I don’t think anyone have missed that there is a pandemic going on in the world right now. It’s almost like everything else is all gone and all that is on focus is the Corona virus, also known as COVID- 19. The one virus that has put the whole world on pause right now...
schools cancelled, big sports events, concerts, celebrations, weddings, even funerals.
Everything is just cancelled.

It’s all so weird, it feels like it’s not real. This is something that you just read about in the history books in school or hear your grandparents tell about, how they lived through a pandemic.
But now it’s our reality. We are all in the middle of it, and we have to cope with it and learn how to deal with it.
Everything will be different after it’s over.
Everyone keeps saying how they can’t wait until things go back to normal. But the normal doesn’t exist anymore. There is going to be a new normal that we will have to get used to...

I think it’s been 6-7 weeks now? I don’t even know. Lost track of how long it’s been going on. We keep hearing “two more weeks”, but that has been said over and over so there is still no end in sight.
I think that’s the part that stresses most people, because I think most of us function in the way that we like having a end goal that we can work towards. But there is no end to look forward to right now, because it’s so uncertain when it will happen.
I saw one of Mel Robbins daily videos on Facebook and she suggested that everyone writes down a date for when you personally think it will be over.
A lot of people wrote May 1st, June 1st etc.
I wrote June 1st.

It feels little bit better to have a date set. It’s okay it hasn’t ended by then, but it gives little bit hope, little bit to look forward to and helps me with goal setting.
I recommend you to do the same if you think it will make you feel little bit better.

One thing that I personally struggle with, is that I love having things to look forward to, things that I have planned on doing.
It can be a concert, road trip, travel or something else fun.
I already had a whole week planned out in March during my birthday week, I was suppose to go to Washington DC, then Florida and Disney world and relax on the beach. Had to cancel everything...
I plan on doing those things later on now instead, and other travels too but the hard part is knowing WHEN?!!
I can plan all I want and it’s fun and exciting but then it takes a stop. Because there’s no dates to put in there.

I’m sure a lot of you also had to cancel things and still have to cancel future plans. And it sucks and it’s okay to feel sad about it. It’s okay to feel angry and frustrated. Even if other people have it worse, your feelings are valid.
I have to remind myself of that everyday.

Okay now on to more positivity. I luckily live in a place that is surrounded by nature and beautiful mountains which means I can still go outside and enjoy the fresh air, soak in the sun and move my body by hiking or taking walks. I love it and I appreciate it so much more right now.

Went out to emigration Canyon today with Mt host family. So beautiful with the lake!!!

I could easily have slept for a little bit longer today but I got up, got ready for church and it was rain combined snow that fell down from the sky in the morning so the roads were little bit sketchy to drive on, especially going uphill, but thankfully the car I get to drive is four wheel drive so it can handle it.

Survived the drive to church and like always, it was good to take the sacrament and renew my covenants with God and set intentions for the coming week.

I love relief society! It’s always well thought out and prepared lessons and good discussions and many good thoughts from the girls too. So inspiring!

After church I stayed for a little bit and talked with some friends and that was fun.
Then I decided that I didn’t want to go home so I drove to Barnes and Noble and sat there for an hour and practiced drawing on Procreate on my new IPad that I got on Saturday.

Then I got a text from a friend asking if I wanted to come over for a come follow me discussion. So I drove to my friends house!

My friends house, the living room has an AMAZING view of Salt lake Valley and you can even see Salt Lake City! You can probably see the most amazing sunsets.
If I had this view I would sit there every day and contemplate about life while I enjoy the view.
His whole house is incredible, I was pretty much in awe in every room I stepped into.

We made some grilled cheese sandwiches and he told us how sometimes he can see cougars and deer and other animals just casually walking really close to his house. So cool! I would love to see a cougar in its natural habitat.

Also, imagine how happy I got when I arrived at my friends house and heard a dog bark! I LOVE DOGS!

Look how big and cute he is! He is so kind and gentle. Such a good boy!

My outfit for today and look at these old VHS tape Disney Movies! I think they have all the old Disney Movies on tape. So fun!

We sat and watched the Christmas devotional that church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints broadcasted. Good talks from the first presidency.

Then we went to our ward prayer and the bishops house and there our bishop and his lovely wife had prepared lots of snacks for us and even some food.
So delicious! I think I might have eaten half of all that by myself haha!

Today has been so good, I feel so blessed to have the gospel in my life and everything that I get from it, for the experiences, people, inspiration and guidance and so much love.

I’m full of gratitude for everything that I have done this weekend. I love when I get to have my weekends off. It’s the best!

Today was rough, it pretty much feels like a whole week has gone by and it’s only Monday evening.

I ended up having to work for 8,5 hours instead of 6,5 hours since all of the kids were sick during the weekend and therefore had to stay home today.
If one kid is rough when the kid is sick, try having 4 sick kids. At least I only had to have 2 of them with me all day but even that is a struggle when they’re not feeling well.

Fingers crossed that I will stay healthy.

Anyways, after work I rested for a little bit and then I decided to go to FHE at church. It was retro games night and pizza. Good decision from my part. My rough day ended up on a better note. I had a lot of fun playing nostalgic games and socializing with friends and getting to know new ones. It was fun to see that everyone cheered everyone on their games.

When I got back home, I watched one episode of One Tree Hill and I also tried my new water colors. Pictures might come up on a different blog post.