What to do in isolation?
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It all happened really quickly. My classes were moved online, I started working from home and all my volunteering and social events were cancelled. Before I knew it, everyone in my house was聽either unemployed, or working and聽studying from home.聽
I'm home self-isolating and have way more free time than I'm used to.聽So now I'm left with the question: what the hell am I going to do with myself?聽
Do I treat this like an accidental holiday? I could get stuck into some TV series. Maybe this is my chance to聽蹿颈苍补濒濒测听finish Game of Thrones.聽I have a lot of unread books on my shelf, maybe now's my chance! I could delve into some聽history learning. I could brush up on my French.聽I could get back into art, start drawing and painting again. Dust off those pencils and draw portraits of all my friends.聽
Maybe now's a good time to start looking into my family history and mapping out that family tree. Or I could learn some songs on the ukulele. Or maybe now's the time to start that niche social justice / sci-fi / history聽podcast I've been daydreaming about.聽
Gosh, does this mean I have to learn to cook? I no longer have the excuse of being too busy. Similarly,聽I might actually have to do some work in the garden and even clean out the shed!聽
There are a lot of possibilities, but I don't even know where to start. Instead, I've been mindlessly scrolling on social media and snacking constantly on comfort food. It might take some time before I adjust to the self-isolation lifestyle.聽
If you're self-isolating, how will you spend your time?聽