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Day 10

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So today is official day #10 of quarantine for the Wade family. I've been letting myself sleep in until I wake up which has been amazing (if I wake up before the kids). I am really hoping that the kids sleep for at least another hour because this momma needs some quiet time. I think I might start setting my alarm so I can have this "me" time during the day. I know I talked about this before but mental health during this time has not been talked about frequently. I am a recovering addict and alcoholic so I can't just go grab a beer or pour a glass of wine if my kids are stressing me out. It doesn't work that way. I have to sit in my shit and deal with my emotions. I have to try to work through it. That can be hard especially during this time. I am dealing though which is good. I just want to be able to socialize damnit! I want to see my family and my friends. I want to hug someone for goodness sake. I think we take for granted that physical touch and how important ...
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Feelings so far....Day 4 of Quarantine

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Good Morning! This week has been pretty rough. Dealing with the overwhelming suffocating feeling of being stuck in my house has been tough. Throw in trying to put together a digital platform for my students adds on another layer of stress. I might have cried once this week. My personality does not lend it self to isolation very well. I want to be social. I want to be around people. I want to explore. I want to be out and about. If you've ever heard about enneagrams well I am a 7 and if you read about 7's they don't like boredom and they also don't like being tied down. I am trying to find ways to cope with this feeling of being trapped inside. My kids seem to be doing pretty well. They have a love/hate relationship with each other so when they are getting along its great but when they aren't, its like Apocalypse 2.0 over here. Right now I am grateful that we have this piece of land they can explore versus our tiny non existent backyard we used to have. I do wish we...
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