How's your quarantine going? Here in Malaysia, we are hoping that the movement restriction order will come to an end in 1 month time. The number of cases is going down daily so I think I can see the end to this soon.
What has quarantining do to you? As for me, I was quite busy for the first month and it was quite stressful not to be able to get a breather. I have been feeling demotivated to do the things I was supposed to do. And I was feeling bad that I wasn't being as productive as I think I should be, now that we are at home most of the time.
However, I have been listening to podcasts and learnt that it is normal to feel demotivated and anxious during this pandemic. We are feeling this way because of the uncertainties of what's lying ahead and as human beings, we like having control of things that is happening around us. But since we can only wait for further announcement for what will happen next, we tend to feel restless and it's hard to focus things at hand. So it's normal to feel demotivated and anxious during this time.
But now that my exam period has passed, I can feel relaxed and it isn't as stressful as before anymore. Also, maybe after one month, I start to adapt to the situation and feel that quarantine isn't that bad after all.
In fact, I'm starting to enjoy it a little bit more now. I love that I can take things slowly, focusing at doing one thing at a time. I start taking time for myself and listen to myself. Whenever I feel like not doing anything, I allow myself to not do anything and not feel bad about it. I also get to do more of the things I enjoy. I think these are important for us to get through this difficult time.
And ever since the quarantine period started, I have been reaching out to some old friends that I have lost contact with. It feels good to be able to reach out to them and catching up with them. I'm also amazed at how things haven't change much between us, that we can still talk with each other like we used to. I didn't realize that it has been years since I last talk to them. Time really does fly fast without us even realizing it.
I have been experimenting with some self-portrait. There are some of it that I'm quite proud of and I will be posting them here. But of course, it didn't always go as intended. 😅 But those are of course only for my view.