A comprehension on how you spend your lockdown
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Today, corona virus has become a serious cause of global fear and concern. However, we can avoid the life-threatening virus from affecting us and our loved ones. Just by learning from the mistakes of other countries, being conscious and taking preventive measures. By now, you must be aware of various preventive measures such as the use of mask, regularly washing hands with soap and water, and others. Nonetheless, staying at home is probably the best precaution you can take at the present time to prevent COVID-19 from making you and your family its victim. Many people are finding coronavirus lockdown comfortable. If you are not one among them, you definitely need to engage in something to make this time at home productive rather than boring or frustrating. So, if you have been finding it difficult to stay idle for a long period of time without going anywhere or without doing anything fun, here are things you can do to utilize your time:
Exercise
It is probably the best time you can indulge in exercising and ensuring that you remain healthy and fit. You can either start a new form of exercise or continue with your old one, as per your wish. What’s best is that in both cases, you will work towards improving your immunity.
Meditate
If you want to experience mental and physical peace, put on some music and give meditation a try. Meditation will also help you reduce stress, increase energy, enhance immunity system, and benefit in a lot more ways.
Practice dance
Whether or not you are a fan of dancing, give it a try. You can also learn a new form of dance. It will not only improve your mood, health and fitness but also help you increase your confidence.
Revisit memories
In your daily life, you may not get a chance to bring back the old times. But, you can recall them by looking at your old family photographs or videos together.
Play games
You can dedicate a specific time slot each day to play games such as hide and seek, charades, board games, Jenga, and numerous others with your entire family.
Watch movies
This is the idle time you can indulge in binge-watching old or new movies that you have never seen before. Pick a few good Hollywood or Bollywood movies, grab some popcorn and call your family members to engage in this fun activity.
Cook together
We Indians love eating different types of recipes on a daily basis. You too can decide an everyday menu and indulge in cooking it together with your loved ones. This way, you would get time to increase your bond as well as satiate your desire for variety in food.
Clean & organize
If for the past few months you have been waiting for a weekend to clean and organize your kids’ room, living room or any other area of your house, now is the time. Choose a specific day when you along with your family members can work on cleanliness and organization of your home.
Read books together
What a better way than reading books with your loved ones to make the most of your idle time? Doing so, will not only bring you all together but also introduce you to a completely new world of life experiences.
Indulge in gardening
Being among plants and trees gives us a sense of relief. You along with your dear ones can get involved in a gardening activity to give back the most to nature. Planting new seeds, controlling weeds, adding some garden art, and others are a few gardening activities you can engage in.
Think about your future
During the coronavirus lockdown, you will get ample time to be alone. Grant yourself some ‘Me-time’ and reflect on your future goals, physical and mental health, career aspirations, and more. Basically, utilize this time in thinking about everything you want for yourself, but usually don’t get the time to ponder over.
Reconnect with old friends and colleagues
Coronavirus lockdown is the idle time you can reestablish the connection with long lost friends and old colleagues that once were a dear part of your life.
Explore your artistic side
Try your hand at painting, sketching, photography, doodling, quilling, paper cutting, writing poems & songs, etc. Choosing any of the creative activities will grant you peace of mind as well as do complete justice to your free time.