Hola. Bonjour. Olá. Hello.
This quarantine thing, giiiiiirrrl, it can really get to your head if you don’t take control of your mind. Every morning, I have to hype myself up and tell myself I get to make the most of today, because as of right now, I am in great health and so is my family. And I thank God for that with all sincerity.
Quarantine hasn’t been easy, and it’s not getting much better. It’s ok once I get up and it’s a beautiful day. I’ll do a floor workout and go walk outside for an hour or more around the neighborhood. But sometimes, all I want to do is roll over and go back to sleep and see whenever I wake up next. During this pandemic, it’s easy to do. After losing my routine, and having nothing to do as the new routine, it’s far too easy to get stuck in the Netflix trap.
I have to admit. I started falling into it. I had to jump out before I got buried alive. I’m so thankful that I’m in Kentucky, and that Spring comes much sooner to Louisville than Bellingham (WA). We’ve already had several days of temperatures over 70 degrees. I even got my first sunburn of the season!
Yes, I know, sunburns are bad, sunscreen, good. We don’t want melanoma.
But then it hit me, people will either come out of this 10x stronger, or pick up where they left off, maybe even a few steps behind. I’m so grateful that I have wonderful, strong female friends, and a solid rock for a mom (especially her) who I can always count on to push me to be the best version of myself.
I’ve tapped into my competitive side, and that’s how I get stuff done these days. I want to compete with those that are coming out of this pandemic smarter, stronger, and harder working. I want to train myself to see opportunity when the world sees despair. I want to be in the winner’s circle. Selfish as it may sound, but it gives me a feeling of anxiety knowing I’m not doing something. It must be those years of working in bars and restaurants, managers always saying “if you have time to lean, you have time to clean.” Hence, I either sit still to relax, or I get crippling anxiety of not doing anything sitting down. There’s really no in between.
So, if I have to spend my days bouncing between my bed and the couch, I might as well learn a couple of things. First, I’ve signed up and am about 25% complete in my real estate course. I’ve decided I’m going to be a real estate agent, like my mama. Of course, I’m my own person and no matter how much I take after her, I still kinda do things my own way. Why did I sign up to study for my real estate license, instead of searching for a job to utilize my degree? Well, I found myself scanning specialized websites for horse properties; it didn’t matter if they were in Kentucky, somewhere else in the United States, or abroad, I wanted to look at every single one. I also enjoy casually searching homes on Zillow, just to see what the dollar can buy right now. Then I put two and two together, per say. I enjoy searching properties for sale, I love visualizing potential in real estate, and I not only need a job, but I want a career. These quarantine days have also shown me how much I love working with people and social interaction. So, it really seems like the perfect union of my passions and life interests; horses, property, and people.
Oh yeah, I also downloaded an app to learn French. Arabic is next. I’m determined to not only be a successful realtor, but an internationally successful horsewoman. Language is the key to the world, and I want to been proficient gypsy. Not a professional horse trainer by any means. Four years of IHSA (Interscholastic Horse Show Association) competition has rally brought me down 10 notches. I’m not a great show-woman, and I’m really not a natural horsemanship rider. But gosh darn it, I love horses more than life itself. So whether or not I’m the one showing them, I will love each and every horse I am blessed to acquire in this lifetime, and just enjoy them for being what they are: the most magical creatures on earth.
Ta-ta for now!