COVID-19 Lockdown Week 6 | The Big White Farmhouse

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SIXTH WEEK OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

Week six.

Every morning when I wake up, I have to intentionally stop and think about what day it is. Once this week, I was convinced it was Monday for about three hours before…uhh nope, Monday was yesterday and today is acutally Tuesday. Who does this? I’m completely losing it.

We learned that despite public school children having their standardized testing cancelled for the year, homeschooled kids won’t be that lucky. It’s a bummer because we were really hoping for a year off. Oh well. I ordered the materials for the week of May 4th to correspond with the end of our schoolwork. If all goes to plan, we’re on track to start our summer break on May 11. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t counting down the days until then along with the kids!

I read an article from the New York Times called “What Will Our New Normal Feel Like? Hints Are Beginning to Emerge” and this was interesting:

Research on the effects of epidemics and sieges, along with the emerging body of knowledge about the coronavirus, hint at what the coming months may look like. Our ability to focus, to feel comfortable around others, even to think more than a few days into the future, may diminish — with lasting consequences. But we may also feel the tug of a survival instinct that can activate during periods of widespread peril: a desire to cope by looking out for one’s neighbors.

“We are incredibly capable to adapt to any kind of situation,” said Bozovic, now a professor of photography in Montreal. “No matter how bad it is, you adapt. You live your life as best you can.”