Approximately one thousand years ago, in early April of this year, I put together a short list of ideas on how one might make the most of the sudden influx of Friday and Saturday nights spent at home. I blush to read it now. How cavalier I was, blithely declaring this to be the dawning of a new age for introverts! How naively droll! Nearly eight months into this thing, it’s wild to look back and remember when our altered way of living felt temporary, worthy of a blog post to celebrate its novelty. The warmer months may have offered some reprieve, with patios and backyards and other outdoor spaces where we could gather safely. But as we move deeper into autumn and watch the temperature dip while the daily Covid case numbers spike, a return to the 2020 status quo feels all but inevitable.
By now everyone is probably well enough versed in the dubious art of weekending at home that there’s no longer a market for my burgeoning Introvert Consultancy Practice– for ordinary weekends, that is. But what about this upcoming weekend, which happens to be a holiday weekend, the Halloweekend? Perhaps I won’t declare bankruptcy just yet.
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Ainsley MacIntyre 