In the past few days I’ve noticed my eyes feeling tired, and even sometimes watering. It made me realize I’m probably straining them with all the extra screen time during lockdown.

My work is always done online, but in normal times I am out a lot in the evenings socializing with friends at restaurants or the movies. Now, my entertainment is also mostly online — I even read on my Kindle — which subjects my poor eyes to several more hours of screen time every day.

So now I’m consciously looking for activities that don’t put me in front of a screen. Thinking of taking up knitting again as well as going back to painting and sketching. I think my eyes will be the better for it — and maybe even my brain!

Have you noticed you’re spending much more time in front of a screen (large or small) these days? Might be worth giving your eyes a rest too. Just saying.