All because of the Coronavirus.
I don't know what to think about this, to be honest. On one hand I believe it's better to be safe than sorry and on the other hand I'm like ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
It's amazing how the mood in my posts can change so drastically. In my last post I was excited about all that is to come … and now ...
School is closed for at least two weeks, my son's band concert is cancelled, the talent show is cancelled (and I paid her dance teacher extra to help her come up with a dance), baseball season is postponed. My son was supposed to go camping with the scouts next weekend and it sounds like that might be cancelled. What else? When I first heard about all of these changes I panicked to the point of an anxiety attack. Not because I am scared of this virus, that's not it at all. It's because everything has suddenly changed and I have to give up all those things I was looking forward to. I don't like change, especially when I have no control over it. This was supposed to be a month filled with fun.
It's also amusing to see stores running out of toilet paper, people blaming the president, and all the panic that surrounds this. It's important to be safe and vigilant … but what's toilet paper have to do with it? The media succeeded in causing hysteria. This is a fear pandemic. I'm choosing not to be fearful, but giving it all to the only One who could save us.
Working at the school I see first hand just how much those students and teachers can use the break. It gives us at home an opportunity to focus on spring cleaning. It will also give me a chance to find time to sit and write my book, hopefully.
Is all of this necessary? I'm not sure … maybe … maybe not. I'm still trying to process it.
Stay healthy, friends! Wash your hands. Say your prayers. Enjoy quality time with loved ones.