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Does time feel like a giant blob to you these days?
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And given the open-ended nature of the situation were currently in, our futures feel totally uncertain.
Aleisha Fetters, CSCS, author ofGive Yourself MORE
2.
I still make plans, just like I would any week.
So when it is Wednesday, I am still looking forward to Friday.
psychiatrist and SELF contributorJessica A.
Gold, M.D., M.S.
I finally made peace with the idea that this pandemic may be going on for a while.
Each week I’ve been trying out a newSELF workoutto stay active.
When quarantine first hit, I went for two months without working out because I was stressed and fatigued.
I finally made peace with the idea that this pandemic may be going on for a while.
I value movement and gave the SELF videos a try.
SELF columnistWendy Lopez, M.S., R.D., CDE
4.
Its kind of like days-of-the-week underwear for the digital age.
It’s kind of like days-of-the-week underwear for the digital age.
I tend to post it with a greetinglike Hello Monday!
or Oh hey Tuesdayalong with the sun emoji.
For me, this announces not only a new day but a fresh start.
SELF contributorMelissa A. Fabello, Ph.D.
5.
But then I realized, in normal circumstances, I wouldn’t have packed my days like that.
These little lists help provide some structure to my weeks.
It’s weird, but it works.Casey Gueren, executive editor
6.
My siblings and parents and I started doing a Sunday-night Zoom dinner.
Weve done it every week since.
Its a really nice new ritual we have and a great way to kick off a new week.
It also helps me kind of mark the passage of time.Carolyn Kystra, editor in chief
7.
I join a standing Zoom chat for game night.
Saturday is the most clearly defined day of my week.
Every Saturday at 8:30 p.m.and going on a couple of months nowI join a standing Zoom chat forgame night.
Whoever has the game on their computer shares their screen, and everyone plays through their phones.
It’s super casual.
Some weeks it’s more people; some weeks it’s less.
But I always know I can look forward to our time together.K.
Aleisha Fetters
8.
I def switch into my Zoom-friendly work outfits before I get into my WFH daily schedule.
But I def switch into my Zoom-friendly work outfits before I get into my WFH daily schedule.
(Usually a sweatshirt from my yoga studio The Underbelly and leggings.)
SELF columnistJessamyn Stanley
9.
Every week I take some pictures of my tomato plant to mark how its growing.
I’m honestly still figuring out how to set boundaries and schedule my time, almost three months in.
I have started and abandoned so many rituals.
SELF contributorNina Bahadur
10.
Those biweekly yoga classes have always been my one constant appointment throughout all this.
On a similar note, maintaining my Google calendar helps a lot.
Physically separating myself from my work helps me differentiate play time from work time.
Even if I’m just watching Netflix or reading, I find a different spot in my place.
Physically separating myself from my work helps me differentiate play time from work time.
Sarah Madaus, editorial assistant
12.
One of the purposes of Shabbat in Judaism actuallyisto demarcate time.
We cook a special meal, turn off our phones, and observe other traditional spiritual rituals too.
One of the purposes of Shabbat in Judaism actuallyisto demarcate time.
I think everyone deserves that, at the very least.
Hannah Pasternak, senior editor of emerging platforms
13.
I grab a coffee, work out, work, make dinner, then Netflix with my husband.
To mark the days, I confirm I follow the same routine as I did before the virus hit.
I grab a coffee, work out, work, make dinner, then Netflix with my husband.
Having deadlines and other goals helps keep me in work mode.
Friday night I play guitar with friends, socially distanced in their driveway.
Outside of work, I have had to create structure to keep my head straight.
Friday night I play guitar with friends, socially distanced in their driveway.
Saturday is for cleaning the house and going grocery shopping.
Sunday I make a huge batch of my world-famous, secret-recipe tomato sauce that I use all week.
clinical psychologistand SELF contributorRyan Howes, Ph.D.
15.
On weekend mornings we make egg and cheese sandwiches and eat together at a table.
Weekends tend to feel particularly structureless for me.
Nothing majorly elaborate, but we wanted to do something to differentiate weekend mornings from weekday mornings.
Before the pandemic, it was natural, right?
But as days have turned into weeks and months, entire chunks of time have just faded away.
I can be ready to hit the ground running once Im trained, showered, and dressed.
Then I can be ready to hit the ground running once I’m trained, showered, and dressed.
It puts me in the mindset of Okay, time to work.
SELF contributorShauna Harrison, Ph.D.
19.
I think the act of journaling helps me have a physical representation of how time is passing.
I journal every night right before bed.
Just one page per night.
At the end of each month I take stock of how many days I did these basic self-care things.
Weve deduced that our kitchen bar is the best bar in town.
Jessamyn Stanley
21.
Logging a few miles before my workday helps me shake out the sleep cobwebs and feel more energized.
So I made my daily (solo) morning run a habit.
I never take my computer upstairs to my bedroom.
My biggest struggle is shutting off work at night.
It’s the baby-est of baby steps, but hey you gotta start somewhere!
Shauna Harrison
23.
Honestly, right now is busier than I’ve been in years.
epidemiologist and SELF contributorTara C. Smith, Ph.D.
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