I highlighted rather than circled 5 of these ideas that seem like they would be most impactful to helping me achieve my vision I created with my concept board.
I really enjoyed this module because it allowed me to be more mindful and reflective about the power I have in shaping my own life and how we can make those changes to make positive change.
For this brainstorming session, I set a time limit and sat down to start getting down ideas in a few different categories. At the very end, I stopped, then revisited my list the next day to see what still stuck and got me excited. My idea to make a photo collage and hang up photos on my wall in the new photo frame I got stood out because it connected to how I wanted to surround myself with positive and cozy decor in my concept board and to still feel connected with my friends without being able to physically be with them.
Spending quality time with family on weekends/after work also stuck because so far, it has been tricky to balance work and family time with my parent’s work schedules because they have been working late into the evenings on meetings and calls so it has been hard to spend quality time together. On my concept board I stressed the importance of people rather than things as well as being crafty, so this connects perfectly.
Doing online yoga and workout classes at the studio that my friend from home and I work out at is also something I want to continue. She pointed out that they had recorded classes online to do from home, and after trying one, I loved it. This connects to the brightness, self care, and health on my concept board.
Setting a “reading for fun” goal with books to read is something I have tried to do in the past but could get difficult time wise because of all the distractions and fun activities on campus. Now that I am at home and have more time by myself, there is no better time to sit down and read what I want. My love of reading is shown on my concept map as well.
My last top idea is to learn a new skill(s) or practice them (painting, using adobe, cooking). This is shown on my concept map with the spice jar that is an “anything spice”, representing that you can add spice to any aspect of your life and you can introduce something new to spice things up. I think trying new things will be a great way to have fun, continue learning, to engage with others who enjoy that hobby or know that skill, and to keep things ~spicy~.
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