Right now many of us are operating on some combination of triage and panic.  None of us, or at least very few of us, are in a mental-emotional position to operate business as usual.  Yet so many of us are still expecting it of ourselves, and we may even expect more from those around us.

Sometimes our expectations come from external places: seeing how others on social media are doing quarantine, or cooking, or art-ing, or homeschooling, or… (fill in the blank).  Other times it comes from our internal drive or criticism to push ourselves to be better, even during strange and uncertain times.

Here’s the thing: although we may not be the type of animals that hibernate, we do go through cycles of energy and phases in life.  There’s a time and a place for efficiency and high paced doing (ahem… hello 20s and 30s), and there’s a time and a place for binge watching Netflix and enjoying a meal drizzled in cheese sauce.

In case you’re wondering: this is a cheese sauce moment.

Some of us, I’d even wager many of us, are feeling a bit claustrophobic with what we can and cannot do.  It can feel like we have all this pent up energy and nowhere to expel it.  There is so much to do, and yet so little we are allowed to do.  Or, there’s so much we feel like we should be doing, but little to no motivation or energy to do any of it.  

Instead we scroll through social media, watch tutorials and how-tos, curse and blame ______ and/or ______, and then binge watch Netflix, only to feel guilty after enjoying 2-3 hours of a sitcom.  

Well, I’m here to tell you that if you are finding it difficult to motivate yourself to “get things done,” or “take advantage of this extra time at home,” you’re normal!  You’re okay, and you will be okay.  This is a cheese sauce moment! 

Do what you can to stay afloat – mentally, emotionally, physically – and trust that this cheese sauce moment, like all cheese sauce moments, is temporary.  

---

We did it!

Thank you to everyone who donated to my COVID-19 Fundraiser!

I’m so pleased to say that we made over $100! With my matching of $100 we will be sending over $200 to aid in the efforts of the W.H.O.

It just goes to show a small group of people are powerful, and that together we can always make a BIG difference.

Thank you for all of your generosity!

If you missed my fundraiser and you still want to contribute, don’t fret! Head over to the W.H.O.’s website and make your donation directly to them.

---

Do you want to be the first to know about upcoming posts, campaigns, and personal tidbits that I only share with subscribers?

Sign up below!