Coronavirus: Tips to Enjoy the Long-term Staying at Home

2020-04-16

People in many countries now have a long time staying at home for the city/country lockdown policy, apart from those countries with “Immunotherapy” facing Coronavirus pandemic. Anyway, it is difficult to say “Immunotherapy” is right or not, but definitely the deaths will be a big number with “Immunotherapy”. According the latest research from USA, for Coronavirus(COVID-19), at least 82% people in the country have to be infected with “Immunotherapy”, then it could be safe. 82%, it is not 60-70% as said before. Terrible.

Forget “Immunotherapy”, it might be a policy of a powerless government. It is another pain to people. Now most people are suffering the pain of long-term staying at home. Sorry, forgive me using “PAIN” here. How to make life relaxed and cool during the long-term staying at home with families, children, parent, and sisters/brothers? You know in China, there were lots of couples crowded for divorce in the marriage register agency after the first time of lockdown policy relaxed and removed. Yes, everyone in the family stay together with very close physical distance, and psychological distance for a long time would feel much more stressful.

Then, how to survive from the long-term epidemic, and long-term home staying? Human is Promethean, and would create lots of fun during tough time. It is not the ending of the world, just keep passion, love and optimism. It is an opportunity for everyone to slow down the life steps, and rethink the meanings of life and family, then re-plan them.

Working home base

Home-based workers perform their responsibilities and tasks from home and usually stay in contact with the employer via phone or the internet. In the situation of Coronaviurs and staying at home policy, many company have to allow the employees working home base instead of working at office or workplace. In this way, people may spend more time on working like working at office, in which case, people may kill lots of time in the day.

Fitness and YOGA

As reported, the fitness ring almost were sold out. Not only fitness ring, but also those home fitness equipment. Since GYM is all closed now, home fitness would be a good choice. And the more fitness, the more dopamine generated in the body, which play an important part in the mood. And it is good to do with children, and spouse.

Learning Cooking

A high risk staying at home is getting more body weight, for mother/wife may learn some new and delicious food from Youtube, which make you can not stop eat more. Aha, it is joking. But, learning cooking from online videos, mobile APPs, and online recipes, is a way to enhance the relationship and feelings of all family members.

Doing More Readings

A cup of coffee, a favorite book, sitting in front of the window within sunshine, along with any family member or lovely puppy. Oh, it is not in a film or movie, just real life. What was the time that you read a book or ebook completely last time?

Learning New Skills

In addition to learning cooking, we have a good opportunity to learn some new skills, learn coding with a new language, learn the skills of architecture, learn a new language, learn painting, and so on. As known, finally the epidemic may be ended, and we have to go back to work, or go back to school. Then, new knowledge, new skills will help a lot. Even though as a favorite, you may get fun from learning a new skill.

Learning how to rearrange the room, and the garden, and then do it with the family members, so cool.

Watching TV/Movies

Statistics shows people are spending more time on TV programs. HBO, Netflix are getting more audience, and even some adult sites opened free membership for those countries with Coronaviurs outbreak.

Online-Games, Mobile Games and VR

We currently have lots of choice to kill time and make fun meanwhile, Online games and mobile games for example. Frankly, many housewife do not like online games, for her husband or children would be addicted. In this case, do not recommend this too much.

VR is a new technology which is able to give an virtual experience as you are in the real world. Now, people are not able to travel for the reason of coronaviurs. However, VR may give you a different travel experience. With a piece of VR glasses, you could travel the world as you are at the real place. Is it cool? Have a try.

Family Time

Reality is when we leave home to office or workplace in the morning, and get back in the evening, we have no enough time stay with the parent, spouse, children. Now Coronavirus give us an opportunity to care more those we love. We could send greetings to parent every morning, talk to children every night, say thanks to spouse every day, and play games with children in the garden or in front of the fireplace, do some housework together.

Community Volunteer for Coronavirus

Another choice is to contribute to Coronavirus protection and prevention in the community and city. There are lots of volunteer projects available, just submit applicant in local related website. Please note, just protect yourself better when you try to help the others.

It is difficult to imagine if there is no internet during staying at home time. It might be the greatest invention in the world.

Staying at home is the last resort of the government when facing coronavirus pandemic, so that to slow down the spread in the country and community. In this way, the government and scientists may have enough time to figure out how to treat it and stop the spread as soon as possible. Staying at home, and keep self protected is saving life of self and the others.