass protector. I was looking at everyone in masks, myself included. I was staring at all of the empty aisles, where the once stocked shelves resembled a storm I never thought would be reality. How did we get here? Is this really real?

There are moments I feel more connected than ever, with time to slow down and reason to call my friends and family more often. I’m connecting with people on social media, supporting businesses I am proud to support, spending more time doing things I love. But then there are times I feel agitated when someone gets too close to me, or overwhelmed when I look at the world’s current state of affairs.

But then a man interrupted my thoughts, perfectly putting into words everything I was feeling…

This is crazy, isn’t it?
Ya. It is.

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Anyways — here are a few things/thoughts that made me happy this week.

+ These sweatpants

+ Smoothies, because all that was left in my house was frozen fruit

+ Plants (and this YouTube channel teaching me all I need to know about all kinds of plant)

+ Essential oil concoctions and a new diffuser

+ Another week, another watercolor

Social Distancing | Life on Lockdown

If I didn’t know that I was an introvert before, I am 100% sure of it now.

While I have been enjoying the solitude, the anxiety surrounding the situation has been building up. I find myself becoming more uneasy as the days pass, not knowing how bad things will get. I am also well-aware that too much consumption of news outlets can heavily contribute to these feelings, so I’m saying no to bad news and yes to some good news. When I need to know something, I am sure my mom will let me one (thanks mom <3)

It’s so intriguing to me how creative and funny people can be when they get ‘bored’. There have been so many belly-laughs in our house lately over TikToks and memes, and for that I am so grateful. This is just reiterating the fact that when our parents told us “it’s good to be bored”, they were kind of onto something.

Anyways, just like everyone else in the world, I have been looking for ways to spend my time indoors and I wanted to share some of the things that have been bringing joy to my life. To be honest, I typically forget what day it is and have lost all sense of routine and time, but my days most often include some good sleep, cooking and maybe some baking, painting, writing, exercise and a lot of Netflix and chill.

If you follow me on Instagram, you know I fell head-over-heels in love with the Let’s Make Art kits I received in the mail. It’s a small company that sells kits, or monthly memberships, to learn to watercolor paint, hand letter or create art journals. The best thing about this is that the kit comes with everything you need (besides brushes, which were easy enough to tack onto the order) to get started right away, and there are even follow along tutorials on YouTube. I ordered three painting kits and was extremely pleased with my first go at watercolors.

A hobby that I’ve always enjoyed but seems to be much more prominent now that I am home and have ample time is baking. I’ve made countless banana breads and with the amount of ripe bananas on my countertop at the moment, I see many more in my future.

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been crazy and the fact that the world is on lockdown right now is actually mind-blowing. We are all doing what we can and staying home, so why not make the most of it?

Some new and old favorite things:

+ Tiny Canal Cottage - blog for everything minimalistic, decluttering and beautiful
+ All things essential oils
+ Chelsea Jean presets to edit all of the pictures you ‘never had time to do’
+ Unstoppable documentary - Bethany Hamilton is a beast!
+ Yoga sculpt, Barre 3 for home workouts

Stay well XO