14 Things to Appreciate During Quarantine
It came as a cruel surprise, as it did for everyone. Three weeks ago, I worked a normal barista shift at Treeline Coffee Roasters on a Wednesday morning. I arrived home, decided to take a nap because of a worsening migraine, then woke up to a coughing fit and a flurry of news stories about COVID-19’s rapid spread across the U.S. One week later, I was laid off from my job.
Rather than gripe about all the ways I’m now inconvenienced by the pandemic and letting myself slip into a prolonged depression, I’m trying something else. In the midst of bad news and worse days, I find that scrolling through my camera roll or reading what I’ve written down on paper during mundane but joyous moments are what has kept me sane. Other things help, too. Here they are, lest I forget:
1. Perfecting my sourdough and giving it away
2. Going on walks
3.Learning to listen to the birds
4. And listening to Scott Simon on Saturday mornings:
5. Rewatching my favorite shows
Pictured: Chubby Mycroft eating his fourth pudding of the meal
6. Eating lots and lots of good food
7. Eating lots of sweets, too
