Stay Home

Today has been two weeks since I’m self-quarantine, and it started pretty great because I needed a little bit break from work. But as long the time goes by… It started to be a little bit more difficult. The days are pretty much the same, as my outfit. 

Nothing really changed.

So after I cleaned, cooked, watched Netflix, and play with my cats…

I’ve been thinking: What should I do next? 

I’ve never stayed home so much time. I’m full time employed and I’ve been working almost every day. So you can only imagine to yourself how difficult it is for me to stay home so long.

And then it hit me...I have a lot of time for myself right now. I should be productive and take advantage of this time. 

For that matter, I thought I should write about the things that I have done so far, and the things I plan to do from now. Because unfortunately, we don’t know how much time it will last. 

My tips for the stay home situation:

- Online courses: 

 Start to watch online courses. There is a lot of then online. For me, it was super motivated. 

Did you know? The structure of your brain changes every time you learn something new.

There are some sites for online courses:

Skillshare -There are a lot of classes in illustration, design, photography and more. The best is that they have two months free!

Udemy - Udemy is an online learning platform aimed at professional adults and students the platform has more than 50 million students and 57,000 instructors teaching courses in over 65 languages.

Coursera -Coursera is an American online learning platform that offers massive open online courses, specializations, and degrees. 

Futurelearn -  FutureLearn is a digital education platform created by leading universities, business schools and specialist organizations.

-Read a book:

“ Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are”

Mason Colley 

Don’t we always say that we don’t have enough time to read? I know that I always say so.

Right now you have plenty of time for all the books that you wanted to read. 

And if you already read all the books in your house then you have a lot of online 

Google books - The most extensive collection of free books to read online is available on there If you pick the right book, you may find some of the best book quotes that inspire you in your life.

Project Gutenberg - Founded in 1971, Project Gutenberg is the oldest eBook collection online. While the website asks for donations, no fees are required for reading the free online books they offer. 

Smashwords - If you want free books to read online that aren’t just fiction, this is the website for you. Just be sure to click the “free” tab when you search for books because not all the website’s 478,000 books are free.

Bookbub - If you’re a book lover who’s always looking for something new to read, Bookbub is a site you definitely need in your life. To access this site and its thousands of available eBooks, you need to create an account, but it’s totally free. Once you’ve created an account, the site prompts you to pick your favorite genres so that it can provide the best reading recommendations

Manybooks - This site contains over 30,000 online books available for a free download. While you’re more likely to find older, classic titles available for free than contemporary ones, ManyBooks still has a great selection, and you can access plenty of other eBooks that are available for a discounted price.

 

-Find a hobby - 

“ Do more things that make you forget to check your phone” 

Find a hobby that makes you happy, it can be anything: drawing, play an instrument, writing, learn to dance, learn magic, photography, etc.

A hobby can be very fulfilling and make your soul happy. 

-Exercise - 

Exercise not only changes your body. It changes your mind, your attitude and your mind.

I don’t have to explain why you should exercise, because I think that we all know why. 

But I can tell you that if you always wanted to start exercising, it's time. Now you don’t have an excuse. For start, you can begin with light exercising. There is a lot of apps that can help you to start. 

PEAR Personal Fitness Coach - The PEAR Personal Fitness Coach apps are all about eyes-free, hands-free audio coaching, providing users with a rich array of guided workouts for a variety of fitness levels and intensities that adapt based on your performance. Also they have a free tier with a limited selection of workouts.

Fitbit Coach - Fitbit makes some of the best fitness trackers, so adding Fitbit Coach to your smartphone may help you get even more out of your wearable. Fitbit Coach uses the daily activity logged by your fitness tracker to recommend workouts and activities.

Workout Trainer app offers exercises and training routines for total newbies and gym veterans alike. A simple questionnaire measuring your physical fitness helps generate recommended exercises and workout plans personalized to your fitness goals. Notifications, reminders and streak and stat tracking help keep you focused; users can even hire one-on-one trainers with different fitness specialties.

There are a lot more apps and courses, also on youtube that can help you to start an exercise. 

Thank you for reading! 

I hope you find those tips useful, and I wish you all to be safe and healthy!