What Have You Learned from the Lockdown?

Whereas we aren’t utterly out of the woods but, issues undoubtedly appear to be trending in the proper route.

The previous yr was tough, little question, however let’s take a minute or two to take a look at what classes we discovered from it.

Listed below are just a few of mine:

I want to train.

I’m in no way a gymnasium rat, however I do play tennis and pickleball and exercise in a small studio class setting. And whereas I’ve at all times identified that train is nice to your psychological well being, now I do know-know. These mornings after I simply don’t really feel like getting up are nonetheless there however there are fewer and I can overcome them extra rapidly as a result of I do know what’s it prefer to not even have that choice.

I’m a stress eater.

This one isn’t an enormous shock, however I used to be type of shocked how rapidly I attain for a snack when issues begin getting off monitor. And there have been A LOT of issues that received off monitor final yr.

I’m extra resilient than I give myself credit score for.

I feel we will most likely all agree with this one. We’ve made it by means of one in every of the most tough occasions in our historical past. We tailored and did what we may.

I don’t have to go so quick.

I’m not a affected person individual. I sort quick (not precisely, however quick), I discuss quick, I rush by means of issues. This yr taught me to decelerate. I pause for deep breaths. Nobody is timing me. Taking an additional couple of minutes to complete one thing is completely advantageous.

I’m a kind of bizarre canine mothers.

My household has been making an attempt to persuade me to get a canine for years and I had zero curiosity. We had animals rising up and I do love canines, however I simply by no means wished to change my life-style. However with all of the youngsters residence and no touring, I assumed why not? We ended up getting two rescue canines and I’m now a kind of super-obsessed canine house owners whose digital camera roll is simply stuffed with images and movies. We even did the ridiculous matching pajamas factor at Christmas.

The following technology is powerful.

Between my husband and me, we now have 5 teenaged youngsters. They missed out on a lot, however stayed centered and weathered this with relative grace. My oldest determined to modify to pre-med. My daughter took every thing in stride regardless of not getting a promenade or commencement, then having to spend her first yr in faculty studying remotely and solely actually spending time together with her new roommates. My step-son turned an Eagle Scout. All of them have massive hearts and need to do what’s greatest for themselves and people round them.

There have been much more, however this was turning into extra of a journal entry than a weblog put up (too late?) so I feel I’ll go away on that notice for a hopeful future.

What about you?

Share what you discovered about your self or your work throughout this previous 14+ months. You can remark under or electronic mail me.

Listed below are another classes discovered that I’ve already written about: