Things to do in self isolation!

[cuddlebuggy]

Container gardening from kitchen scraps (green onions are super easy) but I'm also collecting seeds from bell and serrano peppers as I use them.
Taught my kid how to properly fold a fitted sheet!
Made sourdough starter, won't be ready for a week or so.
Sorted my prismacolor collection by colors and actually colored in my coloring book!
List stuff on eBay (I do wipe it down with clorox wipes and let dry before shipping)
Creating fun snacks for the hamster and rat, (why yes, I did make tiny breakfast tacos for them! )
Planning on making cardboard furniture/maze for rat cage.
Listen to my husband on conference calls and listen to him vent afterward.
Read. I have 1984 that I've never read and also Fall or Dodge in Hell.
Keep my kids fed and from driving each other crazy, also trying to calm my 17 year old down as he was supposed to graduate and go off to school but hasn't been accepted anywhere. How does he move out if he can't get a job or go to school?
Writing letters to my husbands Grandmother. The youngest is sending a card and I'm doing a penpal type letter. Thinking there may be other people stuck in nursing homes who are feeling more isolated so I thought this morning that I may call and ask for names of people who might appreciate a letter or card, even from a stranger. Plus thank you notes for caretakers right now! They are having to keep up the spirits of the people living there whose families can't visit right now.

[Taffeta]

Something I do quite a lot is repurpose packaging and other broken items for use in the plant growing/garden/other things that means they don't get thrown out.

Because I feel like it's good to recycle but better to repurpose within the home and then they don't have to go through the process of BEING recycled. Today we had soup. That's a new plant pot. At the moment one of my overwinter plants is using an old curler frame to support a damaged branch, and another is using an empty biro as a support. I've been thinking that with all this going on and me spending more time in the garden, I want to scale that up. Right now we don't know if the council will be able to do collections as often and it will be enough dealing with things like food waste (a separate bin/collection here) and such without having to deal with a mountain of plastic. So I think I'm going to go through whatever else we have and see what else can be used for plants going forward. Water bottles make good temporary greenhouse covers for individual plants...

I also just bought vegetable seeds for the first time in my life. Marks and Spencer up till this point had been giving away free little seed packs with purchases over £20 and I've been germinating the lettuce and the basil already. But it strikes me, why not grow some stuff of our own as well?

I also have some tidying to do, but that's for a rainy day. Thankfully this week the weather is meant to be not too bad.

[Mewtwofan1]

An ex-Disney animator has made their lessons online either reduced, or free due to folks staying at home. If you all don’t hear from me for a few days, I will be hiding in my bunker doing those lessons.

[rybett]

Ooo, where do we find those lessons?

[Zapper]

Don't forget you can still go outside as long as you maintain distance. Walking, running, and riding bikes are all feasible options.

Not when you're in a country or region where you need a permit to go out. One of my Italian friends can't even randomly decide to walk her dogs without facing a fine or even a prison sentence.

Post Merge: March 20, 2020, 05:05:22 AM

Don't forget you can still go outside as long as you maintain distance. Walking, running, and riding bikes are all feasible options.

Not when you're in a country or region where you need a permit to go out. One of my Italian friends can't even randomly decide to walk her dogs without facing a fine or even a prison sentence.

[banditpony]

Don't forget you can still go outside as long as you maintain distance. Walking, running, and riding bikes are all feasible options.

Not when you're in a country or region where you need a permit to go out. One of my Italian friends can't even randomly decide to walk her dogs without facing a fine or even a prison sentence.

Wardah probably was referring to areas in the US which have been told to "shelter-in-place" and places less restricted. It's good to get out while we have an option to. Obviously some places have more restrictions.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11806988/sheltering-in-place-what-you-need-to-know

[RoseNoire]

I made brownies today.

[IceCrystal02]

I'll make some wild garlic pesto tonight. The wild garlic I planted last year is shooting again this year, (didn't believe it would, as it faded quite quickly after I planted it last year) so happy. 

[Taffeta]

Don't forget you can still go outside as long as you maintain distance. Walking, running, and riding bikes are all feasible options.

Not when you're in a country or region where you need a permit to go out. One of my Italian friends can't even randomly decide to walk her dogs without facing a fine or even a prison sentence.

Wardah probably was referring to areas in the US which have been told to "shelter-in-place" and places less restricted. It's good to get out while we have an option to. Obviously some places have more restrictions.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11806988/sheltering-in-place-what-you-need-to-know

But it needs to be recognised as Zapper indicated, this is a global forum and not just the US and different regions have different restrictions in place.  So advice like that should probably be given with the region for which it is intended.

[tornadoe]

the blanket fort is coming along nicely.

I may plan an extension at some point.

[Taffeta]

the blanket fort is coming along nicely.

I may plan an extension at some point.

Haha xD I suggested to my mother we could make a den but she wasn't amused.

I saw some videos online of people in the Phillipines backpacking around their apartments and exploring the cupboards/climbing wardrobes after their president suggested they ought to have a holiday at home as there were probably parts of their homes they hadn't seen before.

That amused me.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Made some cookies today. And I started a rehairing project as I've run out of daily activities in ACNH. I work tomorrow which will help pass the time.
There are quite a few free games on Steam!

[Mewtwofan1]

I would get new horizons...but no switch...oh well, new leaf is pretty good.

[banditpony]

If anyone can sew, maybe look for an opportunity to make masks

I saw this first-- https://www.providence.org/lp/100m-masks and it looks like it will be fulfilled (yay).

But I also saw this list, I'm sure it isn't complete by any means: http://www.trainwithbain.com/sewmasks-for-the-millionmaskchallenge


*sigh* I'm finding less time to get anything accomplished having to work at home and watch/teach a child-- and even then, she's not even here all day. I thought I'd gain my 2 hour commute time. Nope.

I gotta figure out how to squeeze in some quiet/self care time in my day.

[Minty_Magic]

We’re not too restricted in my state yet, so I’ve taken the opportunity to enjoy some more walks outside. I don’t often have time to do that

For indoor activities I have a lot set aside in case I can’t go out at all anymore. Some of my plans include:
Working (still gotta work full time)
Making jewelry for ponies
Coloring books
Drawing
Sculpting
Paint your own pottery (a local business here is offering this and I wanted to support them)
Stationary bike/ mini stepper
FOOD!! There are so many good delivery options right now!
Baking
Watching tv/movies
And of course....killing time online.

I feel like I have enough planned to where I shouldn’t get bored. I just hope I don’t go stir crazy if I can’t leave the house, I usually like to try and get out and get fresh air at some point in the day