Afternoon to all my fellow bloggers! I am sending prayers, blessings and positive thoughts to every one of you and your loved ones during this awful time.
While there has been a common theme for my blog posts, I decided to make todays post a little different. We are in a unique situation that begs unique ideas on how to get through it. So, for today, we will be discussing just that!
As my 21 year old student self, I suffer with extreme ADHD and anxiety issues. These are two mental disorders that are VERY conflicting with a social distancing / quarantine rule. Years back, I was on medication for both disorders. I have since then stopped due to several reasons. Without medication and with such a huge change in daily routine, I have had to be incredibly creative on how to keep my sanity… literally.
My first tip: create a strict and consistent schedule. This can mean different things for different people. I personally, have a general time of the morning that I make sure to get the day started by. I carve out some reading time so that my brain isn’t so overwhelmed with electronics. I take both of my dogs for a walk individually etc. Whatever works for you, but I suggest including general time frames for each so that you are motivated to do so.
Just the same, I would also suggest a general time to get to bed at night by. It is so easy for our generation to screw up our sleep schedules throughout this experience.
I have heard a lot of feedback via social media, of people eating much more than usual during this quarantine because of boredom. Though it may sound silly, I would urge you to meal prep and create a general time frame for meals throughout your schedule as well. I also found that eliminating the majority of my snacks from my household, helped tremendously. Keeping your pantry and fridge specific to meals rather than snacks, makes it easier to keep a regular eating schedule because in order to “bored eat”… you would have to cook rather than snack.
These are just a few things that have helped me keep some sanity throughout this experience. Different things work for different people and I hope you are all figuring things out for your experience as well. At the very least, I hope this post inspired you to become creative as well.
Clean out your closet, hand wash your car, do things you haven’t had time for in forever. Make the most of this, keep your head up and STAY SAFE.
Madison Cole: JRN102 