In the past two weeks, following my schedule every day has been difficult. Instead of following it to a tee, I have allowed my schedule to give me inspiration and motivation to make my days more productive and meaningful. Every day I make sure that I do something impactful with my day whether that is for myself or for others. It is important for me to not to stay inside all day being unproductive and lazy. For example, in the past few weeks I have volunteered to make hospital gowns, gone for daily walks in which I call my friends to check in with them, enjoyed time outside reading or gardening with my mom, walked my dogs, journaled about my day-to-day life and how I am coping with quarantine, painted, and of course spent substantial time on school work. Making the change from following a schedule to instead doing something substantial everyday has been way for feasible and as a result much more impactful. I have learned that it is okay to sleep late occasionally and watch Netflix for a few too many hours or stay up too late. But, it is also important to maintain balance and make my day-to-day life as “normal” as it once was prior to quarantine.
With only a week or two left of actual class work and exams, doing things to keep me motivated and productive are going to be even more important. It would be easy to just lie around all day doing nothing, but I plan on continuing to find inspiration from my schedule to keep me inspired, positive, and productive.
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