INSIGHT Magazine Special Home Edition April 2020 | Page 28

STAYING HEALTHY Self-Care through COVID-19 by Karla Eden F our weeks ago, I spent the weekend in Atlanta at the annual Brunch Festival with my friends and thousands of others. We shared Uber and Lyft rides, checked out the local hot spots, and enjoyed our time socializing. The following weekend, I hosted an event with hundreds of locals crowding into small areas and all in fairly close proximity to one another. We didn’t think much about COVID-19 then. The following week, schools began closing their doors, businesses began taking extra precautions, stores couldn’t keep essential food items, cleaning products, and toilet paper on the shelves. I immediately began social distancing for myself and my family. I 29 made a shopping list based off a two week menu and shopped for only the items we needed. I began working from home more and frequented the office less. My husband works in a healthcare facility and we needed to be safe ourselves to do our part in keeping his residents healthy as well. This evening our Governor issued a statewide Stay At Home order. We are to stay at home aside from traveling to and from work if you are an essential employee, grocery and pharmacy pickup, or to provide care for a person(s) unable to do for his or herself. I was prepared for this. I’ve been expecting it for several days, but as I scrolled through social media I am reminded that not April 2020 – Special Home Edition INSIGHT