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Not a post about COVID per se, but about those chnages in lifestyle you've retained even as the pandemic has (nominally) receded.
I'm not so much talking about risk avoidance behaviors like continued masking or reduced dining out or attendance of crowded events, but odd habits you picked up during the quarantine era that you just haven't let go of.
For me the most obvious are:
1. Endless re-use of plastic bags. We had a lot of groceries delivered during the first year of COVID and kept the bags. We've been using them for all our shopping since and, I suspect, have enough that we won't need another for the rest of our natural lives.
2. Lots and lots of puzzles. When stuck around the house in 2020 I got in the habit of doing lots of brain game type puzzles. The habit stuck and now I waste a good couple of hours almost every day doing: NYT Spelling Bee and Crossword, KenKen and Brain Bashers.
3. Obsessive gardening on my DW's part. During 2020 the back yard was her only outlet and now it's turned into a lush jungle. The fresh veggies are tasty, but you can barely walk without hitting a plant now. I admit, this is a much more constructive habit than mine.
I'm not necessarily proud of my quirks, but they seem to be who I am now. What about you?
I'm not so much talking about risk avoidance behaviors like continued masking or reduced dining out or attendance of crowded events, but odd habits you picked up during the quarantine era that you just haven't let go of.
For me the most obvious are:
1. Endless re-use of plastic bags. We had a lot of groceries delivered during the first year of COVID and kept the bags. We've been using them for all our shopping since and, I suspect, have enough that we won't need another for the rest of our natural lives.
2. Lots and lots of puzzles. When stuck around the house in 2020 I got in the habit of doing lots of brain game type puzzles. The habit stuck and now I waste a good couple of hours almost every day doing: NYT Spelling Bee and Crossword, KenKen and Brain Bashers.
3. Obsessive gardening on my DW's part. During 2020 the back yard was her only outlet and now it's turned into a lush jungle. The fresh veggies are tasty, but you can barely walk without hitting a plant now. I admit, this is a much more constructive habit than mine.
I'm not necessarily proud of my quirks, but they seem to be who I am now. What about you?
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