Today was day 5 in our official "stay home for Nevada" quarantine. There have been some really light moments in the last 5 days but I will be honest, today as I watched our Governor's latest press release conference on Facebook Live I was hit with all kinds of new emotions. Today marked a new day for me as far as seeing the new reality of our world. Haven is aware of the "conoravirus" as she calls it (no matter how much we try to get her to say it correctly) and she has been pretty good about finding activities and staying occupied, but I can feel the inevitable energy shifting towards a complete meltdown. These next few weeks will be pivotal in where we go from here and what life is going to look like in our new present & future. It truly hit me today that our world is shifting and things will be different for a while. I can't imagine what other families are going through, in my short lifetime I have never experienced anything close to what this pandemic looks like. And with the advancement of technology comes both pros and cons, it brings more awareness and communication, but it also brings a heightened, almost hysteria driven panic that fuels the fire. I will say, that through this all, more and more companies, businesses and people are coming together, trying to bring a little normalcy, positivity and prayer to the darkness. I found an amazing musician from Italy who spends each day in quarantine playing music for his neighbors on his balcony, check him out here. Local businesses like gyms and studios are doing live video workouts, our favorite studio is Juicebox Yoga, they have been posting free workouts daily. Picasso and Wine in our town posted a live FB art class, you purchase the kit and go pick it up through their drive through, (how crazy cool is that!?) Or you can just paint from home if you have the supplies. I love that we are becoming adaptable, even through the chaos. It's going to get worse before it gets better, but I was reminded through all this that the thing that will keep us going is holding onto the sweet, the good, the wholesome and pure. Praying for healing, hoping for the best and still believing in the good in the world. I know I'm holding onto my loved ones a little tighter these days and trying to make each moment count.
