first and foremost, if you’re reading this, thank you. thank you for taking time out of your day to read my thoughts.
it’s been 2.5 months of quarantine for me. it’s been interesting for sure. people have asked me how I’ve been coping because of the whole mission thing. honestly? it was really rough at first. the way everyone talked about it was as if we’d all return to normal life in a few weeks. of course that’s not how things go. it was just constant “oh, we don’t know, but it could be soon.” a lot of waiting. yet again. my mental health tanked for a bit. I struggled with old habits, but I’m good now. don’t you fret. I woke up one day and I realized I had wasted so much time being sad for no reason and being insecure and afraid when it did me no good. so here we are. I am happy
during quarantine, I’ve gone on countless drives singing my heart out. I’ve started learning French. it’s going okay. I’ve started reading and writing poetry again which I haven’t done in ages. I’ve sewed a lot. I’ve started learning about Greek mythology because I thought it was cool. I’ve done a lot during this time that I probably wouldn’t have done otherwise.
things are weird right now. who knows when everything will be okay again, but I do know that I am okay right now and I am extremely grateful for that.
to all you parents who have had to adjust to your kids being home all the time, you’re doing better than you think. to the parents who lost their jobs, I’m so sorry that happened to you, but I’m glad you got to spend a bit more time with your family. to those of you who are still working during all of this, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish I could tell you when everything will be normal again, but I can’t. I can, however, tell you how much you are loved. goodness, you are so loved. I know everything is difficult right now, but I’ll be here anytime you need me.
don’t forget who you are. give yourself some credit.
all the love, claire x
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