It has officially been (over) two weeks since we arrived in Los Angeles! Normally, I’d be writing a blog post about how my family is already starting to drive me a little bonkers, but this two-week mark is important because we are finally out of quarantine! In order to ensure the safety of our family and the people around us, Dylan and I quarantined ourselves for two weeks. This would have given us enough time between leaving Chicago and coming to Los Angeles to see if we had COVID-19. Luckily, neither of us had any symptoms and therefore did not contract COVID while we were in Chicago! I have to admit, I wasn’t *too* worried about us getting sick because we had been so careful, but there’s always a chance that you’re going to slip up or come into contact with someone without realizing it.
Going into it, I thought we were going to be miserable during quarantine. Staying in one place for two weeks, no thank you! It sounds horrible...but we truly didn’t notice. What was helpful about our quarantine situation is that we had the ability to go into a backyard and hang out outside. In Chicago, we lived in a small studio apartment with no access to grass or a private area to sit. At my parents’ house, there are plenty of chairs outside, a pool to go swimming in, and more room than our studio. In comparison to our studio, this is great! Of course, not everyone upgrades to more space and a pool, so I recognize that we were fortunate...but it was also nice not having to go out into the world for a second. If I’m being honest with myself, most of my anxiety around COVID-19 came from how much we were outside in fairly densely populated areas. While we only made the necessary trips for food and went outside to go for walks or runs (which is important to do!), the streets and stores were crowded enough that I was often scared of someone getting too close. Getting to be out into the world is exciting, but we still only go out to help the household with grocery shopping and other necessary errands (post office, etc.). That being said, I hate going out. People are doing well (as far as I’ve seen) with standing in line and waiting but when it comes to going into the establishments, there is little to no “bubble awareness.” If I could, I’d probably go shopping in one of those big human bubbles that you can take out in the ocean--but, alas, that would be difficult to deal with. All this to say that we’re healthy, settling in, and are now able to help out a lot more! Stay safe, ya’ll! ~E
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