Here’s an understatement: Quarantining is not fun. For those of us who regularly experience FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), it’s a nightmare. I am definitely one of those people scared of not being there when something happens.
Yet, when my COVID-19 test came back positive this week, I knew I had to be the responsible citizen I wish whoever gave it to me was. I have ordered groceries for the first time and come to rely on friends for the necessities, also known as wine and coffee. I checked, and our society has not yet developed to the point of a rapid alcohol delivery service. But still, for most of this week, I’ve been symptomatic enough not to want to drink or eat anything; my taste buds still elude me.
Quarantining is vital, and as someone who’s in it, let me explain why this half-chosen captivity is imperative: None of my friends have gotten COVID-19from me. My roommates are still negative, and I wear my mask outside of my room. My parents, who are the main caretakers of my grandparents, are both negative. I am not sure how long I have been positive; where I work plenty of people come in and very few make an honest attempt at wearing a mask. I could have been infected by anyone. Sorry contact tracers – I’m not much help.
Getting COVID-19 is unfortunate and the symptoms are tiresome.
Yet, getting COVID-19 is an opportunity. While I am of course the opposite of thrilled by my contraction of the latest in vogue pandemic, I am also facing the chance to be the kind of COVID-19-Positive person I want everyone else to be. I stay at home and have been watching a lot of movies. I wipe down surfaces after I touch them – well, I try and remember to. I called out of work and put on my sweatpants. I am saving the world by watching movies and going braless!
Having COVID-19 is not the spooky Halloween of my dreams. Last year, I went to a concert in Greenville. This year, movies alone in a witch’s hat.
You too can be a good neighbor by staying home and watching movies. If you’re positive for COVID-19 like me, save the world. Stay home.
