I'm writing this in the midst of the Covid 19 outbreak and whilst this article is based on how to create routine while we are all staying at home, these tips could be put into practice when normal life resumes.
I would also add that there is no right way to go about your daily life, in the current circumstances or in normal life, but whether you are working from home, trying to home school or entertain children or adapting to staying at home and having no plans, here are a few tips to help keep structure to your day and help maintain a positive mindset.😊 *
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⏰ Wake up at around the same time each day.
🛏 Make your bed.
🛁 Shower and get dresssed
🍽 Meals - stick to proper meals, with a couple of snacks. Try to plan ahead to avoid endless picking, then being unsatisfied, or feeling guilty.
👖 Clothes - get dressed in clothes and avoid staying in your dressing gown, trackies etc as tempting as it may be!
🗓 Don’t treat weekdays like endless weekends.
🚶♀️🤸♀️🏃Movement and exercise - so important physically and mentally. You don’t need to be doing a Hiit workout , but walk, run, do a home workout, yoga. Try to get some exercise in each day and try to get some fresh air air.
🥘🥧 Cooking - cook some nutritious, even if they are simple, meals. Bake something if you have the ingredients sand the time- I find it therapeutic😊.
💻Working from home - set up for work, take regular breaks throughout the day. If you can, create a workspace away from distractions and the tv. Tidy away your laptop and work at the end of the day. .
📞💻Keep in touch - keep intouch with friends and family everyday - facetime, Whatsapp, zoom, house party - there are so many ways. .
📚 📦 🎧 Take the opportunity to learn something new, study, read, listen to podcasts, paint, garden, sort those boxes under the bed that you have been meaning to go though. If you have children, be creative with them and get them to help. Painting, maps, hideand seek, reading.
☕️🛋Relax - easier said than done, but we are so used to being busy and there is so much pressure to be productive and on top of everything 24/7, take this opportunity to slow down when you can, don’t compare yourself to others and don’t feel guilty about taking time to slow it down.