Tag: mental illness

[Is This Normal Yet?]

Are you starting to normalize?

I am.

Sorta.

But first the news:

• Dutch coronavirus death toll rises by 26, experts dash gym reopening hopes
• MAYORS WON’T DEPLOY EXTRA ENFORCEMENT WHEN TERRACES REOPEN
• 20 children in the Netherlands contract illness thought to be linked to COVID-19

There are all kinds of signs that my brain is starting to chill the fuck out but also all kinds of signs that there’s a long way to go.

Continue reading “Dutch Lock Down Day Seventy Two”

I do solemnly swear that when we hit the one hundred day mark, I’ll switch back over to informative titles.

Maybe.

We’ll see.

WHEN.

Not IF.

But first the news:

• Dutch Covid-19 death toll rises by 21, just 5% of tests are positive
• DUTCH PM UNVEILS RELAXED CORONAVIRUS MEASURES THROUGH JUNE 15
• Why we need trust more than fear, especially right now

Also, if you’d like to see the snarkiest most #AWESOME english interpretation of the latest Dutch Press Conference, check out:

We're getting ready for live tweeting the press conference tonight. You can watch at 19:00 on the NOS. https://t.co/HsJ0qJjSbf pic.twitter.com/luI8jBrFNv

— DutchNews.NL (@DutchNewsNL) May 19, 2020

Continue reading “Dutch Lock Down Day Sixty Five”

I’m actually doing pretty well right now.

All things considered.

My theme songs are more along the lines of Justin Timberlake’s Can’t Stop The Feeling and Katy Perry’s Roar rather than Ceelo Green’s F**k You or Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy.

Not that those songs aren’t totally still my jam.

But they’re not Who I Am Right Now if that makes sense.

I’m doing okay.

But first the news:

• Easing the Dutch coronavirus rules: what the experts say
• RIVM Reveals 63 More COVID-19 Deaths, Including 17 on Friday
• Places to go in the Netherlands once quarantine has finished

I’ve got this walk that’s about five to six thousand steps, depending on my stroll and small detours and yesterday I decided to kick it up a notch and add another loop to it that adds one to two thousand steps.

It felt great!

Until today.

Continue reading “Dutch Lock Down Day Fifty Five”

This morning I woke up with digestion issues and went straight back to bed.

No guilt.

Sure, there really shouldn’t be any guilt with going back to bed in the morning due to depression or darkness or what not.

#DamnIt

But first the news:

• RIVM experts say no exit strategy has been decided on yet
• Make Face Masks Mandatory on Public Transport, Urgest Advisory Group
• The history of Liberation Day in the Netherlands

I slept until one ish and felt much better.

And then a friend pointed out that she’s having a great morning as well, so company really does love misery.

Continue reading “Dutch Lock Down Day Forty Eight”