Here I put
together suggestions to stay active and positive. Some may sound silly but that
is the fun of it. If you have any other suggestions, I would love to add it to
this ongoing list. Look for *NEW post every week.
2. Be Social
4. Do chores everyday with others: I used to spend most of my free time doing house chores. Now that everyone is home, I have divided the chore among everyone. This is a great opportunity for them to manage things themselves if I get sick.
8. Enroll in Hogwarts just like Harry and the gang: A group of passionate Harry Potter fans built an online wizarding world where you can become a free member and take courses like the new students at Hogwarts. Now you can study Charms to Defense Against the Dark Arts. http://www.hogwartsishere.com/. However, if you are not into attending Hogwarts but still want to interact with her fan club, J.K. Rowling launched Harry Potter at Home. To get more information check www.wizardingworld.com
9. A whole new world to explore: Home of the live network where you can Livestream anything. If you are feeling alone, this live stream will give you a new prospect on your problems. It can make a positive impact on the way you view the world. You can Livestream African wildlife, bears, seals, dogs, beaches and even northern lights. https://explore.org/
10. Go visit the world's exotic places from your couch:
Did you ever want to see New York's Time Square, Hungary's Budapest or beaches of the Philippines? Now you can LiveStream all the famous places that you always wanted to see. Now you can tour the world right in your living room. https://www.earthcam.com/, https://www.skylinewebcams.com/ or https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/
11. If you need a little laughter, check out the funny pic of how others are coping:
If you are frustrated being quarantine, check out how others are dealing with working home setup to quarantine humor with fun pictures that can put a smile on your face. https://www.boredpanda.com
6. Garden outside: Spring is here and it’s a perfect time to plant bulbs and seeds. According to The New York Times report, “hygiene hypothesis,” dirt contains millions of bacteria and viruses that help the development of a healthy immune system.
7. Work on your side hustle: Wanted to sell your craft on Etsy, write a book or start a new business? Now you have the time and get things done. Write a business plan, start doing crafts or organize your ideas for a book. Whatever it is that you wanted to try, now is the time.
8. Exercise can boost feel-good hormones: Exercise can help stimulate your brain Endorphins and other neurotransmitters. In other words, it releases "feel-good" brain chemicals.
So check out YouTube, makeyourbodywork.com, MyFitnessPal.com, https://www.strava.com/features or https://www.trainwithjoanofficial.com/contact
Below
you will find information on:
1.
Be Creative
2.
Be Social
3.
Entertainment
4.
Self Improvement
5.
Organize
6.
Mental Health
1. Be Creative
1.
Recreate masterpieces:
Getty Museum in Los Angeles are asking people to recreate paintings with stuff
they can find at home and the results are to hilarious. #BetweenArtandQuarantie Go see for yourself. Getty.edu
2. If you are a fan of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit then this fanfic is for you: Sauron, hiding from the Valar, chances upon a dying Elf who offers an opportunity he could not refuse. This is the Second Age Lindon where a young King Gil-galad struggles to rule a newborn realm whose citizens are torn apart by the tragedy of the two kinslayings and the terrible destruction of the War of Wrath. Desperate to keep the Elves unified, Gil-galad forces Oropher to leave his young son to be trained and educated alongside Elrond hoping the two kinsmen can become the bridge between the Sindar and the Noldor. But can Thranduil, traumatized and embittered by the horrific tragedies, see beyond his own hurt?
To read more:https://archiveofourown.org/works/10184531/chapters/22620512
https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5450745/Arinariel (fanfiction.net)
3. Southampton Arts Center's Creativity Challenge!
3. Get involved in 'Virtual Porch Sessions' Challenge:
A group of Long Island-based photographers has started a GoFundMe page to raise money for Direct Relief, a non-profit fundraiser to provide medical resources to people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
To read more about this article: https://www.msn.com
GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com
2. If you are a fan of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit then this fanfic is for you: Sauron, hiding from the Valar, chances upon a dying Elf who offers an opportunity he could not refuse. This is the Second Age Lindon where a young King Gil-galad struggles to rule a newborn realm whose citizens are torn apart by the tragedy of the two kinslayings and the terrible destruction of the War of Wrath. Desperate to keep the Elves unified, Gil-galad forces Oropher to leave his young son to be trained and educated alongside Elrond hoping the two kinsmen can become the bridge between the Sindar and the Noldor. But can Thranduil, traumatized and embittered by the horrific tragedies, see beyond his own hurt?
To read more:https://archiveofourown.org/works/10184531/chapters/22620512
https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5450745/Arinariel (fanfiction.net)
3. Southampton Arts Center's Creativity Challenge!
Describe Your Surroundings in the form or prose, poetry, song or creative writing - as long as it's TRUE. Submissions for SAC's Creativity Challenge will be featured on southamptonartscenter.org, on social media and in a final video presentation on our YouTube channel.
When complete, email your story to info@southamptoncenter.org and please include your name, where you are from, and your age (if under 18).
3. Get involved in 'Virtual Porch Sessions' Challenge:
A group of Long Island-based photographers has started a GoFundMe page to raise money for Direct Relief, a non-profit fundraiser to provide medical resources to people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
To read more about this article: https://www.msn.com
GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com
4. Decorate your tree with
holiday lights: I
just learned that there is a trend going around the nation to decorate the
front of your house with holiday lights. They call it light for life. I will
patiently detangle my lights. You can find more information on Simplemost.com
5. Film Facebook live: I haven’t tried this yet
but I’m planning it in the future to film Facebook Live or YouTube.
6. Write a journal or
document your expertise on a blog: Writing down your feelings of isolation and
struggle to cope better. It is also a great way to document this
once-in-a-lifetime pandemic for the later generations.
7. Make a craft date: If you like to craft, make
a date of it. Now you have the time to get less distracted and finally finish
that new craft you have been wanting to finish.
8. Quarantine cocktails anyone? Learn to make some quarantine new cocktails with Ina Garten.
9. Show off your green thumb from food scraps: Did you know you can grow a garlic plant using a single clove? Or how about growing a new plant using a leafy top of a pineapple? How about a sweet potato plant? You can find detail instructions at www.simplemost.com or about growing garlic from https://simpledailyrecipes.com
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| Image from Jill McKeever |
9. Show off your green thumb from food scraps: Did you know you can grow a garlic plant using a single clove? Or how about growing a new plant using a leafy top of a pineapple? How about a sweet potato plant? You can find detail instructions at www.simplemost.com or about growing garlic from https://simpledailyrecipes.com
2. Be Social
1. Set up a virtual party with friends: My teenager just got invited to have a
virtual birthday sleepover with his friends. I thought this was funny, but they
have the right attitude. Why don’t you have a virtual playdate or party with
your friends? With facetime/skype/Zoom, it’s almost like they are in the same
space as you. There is less clean up after the party which is a big plus.
2. Join the adult dance
movement Livestream: Daybreaker is
a live schedule dance community. You can purchase tickets to be part of
Livestream for a morning dance party. Since it’s from your house, wake up the
whole house to join the dance party for one admission price. What a deal!
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| @finell304 |
3. Play board game: It’s an
old pastime, but when you have kids, it is one of the best social devices. If
you’re not sure what game to play, check out @finell304 on Instagram. He will
review all kids of games I never even heard of.
4. Do chores everyday with others: I used to spend most of my free time doing house chores. Now that everyone is home, I have divided the chore among everyone. This is a great opportunity for them to manage things themselves if I get sick.
5. Text pictures of
happier times:
When we are isolated from others, we feel disconnected. I have a family group
chat where we send pictures of what we are doing to feel more connected to
them.
6. Have a Nerf gun fight
night:
Why not? It’s fun, and Nerf bullets are soft enough to play indoors.
7. Indoor
snowball fights: Yes, you can have snowball fights with this
plush foam snowballs. If you squeeze it, it makes snowball noise. It’s a great
way to have outdoor activities indoors. If don't want to buy a plush snowball than use rolled up socks.
8.
Play hide and seek inside the house: When my son was in elementary school, I
would play hide and seek with the kids in the house. When the kids got older,
we would do hide and seek in the dark. They got so creeped out but loved it
enough that they asked me to play with them even past fourth grade. They used
to call me “Mother of Chuckie’s” because I used scary voices to go find them in
the dark.
9.
Have an afternoon teatime: I thought this very cute, especially if you have a niece
or a daughter. You can have a special teatime with your little girl. You could
do this virtually if you cannot be there in person.
Learn the royal tea etiquette class with Prince Charles' former butler, Grant Harrold at his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/grantharrold
Take an etiquette class at the Plaza Hotel NY. YouTube channel: We Tried The Plaza Hotel's $1,000 Royal Etiquette Class
10. Have a scavenger hunt: Who would not love to spend the day looking for treasures? My husband did this for our first Christmas present and to this day, it’s the best Christmas among the twenty years of marriage. Make it fun and silly. Have a prize even if it is only a bowl of ice cream.
11. Set cocktail hour on Friday: When you work from home, your days start to merge into one big week. Set aside a cocktail hour to mark the end of the week. After 1 p.m. on Fridays, DJ @Hardkittinharry LiveStream on Instagram for The Midday Mix. He also does a weekend LIVE Brunch Mixes. Check him out on Instagram @Hardkittinharry
12. Love Is Quarantine Dating Service: That’s right! You can date and be quarantined at the same time. Or if you just like the drama of dating, check out the new Instagram dating sensation on Instagram @loveisquarantine.
Learn the royal tea etiquette class with Prince Charles' former butler, Grant Harrold at his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/grantharrold
Take an etiquette class at the Plaza Hotel NY. YouTube channel: We Tried The Plaza Hotel's $1,000 Royal Etiquette Class
10. Have a scavenger hunt: Who would not love to spend the day looking for treasures? My husband did this for our first Christmas present and to this day, it’s the best Christmas among the twenty years of marriage. Make it fun and silly. Have a prize even if it is only a bowl of ice cream.
11. Set cocktail hour on Friday: When you work from home, your days start to merge into one big week. Set aside a cocktail hour to mark the end of the week. After 1 p.m. on Fridays, DJ @Hardkittinharry LiveStream on Instagram for The Midday Mix. He also does a weekend LIVE Brunch Mixes. Check him out on Instagram @Hardkittinharry
12. Love Is Quarantine Dating Service: That’s right! You can date and be quarantined at the same time. Or if you just like the drama of dating, check out the new Instagram dating sensation on Instagram @loveisquarantine.
3. Entertainment
1.
Binge watch your favorite show: I admit this is the first thing I did. Since I always wanted to see Outlanders and never had the time. Now I'm all about Jimmy and Claire and understand the fascination of their fans. Here are a few suggestions for binge watch list: Tiger King, Outlanders, Circle and Love is blind.
2. Start reading that book
you bought or have in your possession:
I’m not a big reader but occasionally if a book catches my interest, I will buy it. I have a couple of them sitting around and now I’m reading them one by one. Ahh, all the characters I could become.
3. Day of science with stuff in the kitchen: On one playdate kids wanted to do something different, so I gathered together a baking soda, food coloring, and peroxide to make a volcano erupt. It was a lot of mess but was so worth it.
4. Dress up and put up a show: Let your kids dress up and put up a show. Let their creativity come to life. Use bedsheets to make a stage and create something magical. You can Facetime with families far away as audiences. It is great for tweens to keep them away from their devices for a short while. Need inspiration? Act out a favorite movie or book.
I’m not a big reader but occasionally if a book catches my interest, I will buy it. I have a couple of them sitting around and now I’m reading them one by one. Ahh, all the characters I could become.
3. Day of science with stuff in the kitchen: On one playdate kids wanted to do something different, so I gathered together a baking soda, food coloring, and peroxide to make a volcano erupt. It was a lot of mess but was so worth it.
4. Dress up and put up a show: Let your kids dress up and put up a show. Let their creativity come to life. Use bedsheets to make a stage and create something magical. You can Facetime with families far away as audiences. It is great for tweens to keep them away from their devices for a short while. Need inspiration? Act out a favorite movie or book.
5.
Video games with kids:
One of my clients worried that her son was not interested in anything but video
games. She did not know how to relate to him. I advised her to play with him.
Play with your child and let him teach you, tell you about the storyline. This
is a simple way to relate to your teens, but I would place a two-hour limit
each time.
6.
Go visit virtual museums. Watch opera at the Met, and Broadway shows: Most
of the museums nowadays can be visited virtually. So, go search the world wide
web and discover new places right from your couch. Feeling more adventurous? Check
out the nightly stream of opera from the Metropolitan Opera House from Lincoln
Center. www.metopera.org.You can even watch Broadway shows for a seven-day trial. https://www.broadwayhd.com.
7. Bird watching from your nest: PSEG Long Island has installed a webcam to the local osprey nest in Long Island. Now you can see Livestream of Osprey’s nest from your own nest. https://www.psegliny.com/wildlife/ospreycam
7. Bird watching from your nest: PSEG Long Island has installed a webcam to the local osprey nest in Long Island. Now you can see Livestream of Osprey’s nest from your own nest. https://www.psegliny.com/wildlife/ospreycam
8. Enroll in Hogwarts just like Harry and the gang: A group of passionate Harry Potter fans built an online wizarding world where you can become a free member and take courses like the new students at Hogwarts. Now you can study Charms to Defense Against the Dark Arts. http://www.hogwartsishere.com/. However, if you are not into attending Hogwarts but still want to interact with her fan club, J.K. Rowling launched Harry Potter at Home. To get more information check www.wizardingworld.com
9. A whole new world to explore: Home of the live network where you can Livestream anything. If you are feeling alone, this live stream will give you a new prospect on your problems. It can make a positive impact on the way you view the world. You can Livestream African wildlife, bears, seals, dogs, beaches and even northern lights. https://explore.org/
10. Go visit the world's exotic places from your couch:
Did you ever want to see New York's Time Square, Hungary's Budapest or beaches of the Philippines? Now you can LiveStream all the famous places that you always wanted to see. Now you can tour the world right in your living room. https://www.earthcam.com/, https://www.skylinewebcams.com/ or https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/
11. If you need a little laughter, check out the funny pic of how others are coping:
If you are frustrated being quarantine, check out how others are dealing with working home setup to quarantine humor with fun pictures that can put a smile on your face. https://www.boredpanda.com
4. Self Improvement
1.
Exercise with a little help and motivation: It is hard to motivate yourself to move let
alone exercise. But keep in mind that the summer is around the corner. You
should take off those sweats at some point. So, if you are not a jogger like I
am, do indoor push up on your kitchen counter or run up and down the stairs.
Any form of movement is good. So check out YouTube, makeyourbodywork.com, MyFitnessPal.com, https://www.strava.com/features
2.
Day of beauty or spa day: There are lots of homemade beauty ingredients on the
internet. Have a day of beauty or bath. Even use olive oil to deep condition
your hair or simply polish each other’s nails. Marie
Claire site for some ideas.
3.
Learn a new Tik-Tok dance or any kind of new dance move: Learn a new Tik-Tok dance, but my teenager
would not allow me to post it. He said it will ruin his cool image at school.
Still, I could use it to blackmail him at a later time. Lol
4.
Try a new recipe, learn to cook or teach your kids how to cook: I always wanted to make
sure that my kids can take care of themselves in the world. Now that I’m not
running around for the afterschool activities, I tried to teach my teen how to
cook something simple as mac and cheese. It was not easy, but he was very proud
that he was able to do it all on his own. If you want to try different recipes
with the ingredient you already have, try LIVESTRONG.COM
5.
Grow your beard or mustache: Why not? You can’t go out and this is the best time to
experiment with facial hair. Check out the Art of Manliness to get started.
6.
Karaoke Family Night: How
fun it would be to get everyone together and have a karaoke night? You can even
do this virtually with friends, too.
7.
Learn a new skill like a new app, language or cooking:
Since we can’t go out to that new restaurant, I learned to cook different ethnic
food. One day I cooked Chinese food while the other day I cooked Indian. It
keeps dining interesting rather than having the same old food every day. As you
can find anything on the internet, it is a great time to learn a new skill. You
can enroll in virtual classes right in your home.
8.
Discover new podcast, music or videos: There are so many resources online for
streaming music, podcast and videos. It is a great time to revisit old movies
or discover new topics. With many types of topics to explore, you might not
have enough days of quarantine to explore them all.
5. Organize
1.
Scrapbook all the photo or put in an album: If you are like me, I have pictures
everywhere. I just do not have time to put them in an album or scrapbook. But
now I have the time to organize them and put them in the right albums.
2.
Wash your car: Wash your car in your driveway on a nice sunny day, or
if you know the next day will rain, soap up the car and let the rain do the
washing.
3.
Repaint your room or fix chipped paint: My dogs made a lot of scratches on our
walls, so I just fixed it up and painted over. It was a small job, but it looks
so fresh and new. Since I have left-over paint in the house, I decided it was
about time I fixed minor things around the house. There are tons of resources
on the internet.
4.
Clean out your closet: You can clean like Marie Kondo
from the Netflix’s show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”. Although she takes
everything out of all the closets and cleans it all at once, you can take a
couple of days to do this.
5. File your taxes: (Source: https://www.irs.gov)
The government officially extended the tax deadline from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. But why don't you get started and work your taxes especially if you are expecting returns? If not wait until close to the deadline but still get all your paperwork in order.
6. Respond to the Census: (Source: https://2020census.gov/)
Since we are in quarantine anyway, why not take this time to fill out the census data online. By filling out the census, make sure your community gets the funding it needs.
https://2020census.gov/
5. File your taxes: (Source: https://www.irs.gov)
The government officially extended the tax deadline from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. But why don't you get started and work your taxes especially if you are expecting returns? If not wait until close to the deadline but still get all your paperwork in order.
6. Respond to the Census: (Source: https://2020census.gov/)
Since we are in quarantine anyway, why not take this time to fill out the census data online. By filling out the census, make sure your community gets the funding it needs.
https://2020census.gov/
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| Jason Stephenson |
1.
Naptime is not only for little kids: I take naps, thus I don’t need caffeine to
make it through the day. I think napping keeps the mind sharp by reinforcing
what you learn throughout the day. I only nap a maximum of 30 minutes, but it
is the sweetest time of the day for me. If you have a hard time switching your
mind off to relax, try listening to sleep meditation on YouTube channel. I
personally like Jason Stephenson. Make sure you set a timer
for 30 minutes. You don’t want to sleep too much that you can’t sleep at your
regular bedtime.
2.
Create a schedule for each day: This sounds like a lot of planning but set expectations
of your day ahead so that you can focus and get things accomplished. If you
don’t set schedules, the days will feel like they are merging into one big day
of prison. Even if it is a simple thing like making a list of things to do, add
one thing to reward yourself when you get most of the stuff done on the list.
3. Go build a fort or zone
up your space:
Build a space for everyone, an unspoken zone for each member of the house. This
way, we could all have a place we could call our own. No matter where they are,
plan to meet for meals. This gives us a chance to catch up on how we keep
ourselves busy throughout the day. For little kids, why not encourage them to
build a fort to make it their special zone. To see epic forts for inspiration,
check out https://redtri.com
4. Go dress up: My office is next door to my bedroom, but I still get dressed for work. On the first day of the quarantine, my husband and I started to share my office. He, of course, started working in his most comfortable outfit, but I walked in all dressed up. He asked me why I was dressed up and I told him that if I don’t feel good, I can’t focus. He rolled his eyes. Lucky, he loves me even though I am ‘quirky’ as he puts it.5. Do Bujo: A bullet Journal (aka Bujo) is an organizational system created by Ryder Carrol who had A.D.D. He had a hard time focusing and needed a quick way to keep track of his schedule. Unlike a traditional journal, with Bujo you can customize to reflect your personality. It is the easiest way for you to keep track of your daily life or business. I highly recommend my clients use Bujo because it's versatile from keeping track of your workload to your emotions. How to get set up and start your own: www.goodhousekeeping.com
4. Go dress up: My office is next door to my bedroom, but I still get dressed for work. On the first day of the quarantine, my husband and I started to share my office. He, of course, started working in his most comfortable outfit, but I walked in all dressed up. He asked me why I was dressed up and I told him that if I don’t feel good, I can’t focus. He rolled his eyes. Lucky, he loves me even though I am ‘quirky’ as he puts it.5. Do Bujo: A bullet Journal (aka Bujo) is an organizational system created by Ryder Carrol who had A.D.D. He had a hard time focusing and needed a quick way to keep track of his schedule. Unlike a traditional journal, with Bujo you can customize to reflect your personality. It is the easiest way for you to keep track of your daily life or business. I highly recommend my clients use Bujo because it's versatile from keeping track of your workload to your emotions. How to get set up and start your own: www.goodhousekeeping.com
6. Garden outside: Spring is here and it’s a perfect time to plant bulbs and seeds. According to The New York Times report, “hygiene hypothesis,” dirt contains millions of bacteria and viruses that help the development of a healthy immune system.
7. Work on your side hustle: Wanted to sell your craft on Etsy, write a book or start a new business? Now you have the time and get things done. Write a business plan, start doing crafts or organize your ideas for a book. Whatever it is that you wanted to try, now is the time.
8. Exercise can boost feel-good hormones: Exercise can help stimulate your brain Endorphins and other neurotransmitters. In other words, it releases "feel-good" brain chemicals.
So check out YouTube, makeyourbodywork.com, MyFitnessPal.com, https://www.strava.com/features or https://www.trainwithjoanofficial.com/contact
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