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thoughts from a drama queen in an iso box: day seven (the end)

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hello world. and thus we have come to the end of my time in iso. when i started this little project, i felt like the title of ‘thoughts from a drama queen in an iso box’ was fitting for a few reasons. whilst i don’t think anyone can truly ‘prepare’ for having covid or being in isolation, i did believe that my feelings of being underprepared and slightly terrified were textbook drama queen tendencies. but i was afraid. although my symptoms were mild, i was afraid they would get worse and i wouldn’t be able to take care of it. although i was able to lock myself away in my bedroom and use my own bathroom, i was very afraid of infecting my parents with something that could be much worse for them than just my symptoms. although i would say i am good at keeping myself busy, i was afraid i wasn’t going to be mentally strong enough to get through the week without a serious breakdown. on the surface it might have read as dramatic nonsense and i respect that, but that was legitimately how i fe
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thoughts from a drama queen in an iso box: day six

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  hello world. today has not been a day full of energy. therefore i have not had a lot of motivation to do much of anything interesting or useful. i am still rocking a bit of a cough and there is gunk still present in my head, but thankfully nothing new has presented itself. in not having much oomph today, there also isn’t much of a preamble to the highlights of today. so today was monday july eleventh and whilst in iso i did/thought the following: slept in until two o’clock pm. through trying to outrun multiple different nightmares that did not make me feel well rested and not needing to be anywhere in a hurry today – for obvious reasons… - i just kept rolling over and hitting snooze. that reminded me of early lockdown days in 2020 where i wasn’t employed at the time and could sleep in until early afternoon. it feels great in the moment, but also throws the entire vibe of the day off so that could have explained my general lack of oomph… caught up with episodes of the latest m
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Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia
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thoughts from a drama queen in an iso box: day five

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  hello world. today was very odd, mainly because my energy levels went up and down like a see-saw. i decided that today was going to be a ‘no stream’ day, meaning i wasn’t going to watch anything on netflix, disney+, prime video or any of other ones i can't be bothered naming. i thought i was getting square eyes from watching so much binge television, so i thought i would get my square eyes (and also enjoyment) from other places for my sunday. having said that, i did go through periods where i felt like i had no energy and even took a little siesta after lunch. i am experiencing the corona ‘drain’ (as i am calling it) whilst still feeling sinusy in the head. who knew there was still gunk left inside my head to cough/sneeze out?! also glad to report i still have a sense of smell and taste, so i am hesitantly calling my experience with ms ‘rona as very mild – an outcome i am incredibly grateful for. in other news, today was sunday july tenth and whilst in iso i did/thought th
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thoughts from a drama queen in an iso box - day four

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  hello world. the fatigue is real people, and the ounce of novelty this situation possessed has officially worn off. i am still tired, my nose is still full of gunk, that pesky cough is making itself known and i can now add a frustrating headache to the ‘spicy flu’ soup clogging up my insides. i did feel okay enough to change into some real clothes and bypass a third consecutive pyjama day. i think i need to make a conscious effort at the back end of this iso thing to get back into the routine of looking presentable as opposed to an extension of my bedsheets; it helps with my mood and tricks my brain into thinking i have accomplished something that day. so before i succumb to sleep for the evening, today was saturday july ninth and whilst in iso i did/thought the following: cleaned up (a little)! i usually exist in what i would call a room of organised chaos, and i had let that chaos grow to become out of control since i came down with covid. for a room i have spent four straigh
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thoughts from a drama queen in an iso box: day three

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hello world. today is day three and i feel pretty blah. still got your standard sinus infection symptoms, but the death rattle of a cough and the exhausted-ness that everyone has talked about has finally made its presence known. i am not a fan. with that being said, today was friday july eighth and whilst in iso i did/thought the following: did not binge watch a show. the tired part of me didn’t feel like jumping into something so i took a five hour afternoon nap instead and listened to podcasts all morning. i personally love podcasts from the try guys universe – the trypod, you can sit with us and guilty pleasures, mainly because i am never 100% sure what i am going to hear. the way they can go from silly and fun banter to serious discourse about important life topics is a skill i think everyone who is involved in those shows has mastered and they just feel like a bunch of friends talking and laughing that i can creepily eavesdrop on whilst drinking my coffee. if ya like weird s
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thoughts from a drama queen in an iso box: day two

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hello world. so it is day two and i feel slightly more comfortable living within the confines of my bedroom and bathroom. physically i am feeling okay, none of the hardcore lethargy or sore throat bits have said hello (yet) and the ‘spicy flu’ as one of my lovely co-workers calls it still feels like a standard cold/sinus infection. mentally i think i felt better about things today. i have quickly settled into a good food routine so i still get my three cups of coffee a day (not even corona can stop caffeine running through my blood!) but don’t have to step foot in (and thus contaminate) a communal kitchen space. i do little bits and pieces in the morning, then settle into the bigger project/goal in the afternoon with the chosen binge watch tv season. today was thursday july seventh and whilst in iso, i did/thought the following: washed my hair! whatever form of self-care i can get my hands on right now, i am going to do it and it felt so good to get the grease out of my semi pu
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thoughts from a drama queen in an iso box: day one

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hello world. so the almighty ms corona finally got me. i had been saying since the beginning of the year that i was super lucky i hadn’t met covid yet, and today i ran out of lives. truth be told, when i saw those two red lines on the rat, my heart sank and i was suddenly very scared. i was scared of the places i’d been and the people i might have infected without even knowing it. the world has been in this pandemic for over two years, yet i still felt ridiculously underprepared to have the thing we’ve all been talking about. i thought i would be okay with being on my own in my bedroom for a week. but it is day one and i am dangerously close to being over this. whilst checking my privilege that i am able to be in iso in a safe place surrounded by all my creature comforts, i am also very nervous for how this is making me feel. today was day one; and i felt scared, lethargic and sad. so this is me trying to put all the brain soup i am feeling and will feel being in my iso box into
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