House Journal Entry _ Grace Herman

March 23rd, 2020
What’s happening in your life right now?
As the coronavirus spreads across the world everything in my life has been shut down and pushed online. School is canceled and classes are online. Prom has been canceled. My vacation plans are canceled. My parents’ business is struggling. Everything has resulted in chaos.
Coping

What is something you’ve been putting off doing that you now suddenly have time for?
I suddenly have time to work on my extended essay. I’ve been putting this off for this whole school year and now I finally have time to work on it, and maybe even finish it.

What shows/movies have been helping you cope during this time?
I’ve been watching fantasy movies. So far the favorite was a Harry Potter movie. Fantasy ones pull me out of the regular world which is super helpful to cope with this time.

What is one small thing you are doing to bring a little joy or comfort into your day?
One small thing I am doing to bring a little joy or comfort into my day is I FaceTime Julie and Cata at 1 pm every day.

Work

How do you stay focused when studying from home?
I stick to a schedule and try to stay off my phone to stay focused.

What is the most hilarious thing you’ve seen that distracted you from studying? Tell me about it or link it here. Why was it funny to you?
The most hilarious thing I’ve seen that’s distracted me from working was probably a TikTok where they used a filter that made their heads big. It was funny because it was so ridiculous then I recreated it and it made me laugh.

If you had a mantra right now, what would it be? Why?
This will end, and we will come out stronger. This gives me hope because I’m finding it hard to visualize the end of the tunnel and it seems to be getting further and further away from every day so stopping and telling myself this gives me an ounce of hope.

Connection

Who do you see most now?
I see my family the most now.

What is the most annoying thing about that person/people?
The most annoying thing about my family is probably how much everyone likes to talk about the coronavirus right now. I wish we could act like everything was normal and talk about something different for once.

What do you love about being stuck with that person/people?
They make good food and make me laugh.

Thank you for reading,
Grace