Quarantine thoughts you won’t want to zoom through

by Gabriella Couloubaritsis

It took me a global pandemic to…
“sleep a full 8 hours” -Jennifer Ruffin (11) and Hallie Anderson (11), separately
“dye my hair hot pink” -Blaise Burbank (12)
“walk my dog everyday” -Ella Belvin (12)
“use PowerSchool.” -Mr. Soun
“exercise regularly” -Phoebe Lusk-Hussong (12)
“actually exercise” -Georgia Carls (9)
“learn how to turn on my TV” -Ria Patel (11)
“finally repaint an ugly piece of furniture and hang pictures in my bedroom! Now I do not want to leave my bed!” -Mme Bell 
“realize pants are a social construct” -Claire Lee (12)
“learn how to cook” -Eesha Gudiseva (12) and Dr. Ray, separately
“complete a full-blown grocery trip in under 15 minutes while holding my breath” - Mrs. Herr 

Other Quarantine Thoughts

“We are about 3 weeks away from knowing everyone’s true hair color.” -Ella Belvin (12)

“There is a new game
Allergies or corona
I need Claritin” - Haiku by Eesha Gudiseva (12)

“When my kids want to stay home from school “sick” I’ll tell them I still had to do school in a global pandemic.” -Phoebe Jenkins (9)

My mom: “I’m sick of this house being messy” 
Me: “I’m sick of this house” - Caroline West (10)