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“I long to exist in the spaces of your heart where no one else has ever been.”
– perry poetry
Happy Friday! Are we dreading weekends now or are we still looking forward to it? I, for one, feel indifferent and have not thought of the weekend during this time of quarantine as something to dread. But as I was scrolling through Twitter I saw a tweet from Betches saying how Friday feelings are different because of the excruciating boredom of the weekend. As I have been doing my best to not watch TV during the weekday, I am leaving my binge-watching shows and hours of reading for the weekends. But as our lives feel like Groundhogs Day, I feel no different from a Saturday to a Tuesday except for a few more hours of idleness.
I am now home in Ohio, waiting out the COVID-19. My mom, the amazing woman she is, drove over to NYC to pick me up. It was an extremely hard decision to make and one that I probably should have made a few weeks ago. When the coronavirus first hit I honestly thought it would last 3 weeks top. I, like the rest of the world, did not and could not imagine the magnitude of what this virus would become. Do not get me wrong, from day 1 I took this thing seriously and practiced social distancing and took precautions when going to the grocery store. But NYC is a mess right now and it’s scary. I felt it wasn’t a matter of if but when I get the virus. Walking down the street felt eerie and grocery shopping became a gamble of health. After watching a day-in-the-life of an NYC nurse during this pandemic when 13 people died within 24 hours, I knew it was time for me to leave. I panicked thinking about what would happen if I got the virus and was alone in my apartment. I am very grateful and fortunate that I have another place to go to where others may not. And there are so many people out there who do not have someone living with them who can take care of them. SO PLEASE STAY HOME!
Since I was in NYC and my mom spent the night in my apartment, we are currently self-quarantine completely from the outside for 2 weeks– as recommended. Luckily, so far (knock on wood) we are not showing any symptoms of the virus. Being in Ohio I do feel so much better and less stressed and filled with anxiety than I was in NYC. I am enjoying my time with my parents, loving being able to walk outside in my backyard for sun and fresh air, and have a lot more room to roam around in the house than my tiny NYC studio. But I really miss NYC, my apartment, my friends, dating, my workouts, blogging events, etc. Luckily I have been doing Zoom chats with friends and FaceTiming people that have really lifted my spirits.
This weekend I have nothing going on. I will continue to do my at-home workouts, read my book, binge-watch Parenthood and start The Ozark season 3, sit outside and enjoy the weather. I am planning another happy hour Zoom chat with friends that I am excited for!
Have a wonderful and safe weekend xo
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