As an essential worker, it's been non-stop since the pandemic started. I am lucky that I am able to work from home, but it was becoming harder and harder to switch off from work. Even when I could, I filled my time with busy-work, anything to avoid acknowledging the boredom and the claustrophobia the pandemic had brought in. Inevitably, I burned myself out. I knew I had to make changes, but I wasn't sure where to start. So, I started small.  

I used to hate washing the dishes. It was a tedious ch...