I am writing this on April 22^nd. This is the part of the stay at home orders where our hair is grown out, any attempt at a normal schedule has been thrown out and anything that was fun or unique has long since lost its charm. And we are still required to stay at home.

People are starting to get irritable with each other. Tempers are flaring. People are getting bored. Perhaps feeling trapped. And tempers are flaring. This is when it becomes even more of a challenge.

 Whomever that you are quarantined with are probably the people that you love the most, the people that truly mean the most to you. And yet, quite possibly at this point, they are the people that you would like the most to not see, for at least a while.

All of this is normal. You do not need to beat yourself up for feeling this way. Take a deep breath. And another. Remember why you love these people. Now, time to get creative. What can you do that would be fun while you are still needing to stay at home? Something that you have not done a million times already. The internet is filled with ideas-many of them are family appropriate. Do something different. Do something that engages your mind. Go outside. Have a water balloon fight. Do a sing-a-long. But whatever you do, focus on the positive. There are many good things happening and many, many good people. Focus on that.

               And remember, this too shall pass.