Staying In

I think we’re all struggling a little bit with this new reality of life. “Am I doing too little?”, “Am I doing enough?”, “What else is there to do?”, “How can I keep myself positive during this time?”, “Is it ok to just lay on the sofa a whole day?” might be questions rushing through our heads during this time (and then there’s parents with younger kids who are just happy if they get five minutes of a lone time when the kids are asleep at 22:00 – props to you guys!). For me the answer to all of those questions above is: do what feels right for you. There is no “should” during this time. We are all in a situation we most likely have never been in before and we’re all learning to cope with it. I think the key is listening to your own body and doing what feels best for you. If you want to work out, great. If you want to eat ice cream, super. If you want to take a three hour long bubble bath, fantastic (and also, I’m, kind of jealous of the fact that you have a bathtub). The best thing you can do, is just to listen to your own body and what you feel like doing. Not what that little voice in your head might tell you that you “should” be doing.

The dangerous thing is to compare yourself to others. There is always going to be someone who does more, who wakes up earlier and who you think might look better or have a more spacious home than you. Do not compare yourself to others. Ever. But especially during this time. It doesn’t do anything good for us and, most of the time, it just makes us feel worse about ourselves. So if you want to do nothing, that’s definitely more than ok. And if you want to do something, that’s absolutely fine too. For those of you who are feeling uninspired or like you want to do something but don’t really know what, here are some suggestions.