When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is put on my Apple Watch. It helps me stay on top of my daily fitness/movement goals, gives me a heads up about texts and emails in the event something urgent pops up and has basically become a wearable link to my digital world.
I started prepping for corona a few weeks ago, including putting my Pilates membership and tennis clinics on hold. Although I usually meet my move and exercise goals seven days a week, it’s become harder and harder—and constant reminders from my watch like “You can still do it!” and “You’re usually farther along with your rings” started to make me feel like shit.
At the same time, the volume of emails and notifications (other than CNN) has dropped off significantly. Add in the fact that we’re all basically homebound, I’m likely in front of my computer so I don’t really need a wrist-notification for anything. So with that, my Apple Watch is going to be on its charger for a while.
This is only Day 3, and aside from less dependence on my watch, I’ve already noticed a major positive shift in my family dynamic (and I know I’m not the only one). Sure, there have been some arguments about school work and social-distancing limitations, but on the bright side, I feel like we’re actually living together more than ever (beyond literally being under the same roof 24 hours a day). Home used to be a pit-stop between waking up and school, school and sports, and maybe if we were lucky we’d actually sit down for dinner together. (No one ever eats alone, but I’m using cooking, cleaning up or doing random tasks while my son eats.)
Suddenly we’re having breakfast, lunch and dinner together. My son and I will go for a bike ride, my husband and son will go practice lacrosse. We’ll all take a walk with the dog. EVERY DAY.
The world is changing before our very eyes—and will continue to over the coming days, weeks and months. Although we don’t know what’s in store, it’s not ALL bad—and I’m more grateful for the “right now” than ever.
