Surviving a Pandemic Solo With Young Children
Surviving a pandemic is hard in and of itself. These are unique unprecedented times. One of the toughest parts of the pandemic has been the days home solo with two young children while my husband continues to work. My husband, being an essential worker in a high risk environment, has been continuing to work throughout this pandemic, leaving me and the kids home solo for many days. What did I do to push through those scary days? Keep reading!
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but what do you do when your village is torn away. Panic? Cry? Probably both if you're like me.
As much as I appreciated this time with my children, I was simultaneously longing for adult conversations. When you are home with two young children with different needs and schedules, the days can be long and you lose track of what day of the week it is. Is it Monday, Friday, Saturday? Does it make a difference? Each day seemed to blend into the next and became a repetitive sequence of events. You quickly become exhausted from listening to the news and need to discover new ways of entertaining your toddler since playgroups, parks and normal activities were out of the question. I found myself constantly Pinteresting engaging activities with items I had laying around my house. I strived to make each day exciting for my children and to be that present, organized, engaged mama everyone wishes to be. However, on the inside I felt the days were drawn-out, difficult and exhausting.
Thankfully I am on maternity leave and not struggling to balance working from home as many friends were, but part of me was jealous. Jealous my friends had adults to interact with, jealous they had their spouse home, jealous they had adult things to fill up their day instead of monitoring two children under a year and a half. I try never to compare as I know no one has it easy this year, but these are my honest feelings.
This is the main reason why I started my BLOG! I craved a hobby, something more to do during the little spare time I had. I always had a passion for creativity and have been wanting to start a blog for YEARS. The timing just seemed right. I mean, when better than when you are forced to stay home 24/7. Working on my blog has not only been my savior to surviving a pandemic, it has fulfilled my creative itch and provided me with those adult interactions I very much enjoy. Meeting new women and inspiring eachother is such a wonderful gift.
So there you have it! If you are like me and are home with your children, my advice is to find your passion and pursue it to the FULLEST. Give yourself something more to do during the days than changing diapers and chasing children. Push yourself out of your comfort zone and meet new inspirational people! Finding what you enjoy and taking the time to do something you love as it is so incredibly important. Even if you only have 15 minutes a day, it becomes something you look forward too and are excited about. So shout out to all fellow mamas who are holding down the fort during this pandemic.
