Hi everyone. It’s been a minute since I’ve posted something on here. I’ve sort of been watching everything happen in real time and taking it all in. I have been debating whether or not I should address the current pandemic on here or not. I’ve gone over what I can say and what I can do to actually help with the problem and I still don’t really have a good answer. I’m currently social-distancing at home. I’m lucky my job allows me to continue to work at home. I know a lot of people aren’t as lucky. I know a lot of people are nervous right now too. And scared. And I’m right there with you. And while I myself am seeking comfort and answers right now during this confusing time, I wanted to share some resources that are helping me stay calm, informed and healthy.
Articles to Keep You Informed:
- For my fellow Marylanders
- How to “Flatten the Curve” ***** super important
- Outbreak News
- Live Updates
- Determining Symptoms of COVID-19
Articles About Working Remotely:
- Realistic Tips For Working at Home
- Ensure Productivity at Home
- Best Apps to Work From Home
- Work From Home Pointers
- Working From Home...Now What?
Articles About Social Distancing:
- Your Questions, Answered
- How Long It Could Last
- Improve Your Headspace
- Keep From Getting Lonely
- Things to Do During Social Distancing
- What You Can and Can’t Do
Articles About Helping Others:
- Ways to Help Your Community Overall
- Why You Should NOT Hoard Supplies
- Donate Blood!
- Support those who were laid off or are unemployed due to the virus
- Donate to a food bank
- Make sure kids who relied on school lunches still get meals (here and here)
Articles That Inform You on How to Stay Healthy and Safe:
- Staying Mentally and Physically Healthy
- Show Me the Science
- How to Properly Wash Your Hands
- Millennials are the ‘Key’ to stoping the spread
Articles About Staying Sane and Managing Anxiety
- Cope With Financial Stress
- Manage Coronavirus Anxiety
- What the CDC Says
- Making Mental Health a Priority
- Protecting Your Mental Health During Quarantine
Articles To Remind You Of The Good In The World:
- Grocery Stores Offering Elderly Hours
- These in-house celeb concerts
- These celebs reading children’s books
- This Old Man With A Heart of Gold
- Disneyland Donating Food
- Other Quarantine Stories
Articles to Distract You:
- This adorable unicorn puppy
- Tom Brady’s production company (sorry Pats fans)
- Best Shows to Binge
- Apps With In-House Workouts
- Smile Thread
I want to end this with some parting advice, but I can only ask y’all to do what I am doing. And that is: practice social distancing, wash your hands and please moderate how much news you are consuming for the sake of your mental health.
In an effort to provide some distraction from the crazy things going on in the world and to try to resume life as normal, I’d like to continue to create blogs and content for you. It’s not meant to be tone-deaf of the things happening in the world, or arrogant that this pandemic is happening. I want my blog to be a source of both education and entertainment for my readers, and I feel that that is extremely important to maintain even during these hard times. This isn’t the first time I’ve discussed heavy topics on here, and it won’t be the last. That being said, content will resume as usual as we all try to make sense of this ‘new normal’ and continue living as best we can.
Thanks for reading. xx