Some people like to journal. Writing down on a daily basis occurences, experiences and reflections. In effect, keeping a detailed diary.
Maybe it's time for non-journal people to give it a try. They can start anytime.
Actually, Tuesday, March 24 , would have been ideal. Maybe even go back to Monday at 5 p.m., when Gov. John Bel's stay-home order went into effect.
There are at least four categories of potential journalists:
Those who still go to work for "essential jobs." Those who are now working from home. Those who have been laid off from work. And those who were not working before the coronavirus reality.
If a maybe journalist is still going to the jobsite, it's easy to reflect on how the work environment has changed. Number of calls, officer visitors, mail volume, sanitizing procedures, reducing drive time, etc. And no watering holes to visit after work.
For the first-time work-from-home crowd, the work environment provides new experiences. The room(s) they work in, the hours they actually work versus the number they report to the boss, interruptions not encountered at the office, what they needed but had left at the office.
For those who have been laid off from work--or hours substantially reduced--journaling may be helpful to fill up time normally, but there are other issues, like all the "free time," when to go file for unemployment or apply for the limited new employment opportunities.
The lives of potential new journal people who were not working before the pandemic have also changed. Like having to share a residence with a new work-from-home companion, fighting lines at the grocery store, or missing favorite hangouts that are not closed.
A major challenge for any journal person, whether an old-timer or a novice, will be to record the "positvies" of each day. Like having toilet paper, hand sanitizer or cleaning wipes.
Yes, there are plenty of occurrences, experiences and reflections that can be recorded. Better go buy a journal or spiral notebook if you can to start your new habit.