Hey everyone! It’s late May and we’re all still social distancing still and most people are still working from home. When we started this, we hoped that being smart and judicious about our activities for a couple weeks, maybe a month, would do the trick. Well, many of us didn’t think that but it’s what we were told. As time went on though, it became more and more clear that that wasn’t the case. So now, we’re well over two months in and some things are starting to open up but there is no return to normal.
I think it’s safe to say that our lives are going to look different for a long time. In some ways, that’s great. The American economy has been racing along the tracks for a long time, not concerned about the people or things it destroyed along the way. Maybe this will give us a chance to fix some of that. Regardless though, I want to hear what you’re doing? You’re likely home a lot more than you’re used to. Do you like it? Hate it? Maybe a little of both? Are you learning a new skill? Are you finding you really enjoy spending time with your family? Do you hate everything about this? Do you spend most days trying to find the will to get out of bed? Playing hours of video games?
I’ve been finding myself a bit all over the place. Sometimes, I’ll spend days working on a backyard project, planning to do one small thing but finding myself spending hours straight working on it. One day, I didn’t do much and then decided that the nasty shower door from the previous owners of my house had to go. I took it down, right then. I’m taking a Spanish class through a local community college. I’m still hiking, enjoying my back yard, seeing friends outside from 6 feet away. A lot of my days are pretty nice. There are a lot of days where I do absolutely nothing. I watch hours of television and play games on my phone all day. I don’t get anything done except feed myself and my dogs. I don’t really do anything. I am extremely lucky to be able to do that. On those days I’m available if someone on my staff needs me but otherwise I’m just holding down the couch. These bursts of productivity and “loafing” are both strange but also not that unusual for me. They just seem to have gone to extremes. I also almost never manage to do what I set out to do. I get a ton done but it’s ripping down a shower door and weeding plants instead of, say, writing a blog post. It’s a mad world y’all.
I’m trying to just go with the flow. I work when I have to, and sometimes when I want to. I’m getting things done and my slow days don’t last that long. I very rarely want two in a row for example. It’s working for me. I thought my extroverted heart would be devastated right now but she’s OK. I’m OK. Are you OK?