A whole year and three season changes since the COVID-19 pandemic hold of the north country, ânormalâ is different. âNormalâ is scary.
The regionâs snow-based fun remains, but on days when Adirondack and north country snow is uninviting, what can ânormalâ living look like inside? No crowded bars, no lengthy guest lists for indoor parties, no movie theater dates.
To engage your mind, body and spirit, here are a few ideas to persevere at home.
The Mind
Partnered reading:
At times in the last 10 months, Iâve felt like I needed to disengage from social media, television shows and the constant work and personal screen time resulting from the need to communicate virtually. To spur some disengagement from virtualness, I started reading books with a partner. Once you decide on a book to read together â but separately â you each obtain a copy of that book and formulate a reasonable timeframe for completing it.