Environment around you
- Make my bed in the morning
- Help clean around the house
- Keep my room clean
- Go outside whenever possible
- Go on walks
- Organize clutter
- Sell/donate things I don’t need anymore
- Find a designated work space
Connection to others
- Have daily family meals
- Facetime friends often
- Go on walks with friends when possible
- Call grandparents and other people who are alone right now
- Family movie nights
- Give pets attention/take dog on walks
- Look for opportunities to help others during the crisis
Personal Health and Self-care
- Eat healthy foods
- Drink a lot of water
- Try to wake up early
- Focus on the positives/ focus on gratitude
- Do yoga in my room
- Go on walks
- Stay hygienic/ feeling fresh
- Try to limit Netflix/youtube/instagram
Use of technology
- Limit screen time
- Use it to connect with friends/facetime often
- Learn new things/how to paint/new songs on ukulele
- Follow yoga/work out tutorials
- Learn how to cook
- Facetime friends and family that I don’t usually contact often
I really enjoyed brainstorming different ideas for social distancing. A lot of these ideas and goals float around my head throughout the day of what I want to accomplish, but having them all in one place was very empowering and now I feel like I have a concrete set of tasks. I am excited to turn to this list when I feel like there is nothing to do or when I see myself spending too much time doing mindless activities. I highlighted keeping my room clean because this can be a struggle for me, but I want to maintain a nice environment that doesn’t create any added stress. I also highlighted go on walks because I know how much going outside of the house improves my mood. I then highlighted help others because I know it will give me a sense of purpose and I will feel good about contributing what I can. The fourth one I highlighted was trying to wake up early. I struggle with getting my day started without a previous commitment, but whenever I do, I love the extra time that is added to my day. Finally, I highlighted limit screen time because often when I am tired or bored or unmotivated, I relent to going on my phone or laptop to pass the time with netflix or social media. I want to cut down the unnecessary time spent on screens so that when I do watch it, I can feel more relaxed and less dumpy.
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