Not well, is the short answer to that title. But I’m going to try anyways! I’ve never coped with stress all that well, as I get tense and wound up fairly easily, and have a strong tendency to overthink things, so my brain takes me to all the worst case…

And the world awakens. Reawakens. Cautious glances, hesitant footsteps, tentatively venturing beyond the front garden. Shy waves at long unseen faces, scarcely believing the option to do so is even real. Reemerging from shuttered windows, eyes blinking in the bright sunlight, seeing the world anew. One be one. Slow, cautious…