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12 Fun Thing to Do During Coronavirus Isolation
A lot of adults are normally incredibly busy — so what do we do with all the free time now that we can’t leave the house?Check out these fun ideas to pass time in enjoyable ways during coronavirus isolation:
1) Take long walks. If you use a Fitbit, note how many steps each route is and you might be surprised.
2) Rake leaves. If you’re like me, you still have some in your yard! It’s good exercise and it gets you out for some fresh air.
3) Do yard work. Again, if you’re like me, you have some flower beds that need weeding and some plants or bushes that need cut or shaped. Yard work can be very therapeutic.
4) Ride a bike. Even if you haven’t gotten the bike out of the garage for years, pump some air in the tires and take a spin around the neighborhood to see things from a different perspective.
5) Assemble some puzzles. Apparently, doing puzzles is a big thing now! The more pieces you get, the longer it should take.
6) Take up adult coloring. I got several coloring books and sets of markers for Christmas a few years ago; now is the time to take them out and do some relaxing coloring.
7) Play hopscotch. If you’ve got some chalk in the house, draw a hopscotch board on your sidewalk or driveway, find a rock and play a few rounds to unleash your inner child.
8) Do free or low-cost exercise classes with online videos. If you belong to a fitness center or club, check their websites to see if they offer any videos during this hiatus. My club has videos for classes they don’t even offer at the club (including dancing to Broadway hits)! And a number of sites are serving the community by offering free yoga classes during this hibernation period. I go to Body Pump class every weekend and was excited to find a Les Mills Body Pump website (https://watch.lesmillsondemand.com) with a big variety of videos for only $14.99 a month (less if you sign up for 3 months or longer). You can do Body Pump, Body Attack, Body Flow and more on demand – and you get a 14-day free trial period.
9) Sign up for Hulu (first month free), Netflix or some other streaming TV program and check out the movies or TC series your friends have been raving about.
10) Facetime or chat with friends (even the next-door neighbors!) with Google Duo — very easy to install and use. You can see everybody on the screen at the same time!
11) Read. No list would be complete without a reminder to enjoy some good books or magazines. This is the time to pull out the books on your shelves and finally catch up.
12) Put up outdoor Christmas lights to spread cheer (they’re doing that in my town and it makes the neighborhood very festive!)
Yes, the “to do” list is still there – and you have adult obligations – but enjoy this time to treat yourself to some things you don’t normally have time to do!
And please share your ideas for fun things to do during coronavirus isolation!
First Week of COVID-19 Pandemic
Yay! Made it through the first week of hunkering down at home for coronavirus prevention!If you ask people who know me, they’ll tell you I’m someone who loves to be on the go – out and about all the time. And shopping is one of my favorite activities.
A fun day for me is to leave the house Saturday morning and not return until 7 or 8 in the evening.
I go to work for 8 hours (plus about a 2-hour commute) Monday – Friday, visit my mom in assisted living about 4 nights a week, run errands and do all the things everyone else does that takes time.
So what happens when (WHOA) …… life is suddenly on hold?
I honestly thought the first day teleworking and cooped up remaining at home seemed like 10 days (which reminds me of my favorite movie, The Jerk). Seemed like it would never end, and since all I wanted to do was cry in frustration during the evening with my hours and hours of “free time,” finally went to bed.
The next morning, I decided not to repeat the previous day — for my mental health and for the duration (however long this lasts).
New motto: Take it one day at a time (a phrase that formerly annoyed me).
New plan: Be grateful every day for the things you have: good health for you and your family and friends, sunshine (hopefully), a comfortable house, a job (in my case, I’m VERY grateful to be able to telework at the kitchen table!!).
New goal(s):
1) Stay in touch with family and friends every day — by text, email or phone calls. Even do some drive-by waves, if that works. 🙂
2) Start doing the things on the five-page, typed “to do” list I’ve accumulated the past few years. Some of them only take five minutes to do — and, oh, the joy of scratching them off!
3) Exercise 10,000 steps a day or the equivalent. Exercise – and the fresh air that usually accompanies it — always makes you feel better.
Once I changed my attitude and adopted a new philosophy, every day since has been better.
And, believe it or not, the first week wasn’t nearly as bad as I’d anticipated. Who knew that going to the grocery store could be the most exciting part of the week?
You?
What’s your stay-at-home philosophy and plan? How are things going?
Flying Solo During COVID-19 