Life in the pandemic times.

So I have to start out by saying I am fortunate to live where I do right now because our place is secluded and has remained safe from the pandemic for the most part. With that said, I am going to jump right in and state that this Covid-19 life has been very trying.

The pandemic way of life has not been easy. I will not lie. I have never been more grateful for the place we are in because if we lived anywhere else, I am sure we would be starving or homeless once more because of everything going on in the world at this time.

The day to day life is not exactly fun, having to stay inside most of the time. It has been especially hard for my kid not to be allowed outside all that often because we have to stay six feet apart from most others. It is not so difficult for me because of the way I am not to be around people, but I know it has been particularly hard on my kid since rules have been put in place. Not having the freedom to do what they once were able to without a thought or care, and now they can not hug or hold someone's hands with their best friend. I know my kids is a social butterfly most of the time, so it has been especially hard to watch as she does not entirely understand why she can not have physical contact with someone she always has been able to before.

We do not risk going out unless it is absolutely necessary. I know many do not share my thoughts, and some think this whole thing is a joke, but I take this pandemic seriously. Not for me but for the sake of my child, who I would protect above everything else in this world.

I will speak the truth though it has been very trying at times with the online school. Keeping a child-focused on a computer screen and not allowing them to get into anything else they are not supposed to be is definitely taxing. I am sure many parents feel the same way I do. As parents, we have to deal with working, raising our kids, and paying bills, but now we have to be the teachers to our children.

I am sure many will agree that so much stress has not been on our shoulders as it is now. I only have one child, so I cannot imagine what it is like for all the parents who have more than one; they have my kudos and props for it.

I will not go into the government and their ideas of how they are or are not helping the American people. I can't entirely agree with a lot of what is happening in our country at this time and leave it at that. I am only writing as a journal for this pandemic time of life to give myself peace of mind and help deal with the craziness that has become our lives.

As the Thanksgiving holiday comes to a close, I can only hope that the children going back to school soon maybe the new year being right around the corner. We can pray this coming year will be a lot better or turn around some. 2020 has been rocky or hell for many.

With things changing and hopefully a move that will make our lives, I pray even more stable. I can only hope and pray for my fellow man out there.

Let 2021 bring a bright future and change for humankind. I only hope that peace comes to the place that is plagued with hate and fear. I pray healing comes to those who had been riddled with sickness, and I pray that hope comes to everyone for the coming year.

Do not lose that. It is the one thing that all of us should hold on to, a hope for a brighter future, a better tomorrow, and love for everyone.