10 OTHER THINGS TO KEEP YOU BUSY WHILE STAYING AT HOME
We are excited that the lockdown has been lifted, or rather, we have mixed feelings. So many people are back to work, while some of us are still at home. We are deep into the lockdown by now and have pretty much lost count of how many days we have been indoor at this point. Well… some have!
It has been tedious and we know you miss your mates and normal life but it’s absolutely essential we all do our bit to stay home to save lives and protect ourselves. With more people starting to flout the rules (please stop), we have thought out a few things you can do at home to ensure you stay there and stop venturing outside.
All the days may be rolling into one and it often becomes difficult to differentiate between work and play. To keep your mental health in check, it helps to make a list of activities and tasks you have been meaning to tackle for months and actually get them done.
Here are a few ideas of what you can do while you are at home
Read a book
Now that you are stuck indoors, there is no better excuse to curl up with that book you’ve been meaning to read from three years ago. Or you could try one of the hot new book releases for 2020. Download playbooks, kindle, freeebooks. It’s an endless list.
Get creative
There is no better time than now to get creative. So many activities are ongoing on social media, feel free to join in and show your talent. If you are confused, jump on the tiktok app for example. You can also take time out to perfect your skills in writing, designing, hairmaking, knitting and all what not.
Create a list
Our holidays might be on hold but that doesn’t stop us from dreaming of where we’d love to be when all this is over. We’ve been using Bimblean app allowing you to collect, save and share your favourite places. Whether it’s creating a list of all the places you want to travel around the world, the most attractive waterfalls, tourist spots or hikes, Bimblecan enable that dream world for us right now. You can also create a list of the local places you’ll visit when the restrictions are lifted and your favourite high street gems are open again. It’s getting us through.
Join a gaming session
Bored of yet another movie series? I feel you. Facebook has introduced a new feature, Facebook Gaming Tournaments, through which anyone can join or organise an online gaming tournament so if you’re feeling lonely, log on, or simply organize a game night at home, this should keep the whole family entertained.
Take Some
Online
Courses
Learning is never enough; take advantage of several free courses going on presently on different platforms.
For example Coursera, Udemy, Linkedin, Harvard business school and some other. You can ask google.
Cook up a storm Cooking is wonderfully therapeutic. Cook some of your favourite recipes or turn to food channels or cookbooks for recipe inspiration. Just be sure of the ingredients you have at home before picking a recipe.
Organise your beauty cabinet If your current bathroom shelf situation is a mess of nearempty serums and old lipsticks, there is no better time as now for sorting. While you are at it, clean those make-up brushes. Yes, they can be a stress to clean, but dirty make-up brushes are an absolute breeding ground for bacteria. If you are one of those people that do all the right things and yet can’t understand why you have rashes and spots, take a look at the tools you use to apply your products.
Oh, and don’t forget your straighteners/ curlers. Yes, really. Get cleaning those hair tools people.
Tidy the house
*I know you are rolling your eyes* but hear us out. Tidying and deep-cleaning your space will not only get rid of harmful dust, dirt and germs, it’ll put you in a clearer headspace. So, chuck on your favourite playlist, wash those throws and cushion covers, hoover right into those corners and take the bins out. You’ll feel better, I promise. Need some guidance? You can also take time out to declutter. Plus, you can totally reward yourself with a glass of wine afterwards.
Dance party
You can find music videos on YouTube, where the singers do some pretty impressive dancing and you try to copy.You can also follow almost all the DJ’s in Nigeria on instagram like Dj Spinall,
Djbign and a host of others as they have instalive parties almost everyday for an hour or two. Yes, you can thank me later.
Learn a new language
If you haven’t heard of Duolingo you need to check it out. This website provides free language instruction for many different languages. You and your kids can learn languages together. Youtube is another great source of language instruction, which requires much less involvement aside from screening advertisements. There are several channels with foreign language videos.