In the past couple of months, my lifestyle has greatly changed. My schedule no longer consists of waking up at 6 A.M. and getting ready to go to school. I used to spend most of my day at school and then spent many late nights studying. My schedule is no longer a schedule anymore. Everyday feels the same, I wake up, keep myself busy, and then go to sleep again. The cycle feels endless. I’ve gotten used to it, but it’s an unhealthy cycle. My sleep schedule is unhealthy. I sleep late and I wake up late. I often find myself oversleeping. My tasks usually only consist of homework and chores, things I don’t usually look forward to doing.

In the beginning, I wasn’t too excited about going into quarantine because I didn’t want to be away from my friends. Even though we’re unable to communicate face to face, this quarantine has brought my friends and I closer. I’m able to communicate with my friends using FaceTime and social media on a daily basis. Since we’re not able to physically go out and communicate, I look forward to being able to chat online. I’ve also been using this time to connect with my family. Before quarantine, my family and I were always busy with school and work, so we didn’t have a lot of time to spend time together.

These past two months have unexpectedly gone by fairly quick. I’ve been using this quarantine to spend much needed time with my family. This pandemic has shaped our current world to be somewhat negative lately, so it’s important to remember be grateful and appreciative of the present.