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at-home-fun activities for coronavirus season

hihonu
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Hi all,

As if we needed another reason to quit, with all the coronavirus chaos the last thing we want to be worried about is hoarding packs of cigs!!! We should be saving that money for toilet paper and hand soap. PLUS you can sleep easy knowing your lungs are in better shape to fight off any virus if need be! If being at home for longer hours bores you to the point of relapsing, here's a list of unconventionally-fun activities I made for myself:

- recreating famous works of art but really poorly

-musical chairs cup pong (requires friends)

-draw

-invent a new recipe w/random items from your cabinet

-find a nostalgic online game

-update your LinkedIn (fun!)

-paint twister

-do an insane workout then congratulate yourself after for finishing it

-journal / write a poem

-put some classical music on and meditate

-call an old friend and catch up

-diy an old clothing item into something new!

If you have any other ideas or try any of the above, comment below! I'd love to hear about it  Take care of yourselves and stay healthy!!

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YoungAtHeart
Member

If you have a bit of ground or a neighborhood around you, get outside, get some sunshine and fresh air, and/or take a walk;  do a YouTube chair yoga video;  go to Duolingo and learn a foreign language (it's free);  check out WeRateDogs.com for lots of smiles; find old comedy routines on YouTube (Carol Burnett show with Tim Conway or anything with Robin Williams are my favorites); or watch eagle (eggs should be laid any day now National Arboretum Eagle Cam B - YouTube) or other live cams  (Monteray Bay Aquarium has lots); or get your taxes done, or do a crossword puzzle, or do a search for a How-To for knitting, crochet or quilling, or any hobby you have been wanting to try.  Most materials can be ordered online.

Being stuck in quarantine is NO reason to smoke - so just don't think about it!  Stay busy!

Good idea for a blog!

Nancy

Cousin-Itt
Member

My 2 granddaughters will be here Saturday the 21st  and we have plans to TIE-DIE some T-SHIRTS The oldest Autumn is in the 9th grade and is excited to see how we did it,  in what she calls "way back when"  The youngest Skylar is in the 1st grade and she is just excited to do anything.  BB will have to wait

of course Weather permitting 

sweetplt
Member

Good list hihonu ... learn a language on Duolingo...

YoungAtHeart
Member

My girls call them "the olden days."  Wonder what that makes ME?

Barbscloud
Member

Tie-died clothing has been back "in"  for a good while now.  That sounds like fun.

Barb

CommunityAdmin
Community Manager
Community Manager

I do this. You can share your username on Duolingo and watch each other's progress.

Mark
EX Community Manager

hihonu
Member

Wow awesome ideas! I think I'll learn a bit of Spanish tonight! Thanks everyone  Keep us updated on your cool tie-dye works of art!! Cousin-Itt

YoungAtHeart
Member

I am up to something like Lesson 75 - and they are giving me 12 word+ sentences to translate.  I want to learn - but certainly don;t want to stress about it.  If I were you, I would just do one lesson a day (at the most) so you don't get to the hard stuff too soon!  I want to exercise my brain, not wear it OUT!

YoungAtHeart
Member

Mark   What language are you working on?

sweetplt
Member

Mark I have been doing Spanish since the 1st of the year on Duolingo...it was one of my New Year’s Resolution...I never thought I could do it..and I love it...all because Nancy mentioned it once on a blog and now I am hooked...Colleen 

CommunityAdmin
Community Manager
Community Manager

German - refreshing my knowledge 

Spanish - brand new, to know what my sons are saying

Sarcasm - not currently offered by Duolingo but I’ll start when it is available 

Mark

sweetplt
Member

F3B44917-7EFA-46DA-8EC7-FEFEE29F3F91.gifMark ... On Sarcasm class...

YoungAtHeart
Member

I would be happy to offer a course in sarcasm, Mark - if you think you can keep up!