5 Tricks to Productive Quarantine Work

Whether you are working from home, taking online classes or spending more time with your kids in the house, many are in the same boat of spending more time at home than they have in a while (except us homeschoolers that is lol) and I won't lie, it can be tough with everyone on top of each other.
Here are some tips for staying productive while at home with the fam:

1. Make a to-do list

This sounds cliche but even if you have a mental list of things to accomplish for the day or even the week, you will feel so much better and actually get things done around the house. If it sounds like something you would do but never check anything off, I get it, I used to be horrible with to-do lists, still am, but I learned that it's also the little things you know you will do throughout the day that really makes me feel accomplished. In fact, it has helped with forming habits or recognizing bad habits I already have when I make note of them on a to-do list. For example, I will have you know that showers and the movies I want to watch are always on my to-do lists, it keeps me sane. 

2. Take a walk 

How dare I recommend you go outside! But seriously, spending all day in the house, with the same people, every day, in close proximity that's probably closer than 6 feet...you are going to want to go outside and taking a walk is the perfect way to get out, exercise, clear your head and recalibrate for the work you have to do. (Walking regularly also wards off the pasta body

3. Do the chores - get started on spring cleaning

YAY! Spring started last week and I can't wait for Spring Cleaning! It's like New Year's Resolutions...but BETTER. And being quarantined means we actually have time to put into digging up the whole yard, or reorganizing the storage unit or cleaning out the refrigerator. Besides, nothing is better than being in a clean home.

4. Bake/Cook

When on the run to classes or work or school, not everyone gets to have homemade meals all the time, so why not kick the food up a notch and make something from scratch? I mean, if all the flour is missing from the grocery stores than you should have enough to work with. There are plenty of online cooking classes now too for those who need help or who are looking to really up their game.
Especially if you are feeling sick, home-cooked meals really build up emotional moral (don't ask me why it just does) and in turn, one's immunity system since homemade food has way fewer chemicals and bad fats than prepackaged foods. And with fewer chemicals, yours and your childrens brain productivity will increase as your brain produces better chemicals for thinking. Did I mention it can be cheaper too? You can make soup for under $5-10 for as many people as you like if you make it from scratch.

5. Do something out of the ordinary

We have a lot of time on our hands now. A lot. Even with the few classes I am taking and the movies I have watched with my fam AND the quarantine trip I took with my friends 2 weeks ago, I still have plenty of time to bake, cook, clean, procrastinate homework (especially this one) and I bet you do too. So do something new, out of the ordinary, or maybe something old you haven't done in a while. It will surprise you how much you missed something you used to do a lot. And even more so if you venture out of your way to try something new outside your comfort zone (but not outside the 6-foot bubble please). 
If you need some inspiration:

  • sign up for an only class
  • make cards to send to friends and family
  • pull out the art supplies in the back of your closet
  • try some new recipes
  • practice an instrument 
  • start a journal
  • brush up on or learn a new work skill (LinkedIn has tons on things like using PowerPoint, etc.)
  • print out some old photos and start a photo book
  • paint a room in your house

5.5 Call Your Grandmother - Stay connected

Take the time to call someone, anyone, whom you don't always call or see. Great Aunt Jo who you only see on Christmas. It's important to stay connected even outside of social media.

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