This past Friday marked the end of my third week of working exclusively from home. Here are my takeaways from week three:

• Social interaction – This week was tough. I missed seeing people, so I put extra energy into phone calls and had a few great catch-up conversations. The Fabriq app helped by reminding me who I needed to follow up with.
• Physical activity – I ran three days, four miles each day. Running is grueling, but the time outside excites me. Two days, I did 250 sit-ups and 250 push-ups. The goal is 500 of each.
• Unpack experiences – I thought about and documented a few of my major experiences. It’s hard to remember everything, and I wanted to capture details and timelines. I also figured it would be useful to have it ready to share when people ask about specifics of something I’ve been through. Surprisingly, I noticed patterns and causation. All in all a great learning exercise.
• Meals – I prepared meals (getting pointers from Mom) regularly. Cooking is becoming a great way for us to connect more. An unexpected silver lining!

The third week of working from home was interesting. It dawned on me that it’s been almost a month and there’s no clear end in sight. Using the time to unpack and document experiences was really helpful. During week four, I’m sure I’ll do more of that, and I’ll also think about what big things I’d like to accomplish while working from home in April.

I continue to learn from this unique situation, adjust as necessary, and share my experience.