Hi all! It's actually been a while since I last wrote something. I have been so caught up with school and work that I haven't even gotten the right amount of sleep. But now that I am here, I have a crucial topic to discuss, so let's dive right into it!
First of all, I hope you guys are all doing well and getting enough rest. The latter part of this question is essential because, personally, I have noticed that I'm overworking myself. While we are in this age of corona, yes, we are home all the time, but now there are fewer ways to make boundaries between work and play. In my case, it's work and school and a little sleep. I find myself waking up at seven every morning and then not ending my days till 12 or later because some of the school work is just due during weekdays. Being a stem major, I don't have any papers to write but many assignments that are not necessarily long. They still require critical and logical thinking, which can takes hours.
An excellent example of this is my Algorithms class last homework. My professor gave us one question to solve over a week, and man, it took like 24 hours over the whole week. Of course, those 24 hours were spread throughout the week, but it took forever, honestly. But speaking of challenges, let me tell you more about this newly discovered problem I'm facing.
So, I got a new job. Yay! Now I'm officially working and schooling from home. I work and study out of my bedroom as I live in a shared space. Some of these days, my school work gets so stressful that I get super anxious. Because of this, I don't want to stay in my room. There is all this negative energy and stress built up in my room. I eventually have to take a walk and work out of my living room. There have been days when I don't want to sleep in my bedroom. I can correlate this with the example of walking into a classroom the day of the test and getting stressed out. This "non-separation" of work and play really gets me some time. I have even gone to the extent of looking up curtains or dividers in my room to separate my places. It's a bit too much work, so I'm going to pass on it for now.
One thing I added to my collection is two more journals. They are fun journals. They are therapeutic, and they ask me questions that I have never asked myself before. They help me get to know myself better and better every day. This allows me to alter my lifestyle according to my personality. I am also very proud of myself for uninstalling Facebook and Instagram apps. I am only really using Snapchat to stay in touch with my friends and news. I have definitely seen improvement in my behavior and stress levels. I love it. So, I encourage you to feed your needs in this vulnerable time and try to stay home as much as possible. Who knew Gen Z would go through an epidemic that would make us homebound for more than a year. Honestly, can't wait to fly again and go to a beach or maybe just take an outside vacation. I haven't seen my friend from PA for more than two years now!! I miss my vacation bestie.
What's the first thing you are going to do once Corona is over?
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