1. Treat yourself!
You deserve to look your best. Make a resolution to remember to turn on the “touch up my appearance” setting for your Zoom meetings, and use a background that will hide your disastrously messy “home office.”
2. Express gratitude for the things in life that are truly miraculous
Like ABC Mouse, which allows you to give your child the tablet and not feel guilty.
3. Don’t be afraid to follow that new career path
Go ahead and get that substitute teaching license. You must have your student teaching hours fulfilled by now!
4. Remember to enjoy the little things in life
Get yourself some Tide Unstoppables so your Friday sweatpants can smell like your Tuesday sweatpants.
5. Be considerate of others in your family
There are limits to what body spray and dry shampoo can do.
6. Brighten up your doom scrolling by joining some meme groups on Facebook
Some of the best ones highlight movies from our youth that might have bombed at the box office but have now become cult classics. I recommend The Emperor’s New Groove Llamaposting, Memehotep’s Mummy Memes, and The Road to El Dorado Goldposting. Remember, you can fill your feed with positive and funny images. Make your time at home a quaran-meme!
7. Be firm with your boundaries and be sure to address your needs
Your family are now your co-workers, so you are technically allowed to file HR complaints. In-office romances, however, are encouraged.
8. Don’t take the Christmas decorations down
In fact, put up all the other holiday decorations: Easter, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July — the works. When time has no meaning, every day is a celebration!
9. Declutter those closets
Take all of the business casual clothes to the nearest donation box to make room for what you really need — a wider variety of sweatpants, slippers, and Snuggies.
10. Give yourself grace
In all seriousness, I know we could all really go for some precedented times right now, but if we’re going to make it through all this long term, we must practice radical forgiveness of ourselves and the people we live with. Remember, if Britney Spears can get through 2007, you can get through this. Besides, it’s time to celebrate: 2020 is OVER!
