Mindless Chatter

Quarantine's definitely been getting to me lately, and I've been struggling with my mental health a lot more. I'm trying to do some meditation to help me relax though, and I think that's helping. This weekend's been good, too—it was sunny here and I've been spending more time outside walking and jogging, my parents and I FaceTimed with my sister, we got takeout from Chipotle for dinner, and I made some pretty good progress on my sutcliff_swap assignment. I can't wait to share that tbh, it's turning out well I think!

I have to write a paper and do a bunch of other things for school next week, but I'm gonna really try not to get overwhelmed. I should still have some time to relax, and I have something to look forward to at the end of the week: I finally decided to order Frontier Wolf from Amazon, and it should be here by the end of the week!! I probably shouldn't start reading it until the semester is over though, since I doubt I'll be able to put it down once I start!

Anyway, that's what my life's been like! Trying to stay positive, and hope all of you are doing well <3

Things are starting to get a little crazy around here. My university has moved all classes to online only, and I'm a little nervous about having to keep myself on track on my own more. I'll have to step up my organization game a bit, but I think I'll be ok! Fingers crossed!

People here have also been raiding the grocery stores for toilet paper, eggs, and other perishables and stocking up. I feel like the panic that's been going around is a little unnecessary, though I am worried about it, especially about my grandma and people I know who have underlying health conditions. I'm mostly worried about the effects on life in general rather than coronavirus itself tbh. I'm also kind of a hypochondriac, so I keep feeling like I'm getting sick lol.

On the plus side, I think having a bit of a break will be nice. I've been enjoying it so far: I've started reading Pompeii by Robert Harris, a historical fiction book about the last few days before Mt. Vesuvius erupted, and some of Rosemary Sutcliff's short stories. I've also been making good progress on my sutcliff_swap story, which has been so fun so far! I also have an idea for an extra treat for one of the other prompts too, so I think I'll write that soon too... !! I've been trying to do some meditation and working on my mental state and more positive thinking as well.

Anyway, I hope all of you reading this are staying healthy, calm, and safe! Hopefully this will all blow over and things will get better soon. Xx