Quarantined Day in the Life
/Hey friends! Today we are hanging out at home! Big surprise! (minus swim lessons.) We are going to be doing one more week of swim this summer. They could definitely go a little longer, but we are on week 8 and it’s not super close to our house so driving there and back 4 days a week has not been easy!
How are you guys hanging in there? I am craving a vacation so bad. Our girls have really been so great during all of this. They really don’t know anything different since we were already at home all the time. I think it’s more the fact that we can’t just go wherever we want anymore. It’s definitely a bummer and I’m hoping life will get back to normal sooner than later.
But we have been trying to stay busy at home. I do a lot of activities with the girls, I’ve been getting a lot of organizing and cleaning done too which is always nice. We’ve cut out a lot of tv at night too. Andrew and I used to watch a TON of Bravo. We pretty much watched Real Housewives every night once the kids went to sleep but we realized that we don’t need to be filling our heads with all that drama. We now will clean, work, or watch something other than reality tv. Lately we’ve been re-watching One Tree Hill.
I will say that during all of this, it’s made me slow down a lot. I appreciate our home and our family so much more. I feel like before, we were always so busy, going somewhere all the time, always making plans and on the go. These days we have been forced to find entertainment at home, enjoy each others company and take it all in a little more. I sometimes get in ruts where I’m stir crazy, annoyed and just want life back to normal, but then I always remind myself that my plan is not God’s plan and I need to adapt to our current situation. It’s so easy to be negative and bitter, but I’m learning that in times of crisis you need to look to things you are grateful for and focus in on that. It really is all about your perspective and how you handle things.
I always want my kids to look at me and see drive, positivity and gratitude. I want them to be encouraged by how I act and treat others. They have shown me how to let things go, loosen up and find joy in the small things. Kids are really magical. They bring light into your life and teach you more than we can ever imagine.
Not sure how this post got deep so fast, but I’m sitting here in my room watching the sunset and feel a sense of peace over me. I just want to say thank you to all of you who follow our family along. You are like my friends and I’m so appreciative of you!
