Funny. We are not even being asked to “shelter in place” yet in Indiana but our family is doing it electively. I’m learning a lot about myself. I’ve learned about my physical space needs. My mental space needs. And my undying love of face to face interactions with other humans. I am embracing daily video chats and attending support groups (aka webinars) but it’s not the same. I miss my friends and I miss time with strangers.
In an effort to be productive, I’m learning how to design worksheets. It’s something I need to know how to do for my work, but it’s also a way to create something in this time where I feel mentally and emotionally stuck.
In an effort to see our situation from another (more positive) perspective we did this reframing exercise on paper as a family yesterday. See our family example below.
I made a prettier worksheet that is a fillable PDF. Store this in your CoronaJournal.
Here’s today’s worksheet: REFRAMING QUARANTINE