Covid-19 has essentially turned my world upside down. My mother closed our family restaurant because the sales after the NC governor required restaurants only be open for take-out and drive-thru were not enough to sustain the cost of staying open. This was a bittersweet moment in my life for quite honestly I was exhausted throughout high school from waking up at 5 am to work mornings and contributing on weekends and after school which continued in the same pattern over my extended spring break. Aside from my mother closing, my father, the sole provider of my home, has lost many hours at his job leaving me to look for any kind of work in an attempt to subsidize household bills. The almost complete loss of income has put intense stress on my family which has left us fighting over little, unimportant things.
On top of monetary stress, my grandmother has a horribly compromised immune system and her and my grandfather refuse to stay in their apartment and in turn spend time running errands and exposing themselves. Also, online classes are kind of horrible and I’ve spent the last week trying to organize all of my assignments in order to make sure I can complete them all. It has gotten to the point that I have seen pretty much every movie on every streaming platform known to man. My household is almost never calm but I have started painting again in an attempt at relaxation.
On the bright side of everything happening I was accepted into the nursing school. This has pushed me to do better in classes in order to maintain my position and hold my acceptance. I also, get to spend a lot of time with my family, which I don’t normally get to do. I am offered the opportunity to spend most of the day with my large collection of animals. Another positive is that I can go to online classes without leaving my house or even my bed – which can be viewed as a good thing. The cherry on top which sounds pretty sappy is that my boyfriend can be quarantined with me during this time and act as a buffer between me and my family.
jill and micro 