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!
