My attempt to lay out what the weeks ahead might look like for me like given the circumstances originally had me listing activities I already do, such as listening to music and trading the market. After about thirty ideas it became much harder to think of new things to do. I wound up walking around my house for twenty minutes only to realize there was a lot I could do, I was just constraining myself by only thinking in terms of my normal routine. For instance, the morning coffee runs I’d been making since senior year of high school are halted because of the quarantine, leaving me with the choice of not drinking coffee or learning how to brew it at home. Because I chose the latter, I don’t have to be a regular at Dunkin’ anymore.
All of the pictures I chose not only represent the things I see myself doing during my time at home, but what I want to learn and get better at as well. Learning to brew coffee was just one part of that; I’m also going to use this time to become well-versed in classic novels by reading ones from my dad’s book collection, try some new recipes to bring back to Bucknell, and establish a more normal sleep schedule. The baseball, fishing and chess were all activities I would do at home all the time before college, but gave up as my free time became scarce. Rediscovering these hobbies gives me an opportunity to make them a part of my daily routine, even once this period of social distancing ends.
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