Maintaining a Schedule During Stay-at-Home
I’ve read comments recently about the importance of maintaining a schedule while we remain in our homes during the Coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how my schedule has evolved. I’m a morning person so I tend to get up between five a.m. and six a.m. anyway. I have my bowl of cereal and orange juice while checking the news, and them I’m ready for activities of the day. First, I do a number of exercises. This routine has resulted from past hip and knee replacement surgeries, as well as needing some light weight work to keep my arms in shape. Then I ride the stationary bike for twenty minutes.
Since my wife and I take care of our four-year-old grandson during the work week, the rest of my day is focused on activities with him. He arrives between 8:30 and 9:30, so my day is filled with building blocks, cars and trucks, art projects, games, stories and indoor adventures. Recently added is three Zoom calls a week with his preschool teacher for online interaction. We also periodically do Zoom calls with his cousins and friends.
During the first month of staying at home, I also carved out time to write my story, Coronavirus Daze, which I reported on in my last post. I wrote this in near real time, a fourteen day journal of a middle school boy during the pandemic. I completed this writing project, got it edited and self-published it as an e-book all within a month.
After our grandson is picked up in the late afternoon, I shower, fix dinner and then we watch movies on television for a while before I crash between 9 pm and 10 pm.
Weekends are my down time. I take an hour walk both days, catch up on reading, and even enjoy a little nap time.
I know many people are suffering from boredom, but I’ve been fortunate to have been kept very busy with this schedule. What has been your experience during the pandemic?
Published on April 30, 2020 05:00
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