It’s okay not to be your most productive during a global pandemic. It’s also okay to use “work” as a coping tool, to throw yourself passionately into whatever project you are currently working on. If you are anything like me, it’s even okay to sway between complete efficiency one day and getting absolutely nothing done the next.
It’s okay to feel like working from home with small children isn’t quite what you expected it to be. Its also okay to not be enjoying the extra family time and to be craving some alone time.
I am sure there are also some people who love this new temporary normal and that's okay too. There are some benefits, no commute time, no need for closed in shoes, you can wear your favourite pub crawl t-shirt to work meetings. You might even find you have more time to do all those projects that have been waiting on the "one day" list.
These are extraordinary times and a lot of the things aren’t going to be the same as they are in “normal” times and that’s okay. There isn't a right way to act or feel, its about doing what works, what gets you through to the other side of this experience.
The biggest most important okay? Is are you okay, are your friends, family and neighbours okay?
R U Ok? www.ruok.org.au is an Australian website that has some fantastic resources on how to help the people in your life and how to recognize the signs that someone might not be okay. This is even more important right now when everyone is physically distancing and we need to find other ways to connect.