Ramblings of a Thirty-Something

Let's be honest here, people. We've been in quarantine for a month and a half now, give or take. It's starting to wear on everyone, whether you're chomping at the bit to get out of your house or deep in a Netflix binging spiral. The way I see it, we can either laugh about it or cry about it. And laughter seems so much more healthy. Let me offer up a quick disclaimer before I get any hate mail. The things that some people have had to miss out on due to the quarantine are not  funny. It is not my job to tell you that you cannot be upset about missing fill in your special event here  because "there are bigger and more important things going on in the world." Not going to do it. I've missed out on things, too, things that other people might see as trivial, but to me, they were important. They were special. They were going to add something to my life. And I am allowed to be sad. No, this post is not meant to poke fun at that. I promise. But it might,

Right now, we are on day 32 {in Illinois} of our shelter-in-place/quarantine. I can both totally believe it has been that long and also cannot believe it is April 22. Time, quite literally, has no meaning. One of the most fun things I have seen coming out of this extra time at home is all of the crafting! People have been taking this as a chance to be creative, whether they are using only supplies they have at home or buying them and picking them up curb-side {both Michaels and JoAnn's are offering this service!}. And people have been making videos or posting their crafting pictures with a clever hashtag. I really do need to go through all of my crafting supplies and find some fun things to do, some projects that I just never got around to, but we'll let that be May's project, because CONFESSION OF A CRAFTAHOLIC:  I don't like doing crafts unless I have the right supplies. When it comes to more in-depth crafting projects, sometimes you just need specific things. H

This is going to be a short post because I'm struggling with motivation right now. Anybody else? Not with everything, of course. I am incredibly motivated to binge watch about fifteen different shows. I am super motivated to bake some muffins or scones or cookies and then eat them all. I am so very motivated to take a very long nap right now... This guy is living the life... I'm not saying any of these things are bad  things to be motivated about, but they probably aren't the greatest. One thing I cannot seem to drum up any motivation for? Coming up with original content for this blog. Based on the fact that it's been right at a month since I last worked my job in a normal way, my exposure to anything remotely inspiring has been very limited. Could I write a blog post telling you how great the YouTube series Black Girl in a Big Dress  is? Sure, but I don't really feel like it. Could I make another list post of all the books I plan to read as the quara

Here we are, three weeks into this new reality we are all living. Has it really only been three weeks, or thereabouts? It feels like much longer.  (I'm going in a slightly more serious direction today, just so you all know...get that little disclaimer out of the way.) So, how are you doing? If you're anything like me, then it changes every day. I feel like it is getting harder. Does anyone else think so? I really thought all of this social isolation would be hardest at the beginning. Maybe not for me, because I'm an introvert who was definitely built for social isolation. Not necessarily long bouts of social isolation, but more of the general concept of being by myself and taking care of my mind and such things. However, I think everything is getting harder. Right now, I'm writing this on my front porch (we shall see how long this lasts because the sun is definitely not  in my favor currently, but I refuse to be deterred). We have been very fortuante here in

Time for our weekly check-in. How are you doing? I'm...fluctuating. There are moments when I am okay. There are moments when I am not  okay. And I think, wherever you are on the spectrum of okay-ness, that's okay, too. Right now, it is totally fine if you are fine. Some of us {introverts especially} were built for this. And it is also totally alright if you are not  fine. It is okay if you are looking at the bright side. It's cool if you are missing parts of your life. If you are making yourself a list in the morning and powering through it so you feel accomplished, good for you. If you are laying on your couch all day watching Netflix and eating cookies, good for you . There is no "right way" to handle this. As long as you are maintaining as much social distance as you can, then you are all good in my book. Don't feel guilty for not cleaning your whole house. Don't feel guilty for missing your weekly massage appointment. Don't feel guilty for wa