Things had been getting pretty bad in April and May, so I made some adjustments for June.

I took a big step away from social media this month. I took some time completely away from all socials for a weekend, and then really limited the amount of time I visited my go to social sites. Right now, I visit each of my socials once per day. It’s really helped to not have the constant exposure to all of the negativity and craziness. I’m still keeping myself informed, but not doom scrolling.

This has allowed me to focus a little more on myself and self-care. My space is clean, I’m sleeping better and am at least putting in some effort every day.

The last piece of the puzzle this month has been future planning. Rather than dwelling on the ugliness that is happening around us and giving up or hiding, I’ve made plans for a year-long project and created my summer reading project. I’m focusing more on the good that is still possible than the horrors that may be coming.

I won’t say that this has been a perfect month, because it absolutely has not. There have been moments of fury and fear, but I have been trying to channel that into more positive action. But I’m not in a spiral, I feel pretty evened out in my emotions, and I’m entertaining the idea of real happiness in the future, so things are mostly good inside my head at least.