Right now I know a lot of people are struggling with staying home. There are so many people who have been thrust into positions that they didn't anticipate having to fill. In that regard I am lucky. After we had our first child my husband and I made the decision that I would be the primary caregiver. I gave up my job at work and transitioned to mothering. Even though I made the choice to be a stay at home mom, last week was hard. Homeschooling has always been on my radar, and it is possible we will do it at some point, but being thrust into it without a choice was jarring. In addition to suddenly being at home with the whole family was the bombardment from social media that we should be doing all the crafts and projects and things! I got emails for bread making workshops, knitting patterns, Knit a Longs, and enrichment activities for the kids. It was like the world was telling me to fill up all the time I suddenly had. At first I felt like I should be doing all the things too! Then I realized that I don't have to fill the time. Things are strange right now. If all you can do is what is required of you, you aren't failing, regardless of what others may say. If knitting brings you comfort, then by all means knit all the things. If binging a show after you are done with work makes you happy, do it. If you are happy to finally have the time to read that book or catch up on sleep, that is fine. Just because society is telling us to be picture perfect doesn't mean you have to do it. The one thing I have been doing more than anything is video calling my family. Spending time with my loved ones has always fed my soul. So we are doing it the best way we can right now. It probably doesn't look like what everyone else is doing, but that is ok. What are you doing to relieve stress right now? Oh, and I did finally start knitting again yesterday. I am making socks TAAT. My mom has been helping me during our video chats. I am just deciding what ribbing they should have. Finally an update on our family. Deplorable husband is almost 100% better now. I am still feeling fatigued. There is a bit of chest pain and headache, but much better than I had been. I have started doing house work and knitting, which is a sign I'm on the mend. Per our physician, we are still self quarantining until Sunday at the earliest, but hopefully it won't have to last much longer than that. I hope you all are healthy.
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