Today’s coping tip is to ask other people about things they’ve enjoyed recently

I asked the question on Twitter and on Facebook, looking for interesting responses from friends. The more fun ones:

• Got a dog (love this!)
• tabletop gaming
• cooking a meal with a kid (love the kids around the kitchen)
• woodworking
• bought running shoes (I can relate)

For me, I think a couple quiet dinners out with my wife were very enjoyable. I cook a lot at home, and we often have our kids with us. Date nights have been rare lately, so these were nice.

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.