{"id":5829,"date":"2020-09-02T06:18:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T10:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/?p=5829"},"modified":"2020-08-19T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T22:23:48","slug":"covid-brain-part-3-awesomeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2020\/09\/covid-brain-part-3-awesomeness\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID Brain Part 3: Awesomeness"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2020\/08\/girl-scout-cookies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5842\" src=\"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2020\/08\/girl-scout-cookies-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cookies at back of freezer\" width=\"944\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2020\/08\/girl-scout-cookies-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2020\/08\/girl-scout-cookies-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2020\/08\/girl-scout-cookies-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2020\/08\/girl-scout-cookies-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2020\/08\/girl-scout-cookies-944x531.jpg 944w, https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2020\/08\/girl-scout-cookies.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>COVID Brain Part 3: Awesomeness<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>One of my favorite writers has been posting daily bits of Pandemic Awesomeness.<\/strong> Inspired, I\u2019ve been working on my own list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discovering that I DO have the motivation to exercise even though the gyms are closed<\/li>\n<li>Having fresh baked bread twice a week for the past 20 weeks \u2013 because there\u2019s no place to go on the weekends!<\/li>\n<li>Naming our sourdough culture because we spend more time with it than actual people<\/li>\n<li>Getting to know our postal carrier\u2019s entire life history because we are home every day when the mail arrives<\/li>\n<li>Never having to worry about forgetting my lunch at home<\/li>\n<li>Haven\u2019t had to iron anything since\u2026 what\u2019s an iron, again?<\/li>\n<li>Organizing five years of digital photos<\/li>\n<li>Dusting my shoes<\/li>\n<li>Sending a big donation to the food bank because I haven\u2019t been buying that daily latte<\/li>\n<li>Having time to fold my underwear and match my socks<\/li>\n<li>No one knows if I spill coffee on my pants<\/li>\n<li>Corollary to above: Who cares what it looks like if it can\u2019t be seen on video?!<\/li>\n<li>Playing with fun Virtual Backgrounds on Zoom<\/li>\n<li>Listening to my favorite artist\u2019s new album &#8211; ten times in a row<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Finding an old box of Girl Scout cookies in the back of the freezer, and they\u2019re still good!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And of course, if you\u2019ve been following my adventures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Pond Mucking! This project would never have taken off if not for quarantine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your turn. <strong>What are the little awesomenesses you\u2019ve stumbled upon in pandemic quarantine?<\/strong> Write them down. Invite others to share theirs on your next family or friends\u2019 online social hour.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID Brain Part 3: Awesomeness One of my favorite writers has been posting daily bits of Pandemic Awesomeness. Inspired, I\u2019ve been working on my own list. 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