I Miss The Streets

By Isabel

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But no seriously, what the fuck is going on?

What a wild time to be alive. Just as the rest of the world, I am slowly going insane in my house. But hopefully, if everyones can stay inside their fucking houses, this pandemic will end and we can go outside by summer time. I miss the streets. In the meantime, if you want to read about how I'm spending my time during social distancing keep on scrolling.

So I'm currently in school, I was actually supposed to be graduating this year so Corona has really ruined that for me as they have cancelled all commencement ceremonies. But none the less I still need to do the work so I can get that piece of paper. I am a full time student so my work load as been a bit overwhelming, especially transitioning to online classes. I have found that the key is to be very self motivating because if not it's so easy to fall behind. For anyone else in school right now: YOU GOT THIS!

Here are some actually fun things I've been doing to stay sane during this time:

Getting Creative,

I love doing creative activities to make the time go by faster and just to feel productive. It's been so inspiring seeing so many creatives on instagram really work on their crafts and show what they've been doing. But I also know there are a lot of other creatives out there that might feel sluggish during this time and not have the motivation because that was definitely me at first. But once I started working on sewing I felt a sense of productivity and stress relief. I'm currently working on a video of my sewing as well. Or you could even start a new craft! I recently purchased an ipad and have been getting into digital art

Go Outside,

I cannot stress this enough. And by outside I mean on your porch or backyard. Walk around you neighborhood, whatever you can do to get some fresh air. We're all cooped up in the house and I know most of us are just on our phones, on IG or Netflix or Pornhub or whatever. But we all need a break from the screen time to get some fresh air. I've been going on my deck and drawing for a few hours. Take a walk with your dog or with your roommate/family in your house. Or just by yourself.

Virtually Socialize,

Hang out with your friends via the internet. We have been having our google hangouts pretty regularly and it has been great. I was in dying need for social interaction and talking to my pets wasn't doing it anymore. You get to still see your friends or drink with them while still doing your part and social distancing. There are also a bunch of different artists who are doing live streams of music and other things you can join in on. I'm about to make a giant google hangouts for Sunday Brunch and everyone can join.

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I hope this helped or entertained you for just a few minutes. Remember to please wash your hands and STAY YOUR ASS IN THE HOUSE. Ok thanks for reading.