For Some Moms, Writing is the Best Self-Care During the Pandemic - Parents.com
Right now—in the middle of a pandemic, in the midst of a global uprising for racial justice, in home lives that feel chaotic and overwhelming—space feels like a luxury.
Space means being alone. Anywhere. In the shower. On the toilet. In the car on the way to the grocery store. Anywhere we can be where the people from our own household are not.
But as we dig deeper into that idea of the space that we crave, it's not just the physical space we want. It goes well beyond just being by ourselves. We need a room of our own. We need to find solace in a moment's peace, away from the jumble of logistics running through our heads. Away from that ever-building cloud of worry about all the things we need to do for work, while also managing our kids' virtual learning and feeling increasingly saddened and worried by the state of our world.