Today’s coping tip is to try something new to get out of your comfort zone.
I did two things here. First, I’ve been participating in a Jan American Cancer Society Challenge and fundraiser. I’m doing this because cancer sucks, and I wanted to help. I rowed in college, but I don’t want to just focus on rowing, so I’ve been trying to fit this into my normal routine.
However, I decided to go longer and make this my exercise for a few days. Part of that is being busy and bad weather, part to change things up. I pushed harder and instead of a 10-12min row, I went 22 and 5k.
Second, I asked my son to cook a recipe. He showed me something he found interesting, which usually results in me asking for the URL and I shop and cook. This time I asked him to make it, which is slightly uncomfortable for me. However, I’ve been extra busy, so I got out of my comfort zone.
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.