I have been truly uninspired over this last several weeks of theC19 Quarantine. Trying to deal with Work From Home while coaching a team of 10 who are also doing Work From Home for the first time has taken all of my energy. I had to drop out of otherwise fun activities like Toastmasters and book groups at work. Being at home makes it easy to put in 11 hours without a break. I am tired.
Just this week I started stepping away from my desk and taking an official break during the day. I am walking outside with my dogs over the lunch hour and sitting in my recliner for a 15 minute coffee break. It feels good. But during those moments, I miss the office. I miss the hubbub, the noise,the smiling faces. I love being home and I am very productive, but I just miss the connections with people and my old work habits.
I miss the ease of face to face discussions without having to type or Zoom. I am grateful for those options, but it just takes more planning and effort than a simple conversation with someone inside my 6 foot bubble.
When I’m not working, I’m still at home and there’s just so much TV watching and house clearning one can do. I have become quite crafty during the quarantine. I decided to chronicle the things I have made and how it felt to be making them.
Making the masks seemed fun at first. I couldn’t go shopping, so I dug through my old craft supplies and found some vintage fabric I saved from around 1987. To that I added the elastic hair ties leftover from raising my daughters. I found a pattern on my Chiropractor’s website and started cutting out masks. I cut out thirteen , thinking that would cover my family members that were close enough to pick them up.
I am not a sewer, so I had to relearn to thread the machine and wind the bobbin. The masks are easy to sew and I soon was churing out a mask in 20 minutes. I felt proud to get them made and it was kind of fun.
But then I had to start wearing the mask out in public. It was hot and fogged up my glasses. More than that, when I wear my mask I am reminded that this is a real situation and not just an inconvenience. I do not want to get the Coronavirus. I do not want others to get it. I want to do my part to limit the spread. I don’t feel overly anxious, but I have my moments when my thoughts go to, “What if…”. Then I try to remember I can do what I can and need to let tomorrow worry about itself.
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