HEY LADIES!
I thought I would get us started by chatting about how COVID-19 has impacted me. This definitely hasn't been an easy transition and some days I'm still in shock about how much changed SO quickly. When the virus was just in China I honestly didn't give much thought to it coming here, let alone think in the matter of a couple of days my life changed from going home for spring break to not returning to college.
This was my last semester. I had plans with my best friends, events scheduled with my floor, trips I was hoping to go on, a graduation ceremony in May, and final adventures and goodbyes I thought I would get to do. But, none of that happened. At first I think I avoided thinking about it and threw myself into making the most of my time here. Don't get me wrong, that's been GREAT and has helped me make a new normal here! However, reality started to hit again and honestly this whole situation kinda sucks.
Life isn't what it used to be, but I'm finding new joys in a new normal and I hope you guys are too!
I definitely didn’t take it very seriously and now I regret not saying goodbye to my friends more fully. I miss them a lot more now that I didn’t really get to say goodbye.
Those ideas are really good! I’ll definitely try doing those things to make it better!
Sending “snail mail” and such has helped me a lot with missing my friends and so has taking the time and making the effort to mention them in my insta stories or send them pictures that remind me of them. It’s all about intentionality for me and that helps a lot.
Girl ME TOO! I so regret not taking it more seriously.
A couple things that have really helped me are journaling, spending more time with Jesus, working out, getting outside, and finding new hobbies!
I've tried to incorporate all of these into my daily routine now, and it's for sure been a game changer! Have you found anything that's helped you?!
Girl, S A M E. I regret not taking COVID more seriously when it was first brought up. My heart is seriously hurting. Even just at the goodbyes... and that's for literally everyone at any level of school, work, clubs, etc.
I have definitely tried to stay positive and find ways to stay busy... but I still find myself getting lonely and wondering what I can do to grieve the goodbyes and last-time plans that never happened.
Have you found anything that's helped?!