Five weeks, five university assignments and countless hours of boredom into lockdown and I'm not sure how much more TikTok I can take...
These five weeks have been filled with every emotion thinkable. What started as a mourning of lost time as I packed up my university room, that had been my home for the last seven months, has turned into a struggle to adjust to being at home (all the time!!)
Though I am happy and grateful to be home with family, it is a big change from my student lifestyle. This combined with uni work has meant a lot of stress, as I'm sure you can relate to, although it has given me a chance to catch up on some reading, listen to new music and just generally slow down.
Dog walks are the highlight of an average quarantine day for me and living somewhere nice enough to enjoy this is something I will never take for granted again.
For me, I think the main thing is trying not to focus too much on what I'm missing out on, I can't change it so I've got to move on from it. I can't go back to my first year at uni or carry on with my plans but there will be time in the future (hopefully the near future) to do other things and see people again. It's another reminder that not everything can be planned, but doesn't that keep things interesting?
Keeping busy, hopeful and in contact (not physically of course), is important for all of us. Try something new if you can, face-time a friend, do a jigsaw or anything at all that you can. It's not a competition, keeping going is enough, and if in doubt you could always watch Tiger King like the rest of us.
Stay safe, inside and positive.
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