Good morning… Now WHAT?
A 55-year-old individual from Hubei province in China may have been the first person to have contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus spreading across the globe. This was on 17th November, 2019, according to the World Health Organization.
By the penning of this article, COVID-19 cases across the world have hit the 1 Million mark – with daily confirmations trickling in. The world is on lockdown.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended a raft of measures, for yourself and your family, to help curb the spread of the pandemic. Of importance to note, is the constant appeal for citizens to stay at home. When we reduce our day-to-day contact with other people, we will reduce the spread of the infection.
But, what do you do once you have stayed at home?
Being cooped up in the house for days/weeks on end can be frustrating. Not unless you have always been one of those people who enjoys their own company
In the recent wake, the world has turned into the internet to kill boredom at home. Everyone has become a content creator with a number viral challenges, applications and mostly hilarious amateur videos dominating the internet.
We are working from home alright, but working from home comes with its own perks. Like we get to hang out with the kids a little bit more than usual, we save on commuting time, we save on fuel… the list goes on. Whether you are isolated in the house by yourself, with your partner or your whole family (kids, siblings…whichever case applies to you), then I’ve got what I would like to think of as some great ideas for you to try.
1. Share something hopeful and positive
It can be difficult to deal with all the news right now. Why not share something positive, like a video of people showing solidarity during this pandemic or a good news story that you found online?
2. Acquire a new skill
Learning a new skill is always welcome, no? I mean who can just sit back and say “New skill? Not for me please!” Learning a new skill could be: learning how to cook (especially if you have no idea how food gets on your plate every day), organization of the home, baking, knitting, make some DIYs, Baking, etc
3. Perfect a skill you already have
If there is ever a perfect time to perfect a skill you already possessed, then this is it! If you are a baker and are good at decorating cakes, since the big orders (like for weddings) are not coming through anymore, you could use this time to go huge and experiment with those decorating areas that usually make you sweat a little extra.
4. Get Healthy/ier
Did you know that food can be your medicine? So now that we have a bit of time, why not try making some healthy smoothies and vegetable juices for you and the family? And if you are already a smoothie person, why not try out new and exciting recipes. Of course, be sure to combine this with exercise and you have a winner.
5. Read! Read! Read!
There’s nothing more enlightening than a book. Books were made to not only keep us company but also to help us learn a thing or two. So how about you pay your good old home library a visit? While still at this reading thing, you could take this time to read your Bible/ Quran and familiarize yourself with the word of God. You could also try rearranging your bookshelf and even color-code it if you have some spare time (which I am sure you do).
6. Indulge your kids and do something fun together
Do some crafts, read with them, play with them, show them a new skill like cooking, baking, cleaning, making beds perfectly, have fun competitions, tell stories, watch movies and dance.
7. Play some board games
Board games always give us the chance to connect, laugh, argue, compete and just have fun! No need to say more…
9. Try to work out
Or maybe even try meditating or doing some yoga . Sometimes we can get so busy in life chasing that paper that we forget about our health. Of course this is forgetting that health is actually wealth but now that we have got some time in the mornings and evenings (this is taking advantage of the time we would usually spend on the commute) we have plenty of time to get fit and healthy.
11. Rearrange your furniture to give your home a new look
Need to make your home look like you just bought new furniture when you actually didn’t? Well, all you need to do is just move your furniture around the house. This will make your space look different …and there you will have a home with a brand new look!
12. Make some beautiful DIY crafts for your home
When you have some crafts supplies in that home office drawer that you rarely touch, well, now would be the perfect time to open that drawer, get some paints, markers, brushes, tapes, colored paper glue etc and get to work on some beautiful DIY crafts for your home. The internet has got plenty of ideas of DIYs for your home. You can try and give your home a new look with something cute that you created with your own hands and something that you will proud of displaying in your home.
13. Organize your closet/ wardrobe
A clean and well organized and color-coded wardrobe/closet can help put your mind at ease…it can even be therapeutic. Says…me! So why not give your eyes something well organized to look at while getting rid of clothes you have not touched in the last 22 years and make some space for new and more stylish clothes for when the Corona virus pandemic is over.
Yes. Staying at home is no longer termed as “idleness’ but staying at home today ‘saves the world”
Stay at home. Have fun at home. Sanitize.
