Stuck at home during the pandemic? Try These 10 activities to avoid going crazy!

Stuck at home during the pandemic? Try these 10 activities to avoid going crazy!

When countries declare a Pandemic situation, you, like the rest of the world, are housebound to prevent the spread of the disease.

Staying at home is enjoyable for the first few days, but staying on lockdown for many days can drive anyone crazy. The best way to avoid going out of your mind during a pandemic is to have things to do.

Here is a lot of some exciting activities you can try out if you have to stay at home:

Clean up or revamp your house

Staying at home is an opportunity to declutter, clean up, and reorganize your house. You have all the time you have always needed, why not use it to improve your home? A clean and tidy house will also make it enjoyable to stay indoors during quarantine and also to do some work from home. You can take a step further and redecorate the living room and maybe even repaint the bedrooms if you can. To enjoy revamping your house, even more, look for original inspiration online, watch home deco videos on YouTube, and read some blogs.

Make a list of things you have always wanted to do

Many people have something they have always wanted to do but never found the time. If you are stuck at home during a pandemic, you can use the time to get some of those things done. Make a list of everything you have always wanted to do and the time it would take to get each one of them done. Focusing on trying to achieve some of your long-standing objectives can prevent you from going crazy.

Take a new course to learn new skills or to improve existing skills

During the lockdown, you can use some of the extra time to educate yourself by learning new skills or by enhancing some of your current skills. Improving yourself can be very useful in getting ahead after the pandemic when things go back to normal. It is also a perfect way to block out crazy thoughts and feelings of doom that invade your mind during a time of isolation.

Get into vlogging and blogging

If you are into YouTube videos and reading blogs, you can start your own YouTube channel or create a blog. The contents of your blogging can be anything that you want; The goal is to have fun with it and use it as an outlet to let off steam and keep yourself from going crazy.

Do not be afraid to pamper yourself

It is ok to indulge yourself in hard times. Research shows that doing something pleasant for yourself can be very therapeutic. So if you are stuck at home, take some time every other day to pamper yourself. It does not even have to be anything fancy; simple things like taking a bubble bath, surrounding yourself with scented candles can be quiet relaxing and therapeutic.

Make plans for future holidays

When you are stuck at home during a pandemic, you don’t have to sit around and worry about the crazy events. Instead, you should do things that give you joy and hope. Start planning for your future holidays; Research on possible destinations and activities which you could do at that destination. The positive feeling that comes from planning the next event can be beneficial in avoiding the feelings of doom, which often accompany a pandemic lockdown.

Learn a new language

Another exciting activity you could engage in to stop yourself from going crazy during a pandemic is to learn a new language. If you are going to plan a future holiday or trip, why not just go a step further and also learn the local language of the place you intend to visit?

Think of new goals

A pandemic will pass, and life will return to normal. Take some time to reflect on your goals, what you have achieved, and what you can do better. Come up with new goals and hit the ground running when things go back to normal.

Start a new personal project

Having an ongoing project gives people something to look forward to. If you are stuck at home, try to start a new project to provide yourself with some purpose, and stop yourself from going crazy. Craft projects, genealogical trees, pot planting are just a few ideas. Be original in your imagination; you may surprise yourself!

Rediscover old forgotten games and TV shows

Being stuck at home is also an excellent opportunity to catch up on some TV shows and rediscover some old and forgotten games that you were once watching or playing. If you are at home with your family you could revisit some classic board games.

I hope this helps you out. I coach in personal and professional development. If you want to explore that further, head to my Coaching With Lynda page. Click here to find out more.

If you are worried about the current pandemic, make sure you check information from official sources and not “Brenda” on Facebook.

Facebook, if you notice has begun showing official information now on the site. Look out for it or check what your local health authority is telling you. I follow our NHS in the UK and get regular government updates.

Also, check out the World Health Organisation

Take care, stay safe and indoors, it could save your life and your loved ones.

LYNDA KENNY