I'm home, and somehow the catching-up has only gotten more intense. Three things have piled up: lab reports, a big school assignment, and papers. The lab reports and big assignment are school tasks; the papers are orders I took on.
The Papers
The second batch of papers—six orders—is finished too. I handed them in that afternoon. I'll almost certainly have to go back and tweak some formatting later.
School
The big school assignment and this year's lab reports have me somewhere between laughing and crying. Last weekend I was still at school, and then two days ago, before I quite knew what was happening, I was home. On the day I got back I had planned to start writing first, but I decided against it—I was too tired—and went to bed early instead, haha.
At home my schedule has actually stayed pretty good. I go to bed early, unlike at school, where I sleep so late.
The Pandemic
I've been really happy from yesterday through today. The pandemic restrictions have now been fully lifted; the country has basically stopped enforcing it, though some places still have controls. Lots of people posted about it on Douyin, Kuaishou, and WeChat Moments. I found several pictures today too, all from our area. I even got a haircut at noon, which made me pretty happy. I think when my partner comes back this time, it will be much easier—nothing is being checked anymore.
Still, when I go out from now on, I'll try to keep a mask on as much as possible.
December 2019 to December 2022—exactly three years. But it's over. Happy!
