Today I’m writing a little about how my life has changed/been during this pandemic. Hope you enjoy 🙂

I think it is safe to say that the corona virus has greatly changed and affected almost everyone’s lives across the globe. It’s so weird to think that a week ago my life was perfectly normal. I was going to class, working my two jobs, hanging out with friends, I was on top of the world. That all came crashing down on March 11th, 2020. That was the day that my school declared we would be going online for at least 8 weeks. Soon after that my school sent emails pushing for students to move off campus. On March 16th, 2020, my hometown (the bay area) announced they were going to be doing a shelter-in-place for the next few weeks. Finally, on March 18th, 2020, my school sent an email kicking students out of on campus housing (only kicking out those who have somewhere else to go). In a whirlwind of stress and emotions, I packed up my apartment, packed up my car, said goodbye to my friends, and drove back to the bay area (all within a 24 hour period). For someone who hardly ever cries, let me tell you I’ve cried… A lot. It’s been a hard week. 

I’m back home now, and trying my best to stay positive, however, sometimes it’s just hard. The shelter-in-place, as well as social distancing, and worries keep me from being able to see my friends in person. I went from having complete freedom, to being basically locked up in my room all day. And for someone who doesn’t have the best home life, it’s pretty hard to be home with both of my parents 24/7. In order to keep myself happy and sane during this pandemic, I have created a ‘Pandemic Bucket List’ of things I want to do whilst at home. 

PANDEMIC BUCKET LIST

1. Up-cycle my clothes (paint on shoes, paint on jeans, cut old clothes to make them cuter)
2. Presentation party over zoom (get friends to make presentations on any topic and present them over zoom)
3. Make kahoot and play them with friends
4. Send snail mail 
5. Get a group of friends to mail a journal between (adding pictures and updates on life to the journal and then passing it onto the next person) 
6. Start doing yoga/meditation 
7. Make more playlist (find more music)
8. Start a movie watching club over chrome party (so we all can watch a movie together and chat about it). 
9. Read more books 

If you are having a hard time remaining positive during this crazy time, I recommend making lists of things you want to accomplish. Try something you’ve been meaning to try, connect with old friends via facetime (or zoom), dive into school and finally get the straight A’s you knew you could get. Don’t let this pandemic keep you from growing as a person. 

With that I leave you some questions: Is there anything you think I should add to my list? What are your thoughts on everything going on? How are you keeping positive during this hard time?