I’m sure many of us are stressed with the new lifestyle we are adjusting to due to COVID-19. Our regular lives were shifted so fast due to all the changes this virus has brought upon us. I think in times like this, this is where we have to find the light in the darkness. This virus has stressed my family in many ways. It is not just our jobs and lifestyle we are worried about it is also the stress about our safety and health.
When I was in fifth grade my parents got divorced. Both of my parents ended up with somebody new and moved in with them. My already large family of two sisters, and an older brother grew. My mother has a boyfriend with four kids, and my father has a girlfriend with two. As you can imagine, we are worried about A lot of peoples health here. Unfountaunly my dads girlfriends son has chrones diease which means he does not have an immune system like us due to all the treatment he has to get. With that being said this Virus has been extreamly scary for my family.
Soooo what do we do in times of fear?
We make a plan.
My Dads girlfriend decided to send her son away to stay at a lake house so he would be completly isolated from everyone. I also decided to stop working because I did not want to put my parents, myself, or anyone in my family at risk. Ive realized in a crisis you do things you would not normally do, but it is okay because you have to adjust to the change.
To work on keeping myself healthy I have been trying to workout and focus on myself. I think exercising, and going on walks is a great way to clear your head. After I take a walk or workout I usually sit down and do my homework. That is the time I feel I am most focused. Not working, and getting the opportunity to focus on myself during this pandemic is the blessing I am taking from it.
Although my family is financially stressed, and overall stressed I know we will get through it.
Vanessa Mannion 