Positivity during quarantine

Welcome back to Over The Ranger-bow! Hi, I’m Lottie. I am writing today's blog post about what quarantine is like for me.

Almost a month into quarantine in the UK a routine has been set as many people have recommended, being self critical I would not say my routine is perfect and as productive as others think it should be but it's as good as it could get for a teenage professional procrastinator.

Seeing as this blog is to bring some positivity, I will look on the bright side of life right now. This tricky time has restored my faith in the community and humanity that sometimes you need when you have grown up in a politically turbulent time as I have. Also, I have felt more connected to people I didn't usually see on a regular basis because I have taken this free time to catch up with them. Another positive for me right now is our online Ranger meetings, (obviously!).Before lockdown it was only possible for our meetings to happen once every two weeks but now I get to see my lovely people every week, our meetings are a very nice way to break up the week and to focus on something productive like our different badges and to be able to have a nice chat.

I would recommend that you think of the positives and the new opportunities that this brings to you as well, still consider the bad things or negatives but to change those bad things or find the silver lining not dwell on them.

A message I would like to tell you is: this time is stressful already, so don't add to that by beating yourself up about not doing the things that you didn’t have time to do before lockdown, its okay just to focus on small goals if the goals of writing a novel or learning a language feel to big right now. Just take it easy and stay safe.

Thank you for reading, I hope this added some positivity to your day.