When creating my vision board I tried to include realistic goals for myself for the remainder of my time social distancing. Some of what I included I have already been doing and some of the goals are ones that I think will improve my experience. For example, in my board I included a photo of my family. I have already been spending so much time with my family that it doesn’t need to be a goal of mine, but I want to make sure that I don’t forget how lucky I am to have this time with them all in one place. This rarely happens anymore as my brother and I in college and both my parents work out of the house. I also included photos of my dog and cat. Since I have been home I have been loving how much new time I have to spend with my pets. Sometimes when I first get home my dog holds a bit of a grudge towards me and isn’t as playful, but once I show him some more attention and let him know that I’m sorry for leaving him, I can see how excited he is to have his playmate back. I want to make sure that I take advantage of this opportunity to give him the attention he deserves like playing with him outside, taking him on walks in the reservation and giving him a lot of belly rubs. I am cherishing the new time that I have with my human and animal family.
I also included some other larger overall themes that I think this unique experience is able to facilitate. For example, I have a woman resting, another woman in a bubble bath, a woman doing yoga, the netflix logo and a picture of the woods. For me, these images represent my wanting to become comfortable with slowing down my life a bit and relaxing. At school my life is very fast paced and when I come home I feel like I don’t necessarily escape that lifestyle because I will normally start working, fitting in time to hang out with friends and I end up skimping on self-care and relaxation. I want to use this time to add them back into my schedule.
While I do want to slow down, I also want to take up some new tasks that I always say I do not have time for. I included an image of an organized closet to represent my wanting to organize my room, an image of watercolor to represent my wanting to take up a new hobby (maybe watercolor painting), and a ukulele to represent my wanting to practice the ukulele. I see this time as a perfect opportunity to enjoy what the things that I know will make me happy.
I included images of coffee and a person doing homework because a major goal of mine is to stay on top of my responsibilities that still do exist. I have never found it easy to do work at home and have always been a huge public-library lover. With this new constraint, I am working to self-motivate in an unideal setting and circumstances.
Finally, I decided to include an image of home-made masks. While I was making my board I couldn’t help but feel really lucky. While our world struggles, I am fortunate to be able to enjoy more time with loved ones and some new opportunities for self-growth. I am so impressed and touched by the way that the common people around the world are reacting to this crisis and finding the ways that they can help. I have seen a few different opportunities to help out such as writing letters to people in elderly homes, sending care packages to those with extended deployment or making home-made masks. It is a goal of mine to use my extra time to help out where I can.
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