Quarantine

We might be all alone but we are all together alone. The whole world is stuck in the same boat that you are. There is so much information coming out at you from all directions about what is happening around the world and in your own back yard. As a person with severe social anxiety issues and complete introvert I joke but its kinda implied that I am well prepared for something like this. Well I lost my job as most people did back in the middle of March and that was one of the few things that I chose to go out and do instead of sitting at home becoming coming completely agoraphobic. Ways I have been keeping myself busy and idea for you if you have become completely dumbfounded as to what do with yourself are: going for a walk around the neighborhood, reading a book (listening to free books on tape through a library app), binge watching shows on streaming sites/apps (which came pass the time quickly but also I have found tires me out quickly), do puzzles (I have to say I am stuck on the one my aunt gave me at Christmas right now but I am sure it will come together eventually), pick a craft any craft (my mom chose to make masks for the family and fix old jewelry, I have decided to get back into duct tape wallets and bags since it has been a while). You can always Spring clean the house. That one is an absolute given that people just say they never have time for…ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD NOW. Switch your closet out from winter stuff to Spring/Summer stuff even if like in PA and other surrounding areas it apparently snowed last night. There are also so many new things one can learn in this time. There are free courses online. There are language sites and apps that you can use to learn a new language so when we can all go out and travel again we can communicate with the world not just with our neighbors. Currently I am learning Gaelic through the Duolingo app and I think it is the coolest thing I have ever put my mind to. Three library audio books, a hardback and a paperback, binge watched three shows while keeping up with the shows that are still on regular cable, organized my closet and really my whole room in the last almost month since I stepped foot into Applebee’s where I have worked for over three years. Hopefully some day soon they will be able to open there doors again and I will be welcomed back but for now we work with what we have. Thankfully I am still at home with my parents and we are healthy. Both of them are still working during this time. Right now I am just using social media to keep in touch with the rest of my family and all of my friends. I have yet to be personally affected by this crisis at this time and I pray I never will. With the Passover and Easter holidays this week I pray for everyone that this time next year we can all celebrate together as one. As citizens not only of our countries, our faiths, but citizens of the world.