Welp, the inevitable finally happened (albeit, a bit late). If you’re stressing the hell out about what you’re going to do I’ve pulled some resources for you (meaning, the links are at the bottom of the page so you can easily get to them).
Positives? Well, for one, staying ya ass at home will hopefully flatten the curve, shorten the time you are locked inside with people you hopefully like, tolerate, or love, AND it will decrease the spread of the virus. While Maryland has seemingly been on top of this, the rest of the nation has not. To this list we can add: not dying, breathing well and unassisted, increased rest, and snacks. Snacks are always a positive.
Negatives? Well, for a good chunk of the country we are living paycheck-to-paycheck. So, when you hoarder wannabe’s decide to clear Giant out of soap, TP, and protein sources you are flashing your socio-economic privilege and leaving those who are not as blessed with nothing. This population includes those on WIC, the elderly, single-parents, etc. Because let’s face it, financial literacy and wealth isn’t something that everyone has access to.
Now, because this apparently needs to be said, you do not have to be productive right now. There is not a ‘right’ way to survive a pandemic, especially with children or elderly people relying on you for survival. That means: the laundry piling up will not kill you, the kids watching TV more than normal isn’t going to melt their brains, and if you feed them ice cream for breakfast- so be it. Now, this is not me saying that you need to throw your routine to the birds. Personally, I find a routine helpful right now. It gives me some semblance of normalcy so I’m not sitting in my house, alone with Boots the cat, anxious about “what the fuck am I going to do?!?” I’m still getting up at 6 am. Why? I find the morning significantly less stressful than the evenings and I know that by sundown I’m fried and in-need of time to shut my brain off. Getting up at 6 am allows me to train my clients remotely, enjoy my coffee, actually read like the adult I should be, workout, all before I jump into my actual job. This, for me, is super important. I need to start my day by pouring into myself (and checking-in with myself) before I can pour into my staff, my members, manage the Around the Barracks FaceBook group, check-in on the app and the members, write new programming, write a blog post, come up with content, AND consistently be ready to pivot at the drop of a hat because this is a pandemic and shit happens.
No matter how you choose to navigate your space right now, I hope you find some time to give yourself attention, re-center, and be able to have a conversation with yourself that you really are doing your best. We all are. I would encourage you to find ways to virtually connect with people. I personally have a “coffee-date” with friends every morning to check-in and have some actual conversation. This for me, keeps me from feeling disconnected. What you need right now isn’t selfish, it’s survival.
So, with that being said I’m going to let you get back to your life (and please, shut off the news and close down IG and FB for an hour. Give yourself a social media break). A synopsis of the announcement is below.
Signed,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Soldierfit Who REALLY Can’t Wait To See You All On The Turf
THE BUNKER 