QUARANTINE DIARIES

So I have spent over a week in self-isolation and I am coping a lot better than I thought I would. I didnβt expect to be doing as well as I am. I am not insanely bored as I have things to entertain me such as watching YouTube, talking with friends, exercising and I suppose Uni work occasionally. Everything is crazy right now, no one is allowed to leave their house, non-essential shops are closed, my street is full of people βexercisingβ so they can leave their house without getting arrested. However, the strangest part about all this is I have socialised with more people during this pandemic than I did all throughout my 5 years at high school. Facebook and Messenger are great and I love talking to my friends, but I really do need to take a break from it, (seriously, itβs been days, my thumbs canβt take much more typing). Since I have been locked in my house since the 23rd and am definitely an expert, I have 2 very important tips that Iβm going to share:
1. Donβt stay up until midnight for 5 days in a row talking to your friends. If you do, you will have a mental breakdown and spend a whole day feeling like death. If you ignore this advice: sleep it off and youβll be fine.
2. Actually go outside your house. Donβt misunderstand this! Donβt go anywhere but step outside your house for a minute and get fresh air, maybe even sit down and watch your neighbours wander around because theyβre just as bored as you. It means you might be able to think clearly and gives you a reason to procrastinate from anything you need to do. Plus, we should enjoy the nice weather while we have it because, by the time we get out of this, the weather will probably be shit. (Or if youβre that desperate to avoid this, open a window at least, itβll air out the house and get rid of the B.O and cat piss smell.)
But other than that, quarantineβs fine. If anything, Iβve basically been giving a paid, month-long teaching recess. I donβt really have any form of routine because Iβm lazy and donβt want to set one up so I just live one day at a time hoping I donβt die. Iβm just hoping that people do what theyβre told and arenβt idiots so it means we can get out of this as soon as we can.