The Ups and Downs of Pandemic Fatigue

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  • @dianepopnick5850
    @dianepopnick5850 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Even though I am an introvert the pandemic has caused me to feel angry and depressed. I can relate, Jay!!!I like being out and participating in all sorts of activities. Here in Pennsylvania there are so many restrictions life is so far from normal. Sure hope 2021 is better for everyone!!!!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hang in there Diane! I definitely feel ya

  • @SanBrunoBeacon
    @SanBrunoBeacon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Think of it this way. You aren't lost. You have been found by more than 50,000 people on TH-cam!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That part definitely rules 🥂

  • @erpatitube
    @erpatitube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was thinking this vlog felt different and it wasn’t until minute 6 that I figured out it didn’t have the background music. The natural sounds blended naturally. Thanks for posting as I am sure it helps many people with the same thoughts and feelings.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome, and thanks for watching too 😊

  • @hazelhoyte7668
    @hazelhoyte7668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've cried so much this year, but some of the tears have been for heartwarming stories of people coming together and doing amazing things like Captain Sir Tom Moore or neighbours coming out to clap for the NHS.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🥂 happy for the heartwarming ones

  • @islandwitt1
    @islandwitt1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Jay. You nailed it..... anxiety, anger, frustration. I TRY to hold onto patience. I try to find something positive to do each day to create positive energy and keep the blues at bay. Most days I’m successful, but not always, but I don’t beat myself up about “those” days, I let them be. It’s an honest feeling, in a time and place that justifies far worse, so giving myself a break & just letting it be is okay, for a day. Be as kind to yourself as you are to others. ❤️👍🏻

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's good that you let yourself be and accept those honest feelings. I'm trying to do the same 😊

  • @pumpkinprincess1031
    @pumpkinprincess1031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful, Jay. I’ve been physically sick for almost a month now. This isn’t helping my mental health as I feel so hopeless. It is very difficult to focus on the positive. Health is so under appreciated. Take care.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hang in there Lisa, I hope you get well soon and start to regain that sense of hope along with it

  • @annaburch3200
    @annaburch3200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I feel like 2020 was the year that wasn't. It WAS, but it wasn't. I feel like time was stolen from me. That makes me angry, but then I think about how lucky I am to be healthy and the ones I love are still here and healthy (minus my sweet Molly cat who passed in May, but she was 17 and had nothing to do with Covid - just made the hurt worse). We are burying 2020 in a time capsule in our neighbor's backyard on Thursday evening. We're all going to say something about our experience in 2020 (masked and distanced, of course) and try to symbolically bury this crappy year. Here's to 2021!!! I have no expectations, but I sure as heck hope it's better!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Burying it sounds like the best thing to do with it 😂 But I totally feel you, it's the lost year. Who knows what that means for the future but it can certainly feel frustrating now. Still, I'm grateful for my family's health as well and that COVID hasn't come knocking

  • @kimmielovesparis1
    @kimmielovesparis1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey Jay. Hearing you say it...validates. I’m feeling the same way - my city went into lockdown again right before Christmas - so this meant no gatherings at all...not seeing family or friends, shops and businesses are closed again. It just feels like this is never going to end, but you’re right, it will. It’s been an emotional roller coaster and my anxiety is sometimes paralyzingly. We all have to hang in there, try to focus on the good things, be grateful...we’re doing the best we can.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely an unpleasant roller coaster, but recognizing it as such definitely helps a lot. Hang in there!

  • @apk2039
    @apk2039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Artistically, this was an excellent VLOG...the weather was the music. Let’s all hang in there.👍🏻

    • @erinmh
      @erinmh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      agree!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Paul!

  • @amyspeers8012
    @amyspeers8012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello from Gensac. I have been having ups and downs as well. I am lucky to have a wonderful husband of 28 years to share my life with, but I am SUCH a social creature that I miss popping over to friends’ homes, hosting 37 people at Thanksgiving, hugging my son. Most days I am able to focus on the positive parts of my life and having someone that knows me so well has been super helpful with that. Love the idea of reaching out to others. Maybe it’s the caretaker in me, but that always makes me feel better.
    Take care and don’t freeze or blow away!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Helping others with their burdens is a great way to forget about your own. Hang in there, and hopefully we'll be back to parties and big Thanksgivings in no time 🥂

  • @heidiharrell3994
    @heidiharrell3994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for sharing. It has been a struggle at times. I appreciate your vlogs! Miss & love the church bells! Take care & stay safe

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Heidi!

  • @shelaghjackson9577
    @shelaghjackson9577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I hate wind at home, but somehow I like it in Paris!
    Glad to see you cooking up healthy meals.👍

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy to share some wind and grub!

  • @judyanderson8647
    @judyanderson8647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are lucky you are in France. Texas has been locked down since March. Isolation for over 9 months is tough. The French evidently work together better than we do.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hang in there! Hopefully it's coming to a global conclusion soon.

  • @luciamixon8119
    @luciamixon8119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's tough on introverts and singles. Winter is cold in Europe. I remember when I was very young. My mom would joke we're getting dressed to go to sleep. Many decades ago. We had electric heaters but apparently that wasn't enough in Spain. Being on lockdown for the most part feels like the same day repeating hence your ups and downs. The lesson we didn't ask for is here somewhere.... Love the streets of Paris videos! You're in Paris.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Lucia - and I totally get that, it does feel like getting dressed just in time to go back to bed 😂

  • @always.wondering.wandering
    @always.wondering.wandering 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We have rain today, yeah, finally! It's been so dry here in So. Calif. Hang in there on those dark and dreary days. Your winds sound like the Santa Anna winds we had awhile back. Yes, we need to keep hope alive, hang onto those thoughts for a better tomorrow.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you finally got some rain!

  • @erikat5678
    @erikat5678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Jay! You know strugglie is the new norm! I think everyone has a struggle this year, so you are not alone! And, the Christmas lights and Paris views with you take me to another place, a happy one when I was walking those streets last year! So, thank you for making today a bit less strugglie for all of us! 🤗🥰🎄

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy I can share it with you!

  • @judyt.5702
    @judyt.5702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It is raining in Cali. I understand your feelings. I have been through them too.But the rain is cheering me up. It hasn't rained with this intensity in a long time. The thunder and lightening is amazing.Be well Jay.♥️🌩🌦😊

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You be well too!

  • @geoffh2560
    @geoffh2560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    aargh these YT adverts are really getting to me now! Probably 5 or 6 ads for this video alone - insane.
    But yes - on the covid, everyone I know is really feeling it now so please know Jay that you're not alone in this. Here in the UK there is talk of more normality by March, once the vaccine is rolled-out to the frail and vulnerable folks first - here's hoping.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The youtube ads are the wooooorst!

  • @saulgo_ba8851
    @saulgo_ba8851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That awesome moment when you realize you missed yesterday’s vlog, and now there is another for today. So you get to watch 2 new vlogs in one day!!!!!!!😌😌

  • @Chrisb8s
    @Chrisb8s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the quiet asmr parts of this vlog. My sister gets the vaccine today. I think we just need to realize that the future is going to be forever changed. We were lucky to be able to remember how carefree it used to be. Masks are here for a long time. Travel , well I give it 6 months before we see real travel restrictions lifted. In the meantime I try to find something positive each day and tk the something new. This week I am starting to learn how to paint with water colors. (No work for a week)

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Congrats on the vaccine! I'm happy to know a few who have gotten theirs too. Hang in there and hopefully this summer or fall will be a celebratory one!

  • @californiaglo9666
    @californiaglo9666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings. I live alone and work from home. It is so hard at times. I am normally outgoing and chatty. I usually visit Paris every year. I see how empty the streets are. Hang in there. We are all in this together. I so appreciate your videos.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you - and hang in there. I definitely get it.

  • @songsofallison
    @songsofallison 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really love your thoughtful walk and talk through Paris. You are voicing similar concerns as all of us, no matter where we live. Love your words at the end, about helping others through this time as well. Stay well, Jay, and keep up the creative work! Happy New Year to you and all of us!!!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Allie!

  • @florenceallen1640
    @florenceallen1640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Jay for reminding people to reach out if they are down. It's such a blessing to have someone to just listen, it helps sort things out in your thoughts. I enjoy the quietness of this video, the wind shots were so fabulous. I got my bearings on your walk using landmarks, I love sleuthing out where you are and if I had walked the same streets while there :-)

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy I can share some sleuthing good times 😊

  • @glenncamp733
    @glenncamp733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great audio and video wind and rail. Thanks.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're most welcome!

  • @jimdavis928
    @jimdavis928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think that Paris and France has take a far more positive approach to combating the Covid. Here is Sedalia, MO, we have idiots that refuse to wear mask in stores with the exception of Panera where it is forced or given a mask. But I have not had a boys night out with three of my best buds as we usually would meet each month. No meets after March!!! We do have cities in Missouri where masks are to be worn when walking on city streets and entering any establishment, just not in Sedalia. But I can have a solitary glass of wine or two, watch Ray's VLOG and live streams from Paris sidewalks. And I was in Paris for 4 days in July 2019!!! So, no complaints here!!!

  • @lauriecalery8801
    @lauriecalery8801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey Jay, 2020 sucks. But in the larger picture, we are still kicking and thank God for that 🙏

  • @rachelwyatt9529
    @rachelwyatt9529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Feeling it too Jay. Winter and short daylight time is hard too but at least each day it will stay light a little bit longer as we move towards spring. 2020 has tested us on so many levels. I just got 2 emails from my airline saying 2 more crew members died of covid.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, stay safe!! And yes, the steadily brightening days are a boon and bring some hope 🥰☀️

  • @jacquiheywood3142
    @jacquiheywood3142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Feeling very grateful that I live in New Zealand.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It sounds magical

  • @tobias3651
    @tobias3651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s a tough time for sure! Hang in there man. Just know the vlog brings us something to look forward to watching!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Toby! I'm grateful you're here and watching 🥂

  • @WillowTreePottery
    @WillowTreePottery 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice Video, yes lost and sometimes ticked off at no one in particular , I have a great husband and one of our kids lives at home. I miss my friends. I have mobility issues due to illness and all of the things I need to do take so much planning. I like making art, creating knitted things and cooking but trying to make myself motivated and interested and inspired is "getting old' . I can relate to your weather, we have a foot of snow all around.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish we had some snow! Here's hoping. I'm glad you've got some good activities to keep you engaged, even if it takes some extra work

  • @johncrwarner
    @johncrwarner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yesterday 27 December we, in Bielefeld,
    had high winds
    plus snow, rain and low cloud
    moving furiously across the grey sky.
    Today we have a wonderful day of winter sun
    and I got to go out to shop
    and bought a spelt baguette
    which I am consuming at home now.
    The festive season has been very VERY quiet
    and like a Björk song
    I sometimes want to SCREAM OUT LOUD!
    But with the vaccination programme starting in the EU
    some semblance of "normality" may return

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely worth keeping our hopes up 👍

  • @julieparker8176
    @julieparker8176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoy your daily vlogs and it helps fuel my low level of Paris. We should be there mid-February but it’s not looking like it will be possible. Hopefully we’ll get there before summer!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's hoping this summer is the start of fresh freedoms!

  • @andreawelsh4497
    @andreawelsh4497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Morning Jay. We just have to keep thinking that things are going to get better next year 🤞 oh and we had similar wet and very windy weather on Boxing day and into yesterday here in Northern Ireland.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some windy weather can be a nice change, as long as you don't need to go out in it with light or delicate objects 😆

  • @youngnope4664
    @youngnope4664 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The silence is deafening in this vlog

  • @heatherchambers1609
    @heatherchambers1609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great vlog much truth spoken. For me today is definitely one of those downer days. 🙄. Outside I go for a walk before it rains (!?!) here in Montréal. Get in touch with some friends and family after the walk as I would only growl at the moment 😬😁

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those sound like great ways to cheer up and hang in there. Keep looking after you

  • @Jusher64
    @Jusher64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Although it’s a bit depressing and the holidays were a bust, I’m trying to think what I can do to get through this winter. Scrapbook, read more, learn a new language? Any tips people have on language Aps would be great. I live in CT in the USA so it’s cold, sometimes snowy (16” last week). I’m going to go coo-coo if I don’t do anything but watch more Netflix outside of working and cooking. Thanks for the vlog. I sooo look forward to your vlogs. Makes me feel connected to the rest of the world. 💕😊

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm glad I can help a little with that sense of connection!😊

    • @rubycharlie4555
      @rubycharlie4555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ve been learning French for quite some time on an app called duolingo and I really like it, maybe give this one a try 😀

  • @PAWS0810-
    @PAWS0810- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hang in there - hopefully brighter days are coming!

  • @PaulYeghouchian
    @PaulYeghouchian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the different vibe to the vlog😷

  • @ryanyang1869
    @ryanyang1869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hope you doing well Jay !

  • @Joel-hz1so
    @Joel-hz1so 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Perfect subject theme for the weather 👍

  • @PAWS0810-
    @PAWS0810- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i really miss the monthly travel - every month for years a big or little trip here and there - venturing out but only in my new state of arizona at the moment.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good to get out and get some AZ sunshine!

  • @ladyjeannette
    @ladyjeannette 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love ya jay :) keep your chin up and you always have us if you need to meltdown :)

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Ummie! Meltdowns inevitable I'm sure 😂

  • @ChineseAg
    @ChineseAg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Merci for this vlog!

  • @aairsick
    @aairsick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This thumbnail is stunning!

  • @tammimacclellanheupel1517
    @tammimacclellanheupel1517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Odd...the winds are blowing like that here, right now, too. Under a 'wind advisory'. 40-50MPH winds. This year has just been so. SO. At least you're in Paris instead of Ohio. I miss BELLS. We have none here. Lol. Have a great day

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe you can build your own bell tower?😆 Not a bad 2020 project, although your neighbors might protest

    • @tammimacclellanheupel1517
      @tammimacclellanheupel1517 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JaySwanson LOL!!! Yes, they may :O) Thank you for the laugh though! Boy, it would be something and SO 2020!

  • @sherali62
    @sherali62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Morning Jay great vid again ... and once again you say what my brain is thinking when im trying to work out whats wrong and why brain going dolally u say what i know is true

  • @Rangerphillips
    @Rangerphillips 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really liked the silence in this vlog #mood

  • @rebeccaortiz5340
    @rebeccaortiz5340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sleeping in can mess up your mental health if it becomes a rutine. Isolation / loneliness has been a real challenge when you live alone. Keep up the exercise as much as you can, video chat with friends and look forward to future adventures. Let's be grateful that we are being safe and will be vaccinated soon, let's hope. Lot of people's plans were delayed but at least we are alive to continue, lets be grateful. We should remember those who aren't with respect. Is tough in thouse conditions to be out you are brave man. Hahahahaha

    • @rebeccaortiz5340
      @rebeccaortiz5340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Future generations will learn from this. Vlogs will be useful I think.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope so!

  • @angeykim
    @angeykim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m just gonna put this out there for fellow singletons. I think a lot of us who are isolating alone, venturing out from time to time but basically going home to literally an empty space apt is missing the banal intimacies of just hanging out together (not sexual). Especially when we are always consciously having to not touch, keep 6 feet apart! from fellow humans. Humans need humans. Dogs are our savings grace though. Stay safe. Love your looks, btw.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally is a part of it - just missing basic human connection

    • @angeykim
      @angeykim 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly. So true. If I didn’t have a job that I physically go to and see ppl, help ppl I don’t know what condition I’d be in. Stay safe, Jay.

  • @LineHoude
    @LineHoude 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad to see that you are so positive about the vaccine, I do Wonder is it really safe.
    Anyway we have to hang in there, life won't be the same for a while. I do enjoy your vlog, really moody and artistic.
    Salutations du Québec !

  • @3Duncan3
    @3Duncan3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Typing this 1:33 into video, I kinda dig the sleepy intro voice 🤷‍♀️.

  • @gpan62
    @gpan62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jay, to quote a line from the HBO movie, 'Too Big to Fail', about the 2008 financial crisis. When a junior executive said he couldn't take going in everyday and work on preventing a financial collapse his superior, head of one of the big finance firms replied, 'ah come on, you're not in a Higgins boat landing on Omaha Beach' 🤣 Hang in there.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😆😆 great quote

  • @jimm8682
    @jimm8682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Coffee is the new bacon...

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha, if only they had bacon here

  • @andyshacks7812
    @andyshacks7812 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know what you mean. It’s a strange feeling at the moment. There’s light at the eve of the tunnel yet things don’t seem to be settling down. Yeah lockdown may be on the cards here in uk too. Fingers crossed it’s over soon. By the way that was proper UK weather you were having in Paris.

  • @charles-vq6sd
    @charles-vq6sd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Donc achetez un bon parapluie

  • @erikat5678
    @erikat5678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh, and do you know it took Lin-Manuel Miranda 7 years to write Hamilton and I think 2+ yrs for production never knowing whether anyone would even like it! So... go easy on yourself!

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It definitely takes a lot of time!

  • @norafl2821
    @norafl2821 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    @jayswanson hi Jay, what is the name of the building with all the Christmas trees and bells ringing at the end of the video? By the way, we all feel the same way, I feel hopeless at times, especially working from home, I feel restricted and finding myself working extra 🤦‍♀️

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hotel de Ville - and do take care of you! It's hard to manage (I stink at it) but worth the effort 🥂

  • @teresasmith6076
    @teresasmith6076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Cutie, I know how you feel.... really! Lately I've been looking at long term rentals in Paris...i.e. fantasizing because reality kinda stinks right now. OK so much for the pity party.....there's a scripture that starts "and it came to pass." WOW now I'm demonizing! You got it all today. HUGS TO YOU from a Granny.

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rental shopping is a GREAT pastime!

  • @dixierosestudios
    @dixierosestudios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    😖I am so tired of this, I just want it to stop already! Sigh...I just keep saying, I can do this...a day at a time...

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      One foot after the other ☀️

  • @miranda4903
    @miranda4903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As George Harrison said - “all things must pass”

    • @JaySwanson
      @JaySwanson  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And indeed they shall, thankfully 😊

  • @rc9272
    @rc9272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍🤠

  • @blackdiamond4761
    @blackdiamond4761 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    People are so clueless as to what’s really going on in the US.

  • @hbeerman372
    @hbeerman372 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brrrr!(◍•ᴗ•◍)❤