Hi Friends!
How are you? We are into our 2nd week of social distancing and the word on the street is that we’ll still be distancing through the month of April. I don’t know about you, but hearing that it would be 2 more weeks felt totally doable, but then finding out that it might be at least another month felt overwhelming!
So many of my friends have reached out because they know I’m an extrovert who’s primary love languages are physical touch and quality time. They want to know how I could be surviving at home during this social distancing. It hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be so far so I thought I’d share some tip that have helped me!
- Wake up and get ready for the day! On the days I sleep in or lounge around in my jammies, I feel blah ALL DAY LONG. I’m not as productive or as happy. It really helps to keep my routine in the mornings – even if it’s an hour later than normal for me because I’m not a morning person (seize the day and sleep in). :)
- Take time to think about all the positives! Sure, money is tight (or non existent for some) and people will get sick. We also are getting time to catch up on much needed rest, spending time with our family, getting that project list done, reaching out to friends we don’t normally get to talk with. I’m trying to press into the positives and not focus on the negative because there’s NOTHING WE CAN DO TO CHANGE THE NEGATIVE.
- Keep pouring into what help you be mentally healthy! I canceled my gym membership and extra subscriptions that I don’t need right now, but I didn’t cancel time with my psychologist this month. I’m still plugged into my small groups at church through zoom, texting and calls. This is the time to pour into reading the Bible or a good book, be listening to sermons or encouraging podcasts. I’m organizing my house which feels good, too. Look for way to help someone else in need; even if it’s not in person. A word of encouragement or a gift sent to their house could be just the pick me up they need.
- Prepare for friendships to look different and be mindful to show grace! Because I’m such a people person, I wanted the friends I talk to the most to continue being my support system. Crisis and quarantines affect people differently. Some of my friends don’t talk to me as much. Some other friends I don’t often get to talk to, now reach out every day. Some have asked how I am, and when I said “just ok”, quickly FaceTimed without being asked to check on me. Others who I’ve asked to FaceTime have said no… ouch. We can’t control that either – no matter how hard it can be. So, I am constantly trying to be thankful for seasons of friendship and how it’s ok if things look different for a while. Try not to let it hurt you when close friends don’t reach out and enjoy the friends who take time to reach out. If no one is reaching out… you be the one to reach out first!
- Get out of the house! Even though I can’t be within 6 feet of other people, I have gone on long walks around my neighborhood, taken long drives to enjoy the beautiful scenery. It’s so important to change up the scenery as an extrovert.
Hope these help you all! I know you stop by our blog to see makeovers so I also wanted to share a bedroom set makeover that was done as a custom order.
Here’s the bedroom set before:
This style bedroom set is pretty common and often overlooked when people are searching for a potential pieces worthy of a redoing. I absolutely love how this set came out.
We painted the set with Benjamin Moore’s Stonington Gray #HC-170. Then we glazed it, painted the hardware black, and sprayed it with a protective clear coat.
If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post. Ready for the afters?
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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)
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