I must’ve sat down at least 50 times in an attempt to finish a beauty post I’ve had drafted for a while. But every single time I find myself drifting away from WordPress to Twitter for updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. As much as I wanted to post the content I’d been working on for a while I just can’t bring
myself to talk about lipstick and eyeliner at a time when so many people around the world are faced with this Coronavirus pandemic and dying. I honestly just feel lost and don’t know how to proceed…
While I realize that some of you are looking for positive ways to distract yourself from what is going on right now, I totally get it. In my opinion it’s necessary to stay informed while giving yourself a break from the news, as it can be discouraging at times. While I do see other bloggers continuing on business as usual I’m still not quite sure how to move forward in terms of blog content. But in the meantime I’ma do what feels right and acknowledge the current situation and share my own personal experiences of living that quarantine life.
Self-isolation
We started our self-isolation on Friday the 13th of March. At this point, Shane’s industry was collapsing right in front of our eyes due to Covid-19. Having lost everything I had in 2009 when the market crashed, sadly I knew we’d be in for a rough ride. I lived downtown (Toronto) during the SARS epidemic and was hopeful that Covid-19 would blow over same way. But the real-time stories coming out of China and Italy were alarming. And the virus wasn’t subsiding.
By this point the panic buying was starting. We went out in a few failed attempts to pick up regular groceries (not even panic buying/hoarding) but it was impossible to get most things on my life. Store shelves had been had been cleaned out and I’m sure most of y’all probably experienced the same thing. A few days later we were very happy to get our hands on one loaf of bread, amongst a few other necessities.
As I sit here and type this it’s Day 13 of our self-imposed quarantine. And even though I struggle to bring myself to “blog” during this time, the days are still flying by. I gotta say that aside from the financial implications this quarantine thing ain’t that bad. We’ve pretty much become homebodies anyways so we don’t get bored or have issues passing the time. In fact, most days I’m surprised by just how fast the day goes by. I’ve been baking a lot more than usual. And we are definitely cooking our own dinners and skipping the takeout rn. And lots and lots of coffee, tea and lattes!
I really miss seeing my parents though. But I’m following all the advice and staying away. The quicker we all do our part and stay inside the quicker our lives can return to (somewhat) normal. That being said, if I can encourage you to do one thing is to just stay home. Nobody wants to be quarantined but right now staying inside means saving lives, so please help to #FlattenTheCurve