For my prototype I made a combination of some of the goals I set within my brainstorm spread out throughout a day. I tried to space things out, but at the same time making sure I don’t fall out of the routine I’m looking to follow. I left the inside of the clock empty because these activities don’t always have to be done in a certain order, while I would plan to have the meals as the only consistent parts of it, I wanted to let myself know that not everyone has the same day as you and to not feel pressure in trying to follow what I see others doing.

This is something I hope to start doing more often because without a schedule I realized I can get stuck in not doing anything beneficial throughout the day. My goal during quarantine is to engage and document this type of day and see the results. From there I would adjust seeing what works best for me and adjusting so that I can create a regimen that fulfills what I’m looking for.

Once I list the items, I will have to check my eBay and the listings regularly for customer questions and offers and to see if the items are generating any interest. If the listings receive a few “watchers” then I don’t necessarily need to change anything for some time. But if they do not receive an ample amount of views and watchers, I may need to tweak the price, buying format, or other listing details.

For my prototype, I chose to prepare several items and create their previewed listings to put on my eBay store. This process begun with going around my house and finding sellable items of mine I that have no use for as well as reaching out to people to see if they have any items that fit this criteria. I decided I would try to sell a pair of Jordan 3 Infrareds that are too big on me as well as my Xbox One which I don’t use anymore. In order to restore the quality of the shoes, I jammed some old socks into the shoes near the toe-box in order to remove the creasing. I took a sponge with soap and hot water and scrubbed the scuff marks and dirt off the shoe to the best of my ability. For my Xbox, I decided I would sell all the accessories that go along with the console in order to help it sell better and generate more revenue. I had to dust off several of these items: chords, a charging station, a headset, and a controller.

Ebay makes it very easy to create a listing by providing examples of similar items that are listed. I added the details of the shoes including its condition, size, brand and other details and took a few pictures of all angles of the shoes. For both items, I added to the description that eBay provided including the shoes authenticity (there are many fake Jordans out there that are not as good quality) and that neither item includes the original packaging/boxing.

For my prototype, I wanted to target the free time I had around my schoolwork, which can then continue on after the semester has ended. Each day has its own list of activities to do that day whether before, in-between, or after my schoolwork to emulate what I did during the school year on campus. This gives me a sense of time during the week by creating a rough schedule and knowing what to do each day. Though schoolwork varies on due dates, I know what activities are ahead of me on which days.

I came to the realization that while I was on campus, my day didn’t revolve around work or classes. My mind and body sort of went into auto-pilot when going to classes, and I would find time to do work, but the thing I looked forward to the most was my activeness around the mandatory things.

In execution, I’ve made this picture the wallpaper on my phone so that instead of opening my phone and wasting time on social media, I would see my list and knock off a thing or two. I intentionally left Sundays blank to add a little ambiguity to one day of the week.

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Because the theme of my sketches all revolve around developing a routine and good habits, my idea for a prototype was to create my own office space to do work. Under normal circumstances I’d be at my mom’s house where I have a work space but since I didn’t live with my dad before college, I didn’t have my own place to work when I came to his house during quarantine. He had a desk he used when he was in graduate school in his storage unit that he had told me about before, so with his approval I brought it to my room. I was rummaging around to see what I could put on the desk when I found a plug-in cube. After searching online I learned this particular cube lit up in green if the market was up and red if it was down which definitely adds a nice flair to the setup. I also reused supplies I cleared out from my desk in school, like post-its and a pencil sharpener. My dad walked in with a cup of coffee for me two hours after I thought I finished rearranging, yet it only took him five seconds to ask why I was working in the dark. I realized he was right, so I swung the desk 90 degrees from where I originally had it so it would be closer to the windows. As an added bonus, I can see the TV downstairs which will help me track tickers and get breaking news.

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For my prototype I had a bunch of different ideas for using one of my themes or “goals” for my quarantine, but I realized that it was hard to pick a prototype that just used one of them. I wanted to make a prototype that incorporated all of my goals and themes in order to make sure I was being productive.

Therefore I made a “No excuses” list. This phrase has been written on my family whiteboard in my kitchen for years, and every time I see it, it motivates me. I would like to call it my “quote” or “slogan” for this quarantine. When quarantine first began a few weeks ago, I was so upset and in a really bad mood all the time focusing on the things that I couldn’t do. When I finally realized that I needed to change my mindset, it gave me a whole new perspective. Instead of complaining that my gym is closed and that I don’t have the exact same equipment, I now go outside and use objects in my yard like stairs, my hill or chairs to run and do bodyweight exercises. Anytime that I find myself thinking negatively, I think about “No excuses” and it really helps

So on the top of my prototype I put “No excuses” and numbers my activities broken down into three columns. I cannot move onto the next task until I complete the one before. This will keep me regimented and force me to complete everything before I go to bed. My guitar section will be completed based on however long it takes me to learn the correct chords for each song. So I don’t expect to complete everyone of my numbers for the guitar section everyday. Each guitar number might take me a few days, but the point is as I move from one number to the next, the song and chords will get more challenging.

The screen time section is also very important and took some brainstorming because I have found myself using my phone way too much during quarantine. My screen time has gone up a lot since being home, and part of my productivity problem is my phone. I hate pushups so I gave myself the penalty of 1 pushup per minute that I go over my limit.

When thinking of what I would create for my prototype, at first I wanted to create something extravagant and good-looking, but I think that my main focus ended up being the usefulness and the placement of my prototype. I have been trying to see how much money I can earn in a month by trying to make 50 bucks each day (legally of course). This money log will help my try to pinpoint how much money I am making in a day. At the bottom is also a space for cool ideas. Instead of throwing these papers away, I will be taping them on top of each other so I can go back and look at cool ideas I’ve come up with as well as how much I made in the past compared to now. At first, I thought this design was very simple and may not make that big of a difference, but I realized after I began filling it out that same day that it makes me feel like I have a more stable income rather than seeing on each different application or survey I was using that I had earned about 2 dollars. It added up to 53 dollars on my first day and I am still going. Hopefully, this number will continue to increase and I will come up with some cooler ideas for things like blogs, stores, YouTube channels, etc.

I made two prototypes, however but the second one was too technically prove my family that you could make a prototype of laughter with words. This break has definitely pushed me to create and collaborate with the team I am working with. At the end of the day, I have come to realize that I will never get this time to spend SOO much time in my house. Learning how to bring innovation, design, and creativity from Lewisburg to 66 Whisconier Rd!

For my prototype I choose to organize my desk and create a proper workspace for me to do my school work. On my desk I included a to do list that I intend to use to write down the hw I want to complete each day as well as a goal list which is for more long term assignments. My goal is to create more structure in my day and allow myself to be more productive. I already created a rough prototype of my calendar during the sketching phase so I decided to focus more on prototyping the checklists. I made my checklist weekly so that I would be able to visualize what I hope to accomplish in days ahead so that I am motivated to not fall behind. The prototype is an outline of the checklist. It can be changed every week and anyone is able to use it so that I can share it with family members and friends. I have three categories on the checklist: school, exercise, and fun. I plan to use these categories to structure my day and reach my goals of being productive, healthy, and staying positive. I plan to use my scheduled class times to do work for those classes and work on assignments a few days before they are due. 

For the organization of my desk, I wanted there to be a large space to do my work. Having an open space will allow me to focus and be productive. Because my desk is in front of a window I was able to use the window ledge to put some fun things that will give me a little bit of joy when I am doing my school work. Here I included a little collection of turtles that I have collected over the years as well as a little train of my name from when I was little. I hope that having a proper workspace will help me to stay focused when I am doing my school work. 

For my prototype, I decided to follow through with the concept that I created of setting up a space in my room to create art. In my sketch, I visualized this space at the desk in my room. And, when creating my prototype, I designed it to be almost identical to my sketch. Before creating this prototype, my desk was a site of heavy clutter in my room since I never actually do my school work at it. The only thing that I used my desk for was to do my makeup at (because of this, I decided to keep my makeup on my desk in my prototype). But besides this, the desk was completely covered with junk and the drawers were filled with useless or old things as well. 

The first thing I did in order to create my new art space was throw out essentially everything in my desk. While this may sound crazy at first, my desk was holding a lot of unnecessary things that were not valuable or useful to me. Clearing out my desk felt relieving as I was purging so much clutter. After this, I began to set up my desk with art supplies. 

As I have mentioned earlier, before coming to Bucknell I used to make a lot of art. When putting together my setup, it was exciting to resurface my old materials. I found my illustration pens, Prismacolor colored pencils, and Posca paint pens. These were my favorite materials to use, so thinking about using them again was a great feeling. Additional materials that I found at home included paint, paintbrushes, and graphic pencils. Also, I now have a lot of cheap canvases and acrylic paint that I bought on Amazon last week.

When setting up my desk, I decided to put most of my materials on the surface of my desk because I think that seeing my art supplies on display will motivate me to want to use them. However, I put larger supplies such as canvases and sketchbooks in the drawers of my desk. I also hung up some previous drawings that I have completed on my white board with the intention of having them motivate me to create something new. (Also, for the picture, I layed out one of my previous drawings on my desk in order to show the kind of space I will have to create future works).

Overall, my goal with this new art space in my room is to reclaim a lost hobby of mine and also use it as a creative outlet. While I do enjoy spending time with my family during this pandemic that we are living in, sometimes I feel like I need to spend time alone. And, I think that making art will be a good, and fulfilling, activity for me to do alone instead of just laying in bed on my laptop.

For my prototype, I decided to try and set up a makeshift art studio so that I can continue to paint even in quarantine. Since I am in a painting class this semester, I had I piece I had to finish and I had started it using oil paint so I had to work that into my studio setup. Due to the nature of oil paint I needed an area that had a close window and good ventilation. Luckily I was able to clear out an area of my room near my window to set up. In order to protect the table I was using I made sure to wrap it with a plastic bag, and I took one of our stools that was about the same height as the table to use. I set up my painting using a makeshift easel I made out of a metal photo holder and a piece of poster board. To test out my prototype, I worked on the painting for about and hour and I realized I needed a more stable light source so I took my dorm lamp and put it on the window sill, so that it could be angled towards the painting. I also set up a side table to hold my pallet and water cups. In the end, my prototype worked pretty well for being cobbled together and I hope that it allows me to work on painting more during this quarantine.

I decided to kind of combine my three concepts into one, but mostly focus on productivity. My idea of productivity isn’t just through the scope of school work and other related tasks, but productivity in all parts of my day/life. Therefore, I thought it would make the most sense for me to make a schedule for myself that outlined how I would like myself to plan my days. There is a general schedule outline that includes the time I want to wake up, eat meals, do work and go to sleep. There is also, however, different ideas for how I can spend my free time in a productive way. Here is where I included ideas from my other sketches including outreach and ways to stay connected to others. I also included a place that I can write down the tasks that I want to accomplish daily whether it be homework assignments or sending emails, etc. It would be very helpful to have a list that I can follow in order during the time allotted for homework. I am excited to start using it.

For my prototype I made a list of workouts that I’m gonna do every day of the week. It’s hard without a gym, but there’s plenty to do without one, and I also have a pullup bar in my back yard which is huge for working out at home. One thing I’m going to keep doing is the armstrong pullup challenge (with some variation) which is 3 max sets of pushups when you wake up and then a pullup excercise later. This was developed for the Marine Corps physical fitness test to increase pullups, and I’ve been doing it for a while and gotten up to 23 pullups, which is tough when you run as many miles as I run in a week. I also wrote the strength workout I’ll be doing every day which is usually just generic stuff done with a band or light weights that I have here. Even though I don’t have access to a gym, I can still work every muscle group with the light dumbells I have or a stretch band or body weight excercises, even if I have to do a ridiculous number of sets. Usually I will do my running after working out and I wrote down what I’m gonna be doing for runs every day. Hopefully the weather is nicer this week than last week. This is a challenging workout routine but it is great for building mental toughness. If I can get through this, then I can come out on the other side of the week fitter and tougher.

For my prototype I designed a journal that people (my friends/family/classmates) can print out and keep on their bedside table. Each morning when they wake up, they can take the journal out and write what they are grateful for, people they will call, things they need to get done etc. After talking to so many of my friends about how they feel “bleh” and unproductive I thought this journal could meet a need of our “consumers” or my friends. Although I have never been much of a journalist myself, I thought this was the perfect time to start. It was still comfortable for me since it was similar enough to my typical “to do” list but still uncomfortable enough for me to feel like I was trying something new. I thought this would be a positive way for people to start their mornings when it is so easy to get down with everything happening in the world. As I made this and named it “Quarantine Time” I struggled with the idea of handling how seriously this is impacting some people’s lives. I wanted the design and lay out to respect that but also be uplifting. I think the title is something I will continue to consider and might change moving forward. Although this is such a serious time, I also wanted the journal to bring light into my own and others lives. 

In terms of design I knew I wanted to start from scratch and come up with my own layout. Fortunately, I was able to use my concept board for a lot of my inspiration. I wanted to mimic the relaxing/outdoor vibe with this journal since so many of us feel so pent up indoors. In terms of functionality I was hoping people would be able to print this out, two per page, double sided and then staple or hole punch the sides together. Although most people have a printer at home, ink is hard to come by, so I decided to make the background white, and use as little color on the pages as I could. Since things are not easily shipped and store fronts are not open, products such as journals are not readily available. Hopefully this journal will help me feel more positive/ productive over the next few months and can help a few others out as well.

I decided to follow up further with my concept of beading. As I have described this is always something I’ve really loved to do, I just don’t necessarily have time at school to make what I want to and therefore I think this is the perfect time to be productive and execute as much as possible. I also think I can build the business up more, such as sending my friends bracelets and necklaces for free as long as they tag me on Instagram! Something like this could also brighten up some people’s days as well. The prototype I’ve made is a schedule I hope to stick to, to be able to get product done and posted. I think what’s going to be challenging is taking photos of what I’m making, because this requires either myself as a model or a pretty backdrop to photograph the jewelry against – which is tough considering I’m stuck in my house! But this is one of the challenges I’m going to have to work through as I execute my design plan, as well as staying motivated!

For my prototype, I created a before bed checklist. Towards the end of the day, I begin to feel a little sad as there is nothing really to look forward to these days. In the future, I decided that it would be more beneficial for me to reflect on what I did today to better myself. In my checklist, I highlighted the 3 concepts I wanted to focus on: Productivity, Communication, and Self-Care. In order to ensure I was productive, I asked the question: What is one productive thing I did today? If I can not come up with an answer instantly, then I know I am not fulfilling my need to be productive. To ensure that I am communicating, I ask questions like what is something I did today for someone else, or did I make someone smile today. I want to make sure I am still involved in others’ lives through this quarantine. Finally, to focus on self-care, I asked questions like did I get outside today? or did I eat healthy? It is very easy to forget about self care, especially since it wasn’t really part of my routine at school. After asking myself the questions surrounding those 3 concepts, I ask “How will I make tomorrow better than today?” This is a question I struggle with as again I don’t really have anything to look forward to. I miss going out and seeing my friends, but that does not mean I can not find happiness within my own home. I believe that if I come up with one goal for tomorrow before I go to bed each night, I will be motivated or even inspired to get to work the next day. As I repeat this list of questions nightly, I hope to find the strength to complete my work.

Like many other students, I had a bit of a hard time figuring out what kind of prototype to create. I automatically assumed it had to be some sort of a 3D item, and I think that assumption is what made it so hard for me to come up with any ideas initially. I knew I wanted to create something for my “Creativity and Leisure” concept, and I wanted it to be completed over a period of time rather than just a one-time activity. That’s how I came up with my Activity Planner. I had a lot of fun making my planner, and because it has tons of color and visuals, I think it’ll help me follow through with all my planned activities.

I personally don’t like setting strict daily schedules for things like art or leisure as I think it’s counterproductive, so I thought setting five short-term goals for myself would be a better way of approaching things. I found this cool website called PBNify where you can upload any picture and turn it into a paint-by-numbers project, so I decided to paint a picture of Harry Styles because he’s one of my favorite artists. Hopefully this project doesn’t take me too long, because there’s a lot of other pictures I’d like to paint. I’ve also seen a lot of videos on social media of people embroidering old jeans or jean jackets, and I want to try and do some re-vamping to my unused denim, too. By April 9, I hope I’ll be able to complete both the painting and embroidery projects so I’m able to share pictures with everyone.

I also want to read “Becoming” by Michelle Obama and “The Long Walk” by Stephen King. I’ve heard great things about both, and neither of them are genres that I normally go for, so I’m excited to branch out. Something on my list that I’ve already completed is the Netflix series “Tiger King.” It’s blown up on social media during the past week or two, and for good reason. I finished it in 3 days and I highly recommend it to anyone with some time on their hands (it’s only 7 episodes). I’m also six days into a 28-day workout challenge, and hopefully I’m diligent enough to finish out the remaining 22 days. I set up a yoga mat in my basement workout room, so hopefully that “exercise setting” continues to keep me motivated. Overall, this prototype has helped me a lot in focusing and visualizing my goals in regards to creativity and leisure.

My prototype followed my concept of wanting to have a workout plan and a meal plan, so I thought that creating an instagram account would help me out with this and keep myself accountable to achieve my goals. On this account, I would post inspiration, meal ideas, workout ideas, and whatever workouts I did or food cooked that day so I can visually see a collection of everything I’ve done/ want to do and see the progress along the way. I’m actually pretty excited about this because, being an avid social media user, I think this account would be something I could actually keep up with long-term and seeing the progress would make me even more motivated! I plan to post on this account at least 6/7 days of the week just to keep track of everything I’ve done throughout this fitness journey. I also hope to get more creative with my workouts/ meals as time goes on, and with this being an instagram account, theres thousands of other accounts I can look at/follow for more inspiration!

My prototype is fairly straight forward with what needs to be done to accomplish the concept of being proactive. I have planned out the workouts and reading that I will need to do each day so I know what needs to be accomplished that day for it to be considered completed. When I go to the gym I sometimes find myself cutting sets early because I feel tired leaving parts of my workout incomplete. Now that I have a workout plan that lays out the number of sets and repetitions for it to be completed I will be forced to do them. Also including reading an hour a day follows the same idea of making myself more accountable by having the required time on the plan. Having this daily plan of being proactive will benefit me physically and mentally by keeping my mind and body occupied. It will motivate me to get off my couch and do something that will make me healthier. Even on days that I am not lifting weights I made sure I was doing something like playing basketball with my brother. This plan will help me get through this rather boring quarantine and I will hopefully see some major improvements with myself once we are able to go back to out normal lives.

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I created a to-do list board to keep myself organized and motivated. I included five different sections with different tasks and reminders that play a large role in my daily life. The first section is homework where I included a post-it note for each of my classes. The second section is called “self-care” as it focuses on some activities that I would like to continue doing or do more of. The third section is dedicated to my 30 day workout challenge. I am planning on starting one of these challenges, so this will allow me to cross off or remove the post-it note for each day. The fourth section is for my applications that need to be completed. The fifth section is called “organization” and it focuses on reorganizing or cleaning certain areas in my house to ensure that I can be productive throughout the day. 

This to-do list board will be placed in a visible location in my room to motivate me to complete my work and create a new daily routine. I usually keep a planner or use the sticky notes on my computer to track my work. However, I noticed that in quarantine, I seem to ignore my tasks and pretend that they do not exist. With a physical board, I think I will be more on top of my work, as I have to reorganize my board either daily or weekly. Also, it will be more rewarding to cross off completed tasks or remove the post-it notes. 

I have decided to start using my to-do board this weekend. I wanted to provide a couple of days to add my first set of tasks and see if there were any tasks or sections that I wanted to add to my board before using this prototype. I also want to think of a way to reduce my post-it notes usage, but I also want to have the ability to cross off or remove post-its from the board once I have completed a task. I hope that this to-do board organizes my daily tasks and allows me to manage my time better.

In creating a prototype, I initially was very unsure of which concept I wanted to follow through with. I felt that throughout all three of my concepts, there was an overarching theme of having a daily or weekly routine and keeping it logged. In doing so, I decided to combine the idea of writing out a daily routine with my concept of keeping up with new forms of selfcare.  I started to create a list to further the ideas I had sketched out on my post it notes and thought about new ideas to add, even if they were as simple as drinking a glass of water each morning. The idea I had in my head was to create some sort of checklist or daily schedule that I could refer to and use as a structure to follow and keep up with my personal selfcare. Creating the prototype actually pushed me further to want actually truly pursue keeping up with a daily log and delve deeper into my personal self in new ways.

I wanted to split the schedule up into categories focusing mainly on diet, sleep, mindfulness and meditation, exercise, schoolwork, brain power (writing out my thoughts), and overall health. Within these categories, I explored different ideas further to try to create a wide range of options that I could pursue during a given week. I also wanted to try out a section specifically for mood lifting, something I could rely on if I ever felt I was falling into a rut. I then decided to split up different ideas between morning, daily, and nightly.

As I was creating my prototype, I realized that it was becoming less of a set schedule, but more advice and ideas for what I could potentially do with my day. I felt that with the “daily” category, I would strive to make sure I did those activities every day rather than just suggestions for a day. On the other hand, the mood lifters were things I could look to do if I ever had too much time on my hands and nothing to do. Some of the things within this prototype I have already been doing, but many of them I have also not started yet including writing in a journal and practicing breathing exercises. I hope I will be able to become more inspired by having created my own routine to push me to have a structure within my daily life and selfcare.

I have always relied on being organized and having a routine in my schedule. With the disruption of the coronavirus and the complete change to my lifestyle, I have definitely struggled to create and maintain a new normal during this time. I tried to make my prototype more realistic rather than very goal-reaching because I wanted to be able to actually set standards for myself before trying to push something I most likely wouldn’t end up doing. I think that this will actually help me immensely with my day to day life, specifically with focusing on self care.

For my prototype, I chose my concept of creating a daily schedule. To start, I found a website that has templates for daily schedules and I edited the layout and chose colors that I liked past and that were not too distracting. I chose to print the layout out and write in my daily checklist, schedule, and notes. Personally, writing things down with a pen or pencil helps me to gauge just how much I have to do and also I like to be able to mark things as done when I complete them. I favored this particular layout because it allowed me to have a section in which I can put my daily schedule that I plan on keeping and following everyday. There is also a checklist and notes section which will change for me daily. I plan to keep this schedule on my desk and create new ones everyday to plan out my day efficiently and to mark things off as I go.

I think that this concept will be beneficial for me during my quarantine as it will help me stay accountable and have my to-do list right in front of me so that I will not forget the things that I need to do. For me, being organized is an essential way for me tot stay focused and on track. Therefore, I expect my prototype to help me achieve my goal of staying on track, ahead of deadlines, and prepared for all assignments or other daily tasks of mine.

This concept of documenting what’s going on, I feel, will help me to actually DO things with a purpose in my free time. When I don’t have anything to do, oftentimes I find myself just listening to music or reading, which though very fun and interesting, doesn’t have to be the only things I do. I really want to learn and try new things, but more often than not the appeal of just staying in bed all day is a lot stronger than any motivation I may have. By documenting not just my experiences, but friends and family as well, I’ll be forced to actually talk to people and communicate with those outside of my 6-person nuclear family rather than going radio silent for 3 months. I think that for me, this project and idea will help me to reach my goals of trying new things and being more proactive in how I spend my free time as well as making sure I’m keeping in touch with everyone else. To start implementing my scrapbooking process, I want to start by carrying around a camera or my phone with me and taking pictures of the things I do so that I can have firsthand footage rather than trying to find some later. I also want to start maybe jotting down notes about what’s going on so I can add more opinions, comments, or thoughts I or other people are having at the time. Another thing I want to try to do is transition to actual paper and photographs rather than doing it online. I don’t know if that’s actually gonna happen since I’m not sure we have the supplies in the house, but I can try! I want to try to add a new (and unique) page every day, this way every day, I have to do something new or different.

The prototype I created is a timeline to reteach myself guitar over the next six weeks. Every two weeks there is a new concept to review: the basics, easy songs, and pluck chords. From the overarching timeline, I broke out each concept into a new page to elaborate my plan. On the bottom of each page, I gave myself a prompt to motivate myself to journal how I feel about the process. I can reflect on what works and what doesn’t and therefore make adjustments to this prototype.

I chose to focus on songs that I enjoy listening to that will also be easy to memorize to play in the future. Having an end goal of performing a song or two for my family will also motivate me to keep practicing throughout the week. Bringing all of the materials together onto one timeline as a reference will simplify the search for learning materials. I already saved the YouTube videos and found the songs on GuitarTabs to reference while I learn.

Having a goal for each week will improve my experience during quarantine. Playing guitar is something that I used to really enjoy but stopped making time for. By putting myself on a schedule to relearn chords and strumming patterns, I can have some time to myself to play around and have fun. Setting goals, like learning songs and chords, will keep me on track to eventually play in front of people! Not only can I play for my family, but I can even perform for my friends over Zoom!

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Creating the prototype was actually a challenging experience for me. I had to worry about much more than what was being used to workout with. I had to figure out what I could use to be stable benches that could hold my weight as well the weights of the free weights, which is why I used the big coffee table I had since it was sturdy. I also had to worry about where I would place the music bar to reduce the sound heard upstairs so it wouldn’t distract my parents from work. Space was a huge dilemma in where I wanted to place things as well as comfort. I wanted the ability to move around freely in the limited space I had without being cramped and being comfortable doing various lift so it didn’t detract from my performance and overall workout. I feel as though my concept will impact my experience in quarantine in a very positive way. The ability to have a space where I can efficiently workout and actually make gains toward the upcoming season is crucial as I feel this will give me an advantage over most who don’t the tools of a quality at home gym. This will also give me something to do during this time of isolation. I am a person who loves to be outside playing games with my friends or just being around people a lot, so it’s hard for me to be stuck inside a house. being able to workout at anytime I want will be a great way to take my mind off the current situation, pass time on in the day, and help develop a new love for routine and work ethic. This might be what I needed to hopefully take the next step in how to work hard to achieve what I want. I feel as though this in home gym will also help me feel like I had a productive day and as if I did something, which will be good for my mental health and overall happiness.

The prototype I created brings together my 3 concepts (self-care, self-development & learning, and quality time/engagement with family and friends). When I was first thinking about to make, I knew that I did not want to leave any of these concepts out, but I was curious how to have them together in one prototype when they are all pretty different from one another. As part of my inspiration process and to get in a creative and productive mindset, I went on Instagram and scrolled through my feed. A few days ago, I had followed some lifestyle and other bloggers that I felt like I could relate/connect with to get inspired. I saw some of these posts and read their paragraph story captions which were all really down to earth and real. I also stumbled across some 30 day fitness and 30 day photography challenges, which I am familiar with. But, I felt that for my personal self, I wouldn’t like that predetermined feeling of a planned challenge, and felt myself feeling rebellious in the future towards it when imagining planning one (ex. why do I have to decorate today and dot hat tomorrow, why not switch them based on my mood?). But, I did like that feeling of productivity that was present in the 30 day challenge, and how it really would get me to DO something and not just push it to a later date. So, I first decided to make 3 decks of card (each with a different color theme in case they got jumbled together so I could separate them). One deck per concept. But, I didn’t like how structured this was, and I wanted it to be more “together”, and add to my room decor and aesthetic. My mom gave me a “wish jar” which was sitting on my desk while I was thinking of all this, so I then decided to mix the cards up and put them in a jar that I then decorated. I thought this would be a fun way to give optional structure (I could pick from a certain color category depending on my mood), I could pick as many times a day as I want, or I could pick a card with my eyes closed.

I expect that this concept in my prototype will positively impact experiences during this quarantine time. Not only is it open to change (I can add or replace new ideas and activities inside the jar/decks), but it is also open to different users (I can connect with family by having them use it too if they want, or add ideas of their own that I may have missed). I also shared this prototype with friends and a meeting this morning with the Writing Center staff, and it sounded like some people were motivated and inspired by either the prototype or the 3 concepts I chose and some examples of each. I also think it would be fun to keep the jar evolving by redecorating the jar, moving it to different physical locations, making it a group or partner activity with a family member or friend on facetime, etc. It presents a challenge to motivate me and to work on those 3 concepts in a fun and exciting way.

After creating my “Three Concepts” video, I was a little stumped on how I would make a prototype from it. When thinking about what all three of these ideas had in common, I realized that all of these were things that I was trying to incorporate into my daily routine. From there, I thought it would be a good idea to make a calendar showing this routine. However, I thought it would get boring and repetitive. After conversing with Caitlin, who had the idea of her 30-day challenge, I realized it would be the perfect touch to tie my three concepts (family bonding, working out, and productivity) together. Incorporating the 30-day challenge to my daily routine (containing my three concepts) will allow me to maximize productivity with my work/chores while pushing me to do activities that I like doing but haven’t had time to do. The main challenges I wanted to focus on were photography, cooking, exploring, re-learning piano, biking, reading a book, catching up with friends, trying new movies, and spa days. I solely wanted these 9 topics because it will allow me time to practice my skills (especially with cooking and piano), as well as give me something to look forward to. If someone else were to take this prototype I would want them to try to personalize it in a way that’s fitting for them and have them put in things that they haven’t done in a while but make them happy. Everyone needs something to look forward to during this dark time so doing a routine to be productive and still have time for a fun activity will make the world of a difference in the overall wellbeing of that person.

I chose to pursue the 30-day challenge because I thought that it would be a fun way for me to keep myself entertained during this time, and give me small goals to achieve. When creating the prototype it took a little longer than I thought it would because not only did I wanted to make it look pretty, but it also required me to plan out a few of the days to make sure they fell on a certain day of the week where I knew that performing the task would be more doable. For example, I tried to make sure that the bike ride or walk on the beach would be on a day that I don’t have lacrosse workouts already, or game nights on a day that we could have my brother who lives in California participate.

I started by creating a list of all of the things I like to do or have always wanted to try but haven’t had enough time to do so. I then went onto Canva and picked out a pretty calendar template to then fill everything in. I think that this will make my experience in quarantine a lot more fun and a little more structured as I know have things to actually do rather than just resorting to watching Netflix all day. I hope to implement this starting today (April 1st) as it fits perfectly in the 30 days of April.