Self-imposed isolation, day 31

31 days of isolation!

 

In an earlier post, I looked back at what happens after two weeks of (self-imposed) isolation. Now, after a month, I feel like I should revisit that theme, but the truth is, I don’t have much to add to the previous post! Or the one soon after 😆.

In a month, I seem to have developed a routine, and my days are much the same – they are, in fact, much the same as they are at home, apart from the company of my family. Mornings are for chores (cleaning, cooking etc.) and exercise. After lunch, I write or translate. Then we get together with my husband and daughter to talk about our day, and we do this even now in video chats. Some reading, more food, more reading or a movie. And, if I’m lucky, even more reading! 😃

I know that routine sounds boring, and naturally there are days when I do something quite different. Still, two things about routine: 1) People sometimes ask me how I manage to do things like exercise and writing when no one is forcing me to. Routine! I have a designated time for these things every day and that works for me. It helps, of course, that I like doing those things – but I also have a cleaning day (Wednesday). If I didn’t, I’d put it off forever. 2) I suffer from chronic insomnia, and the more my days deviate from the ”normal” or the more excitement there is (bad things, good things; anything can cause insomnia), the harder it can be for me to sleep. Boring life seems to agree with me. 😔 Ah well, could be worse.

As for the 31 days… It helps enormously that I have seen my family both online but also in real life, and we’ve spent time together on some afternoons. The first vaccine dose also made me hopeful about immunity. Fingers crossed!