Alright, many, if not all of us are in quarantine right now. How is that all going for you?! It has been rough at times, but it has also been nice and wonderful! I don’t know about you all, but it has been nice having my husband home! He works nightshift, and although he is technically an “essential” worker, he has stayed home since I’m pregnant and didn’t want to risk bringing something home to me or our daughter. I had just started a job, I had been there about two weeks and they suggested that I stay home for a little while since I’m pregnant, and working at a warehouse is not easy, especially when pregnant. It’s not a super hard job, but when you’re pregnant, it is a bit harder. It is harder on the body, it is more stressful with having to make rate and such, and with all the squatting and everything I was doing, it was definitely hard on the body and on the baby. I still have not been back to work, but we are actually doing okay at home. Better than I thought we would be!
Being at home, being pregnant, being in school all at the same time has been difficult at times. I was already doing school online, but when you’re stuck at home, and only go out for necessities, it is surprising how low your motivation is to actually do the school and the assignments. Being in the third trimester, and being at home with all this time, it is hard to keep track of keeping the house clean, the laundry caught up with, chasing another child, keeping the dogs fed and walked every few hours, and trying to have meals prepared and ready for my husband, and still get sleep – but every bit of it is worth it.
As a wife, what we can do is not give up. The house may not be spotless, and the dishes may be piling up, but just take some time, and get something, at least one thing done every couple of hours. Nothing will be perfect. The house. Laundry. You may not be put together at all, you may look like a complete mess.
Every other day, or sometimes every day, but at least every other day, I will do my hair and makeup and get dressed in nice clothes and try to look nice for my husband. I let him know that even though we may be stuck at home, I can and I still want to try to look nice for him and not always like such a bum. It shows that I haven’t forgotten about his and my relationship, that we can still “date” while quarantined. He has been back to work this last week, so he doesn’t get home till after 5:00am, so I try to have some warm food for when he gets home, then I may stay up with him for a little bit, or I will go back to bed and let him have some time alone to wind down before coming to bed.
My husband and I have had some hard times, but we both know that marriage and any kind of relationship takes time and work. Nothing is perfect in a marriage, everything takes work. Anything worth doing or worth having is not easy.
Life in quarantine is not and does not mean it has to be a bad thing. Make the most of it. Being “stuck” at home with your family means you get to spend more time with your spouse. Personally, I have enjoyed it! We have grown together in our relationship, we have come to know each other even more. Because no matter how long you are with someone, there are always new things to learn about each other! You may or may not always like what you learn, at least not right away, but you can learn to like them! You can figure out more things that you can do together once the quarantine would be over. Things to do together to help your relationship grow even more and stronger.
When you’re stuck in quarantine, you can still leave little notes for your spouse around the house where they will see it as they walk around, or put it in one of the books that they are reading or in between their laptop so when they open it, they see something sweet! Just a few ideas. I love to write, so when I am with someone, I like to write them notes. But in my case, I almost practically write books! I like to write a lot, so my “notes” are not little notes, they are like long letters. That is just the way I am. I like writing notes, and when I see something that reminds me of someone, I will almost always get it to show them that I was thinking of them, even if it is something small and silly, hoping that maybe it will at least bring a smile to their face. You never know what kind of day or week that they are having, and it could make their whole day or week!
Quarantine does not always have to be bad. We just need to make the most of it!
Also, something a little off topic, being pregnant, our little one moves almost constantly even still as he is growing! Since I could start to feel him move, he has not stopped moving! From the minute I wake up every day to the minute I go to bed and try to sleep, he is still moving! I am thankful for these moments, although sometimes his movements are a little painful, I love the feelings of his movement in my body! We can even see him move. You can be across the room and still be able to see the movements! They are that big! You’d think he is trying to come out! I still think about it, about how I have a child living and growing inside me! It is crazy what a woman’s body does! But anyway, hope this blog finds you well, I know I haven’t been very active on it much. You’d think I’d be able to during this quarantine, but like I said above, there is so much to do, and my blog isn’t exactly at the top of my priority list. I am going to try to get better with it though!
Happy Quarantine! We can and we will get through this! Together! Make all the memories you can during this time, with your family!
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