Lately I've been (May 2020)

Hi! The month's going to come to an end pretty soon, and we're about to enter Phase 1 following the end of the circuit breaker. 

Spending the past month quarantined at home has certainly been hard, but at least I managed to do a bunch of stuff, like start this blog and water my plant.

This is Gabby, my guava plant.

Anyway, here are some of the other things I've been doing.

Lately I've been...

Eating: 

A lot of cabbage. I have no idea why, but I think I ate cabbage with about half my lunches the past month. The other times, I ate mostly green beans or some other vegetables with chicken or fish. 

Shrimp, green beans, and carrot fries!

Smoothies have been my go-to breakfast for a long time, and this hasn't changed much. Nevertheless, I have been trying out various oat-based meals, like homemade granola and overnight oats.

Drinking: 

Water. Yes, I have boring drink tastes. However, I have been drinking a lot of sparkling water. I know quite a few people who've compared it to TV static, but I just LOVE sparkling water. (I've been pushing my parents to buy me a SodaStream but oh well).

Reading:

I've definitely been reading a lot of books this month, mostly on my Kindle, as the libraries are closed (cries internally). 

Check out my other post about the books I read this month.

Enjoying:

My morning runs and walks. I love waking up early and going to the park before the sun rises. It's so calming and such a great way to get some steps in.

The park is so peaceful in the early morning!

Hating:

Not moving. I'm a very active person, and staying at home is driving me crazy. I miss the movement associated with school and going to school and moving between classes...sitting in front of my laptop the entire day is NOT FUN.

Studying:

Way too much. It's almost the end of IB year 1, and all of our IA and EE drafts are due soon. It makes me very sad.

Learning:

Yeah, I know I'm still a student, so I technically learn stuff every day. I did enroll in an online biochemistry course last month, though, and I've almost completed it. Yay! (Nerd alert)

Wearing:

Pajamas. The best part about staying at home is getting to wear whatever you want, hands down. Sitting down for school in loungewear is fantastic.

I have been using a lot of sweatshirts and running pants during my morning runs and walks, these are probably the only reasons I change my clothes at all. 

Worrying:

About the future. We're going to have to apply to college soon, which is pretty stressful. University is scary.

Final thoughts

So that's basically how I spent most of my month. While I would like to say it would have been a lot more interesting had we not been on lockdown, I'm not entirely sure about that.

What have you been doing this month? If you have anything fun to share, feel free to leave a message in the comments! (Boring anecdotes are also acceptable, I'll probably relate to these more).