Though these quarantine times are anything but easy and filled with uncertainty, I am appreciating the amount of time I can spend truly taking care of myself mentally and physically. I don’t feel the need to drink the problems of my day away, and I can interact with only the people I want to (besides my boss that I have to call every once in a while).

I didn’t always feel this way though, with the beginning of my quarantine days feeling lost, full of drinking, and overeating. And though I can’t say I completely kicked the overeating habit, with the help of therapy over the phone I am starting to cope in a healthy way. And I am starting to feel better mentally than I did before the quarantine started.

My routine is a lot less intense than it normally is, and I feel like I have truly gotten the time to reflect over my daily life and how hectic I made it for no reason. I am starting to realize what is important to me other than productivity and what I actually enjoy doing. I have also been giving my brain a much needed break before I start school in the Fall.

Before quarantine, my work was beginning to be a toxic place for me and it was depleting so much of my energy. I had no idea how much time I needed to recover from it and I am starting to realize how much certain environments do not work for me.

I am also starting to realize how slow I need to move in the morning and evenings. I don’t need to go to 6:45am hot yoga for an hour and a half to get my day going. I’ve learned even 20 minutes of at home yoga gives me the same benefits with less headaches.

There has been so much I’ve learned about myself during these times, and I encourage you to do the same. I mean what else do we have to do?

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