Quarantine thoughts....

Thoughts on the world being in quarantine...

1. Communications... I may still be texting, but I am really enjoying making phone calls and facetime communications. There is a different level of connection you get from hearing someone's voice, or seeing their face while you talk. I hope this trend continues after quarantine.

2. The daily lists on social media... whether you are posting "the word of the day" or a 30 day music, photo, or movie challenge, KEEP DOING IT! I may not join the challenge, but I am thoroughly your participation. I am learning more about you, we are rekindling old friendships, reconnecting.

This is creating a connection between us that didn't exist before. I hope these connections continue after quarantine...

3. Hobbies... are you finding you have time for things that give you joy now? Are you rediscovering your love for creating melted crayon paintings, for doing puzzles, for writing, photography, cooking, baking, playing boardgames, or reading a book?

This is self care and it took a plague to get us to slow down enough to take care of our own souls. We need to keep this slower pace after quarantine and save time for ourselves...

4. Cutting waste & excess... are you being forced to comb through your expenses to cut out what you don't really need? Those silly subscriptions for online games... the meal delivery service you had to have? The duplicate streaming services? Are you meal planning before you shop, because there's less at the grocery store to choose from? Are you making your meals at home instead of ordering takeout? Are you eating those leftovers you would normally and eventually toss out? I know we're doing all of these things...

This shows just how wasteful and entitled we were. If we can live without these so called luxuries now, and we are finding joy in the simpilar areas that have replaced them... why can't we continue this cleansing AFTER quarantine?

Continue fostering personal relationships... Continue face to face contact...

Continue fostering new old friendships...

Continue self care...

Continue seeking joy in simplicity...

Continue cutting the waste out...

Continue preventing the cluttering of our lives...

Family dinners, instead of take out.

Board games instead of TV at night.

Collective chores & cleaning... teamwork within the family unit.

This is a return to family values of our past.

What will society look like after quarantine?

What will my sphere of the world look like after quarantine?

My life has changed so much, and not just because we are in an RV now. I hope to hold on to joy this simpler way of living when the quarantine is lifted.

What has changed for you and what will you hold onto when the world is again at your fingertips?