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What to do with all this home time?
Mar. 20th, 2020 10:43 amI hope everyone reading this (all 2 of you, haha) is well and looking after themselves. We are fine, just being even more socially distant than normal!
It's strange how usually I spend a lot of my time in the house or garden, not bothering about going anywhere, unless it's for necessary shopping. That's my normal life, anyway, apart from the weekly Pilates class. However, knowing that the government recommends social distancing has put an edge on it that I've never experienced before. I want to go out to have lunch in a cafe just because I know that I shouldn't! Weird.
My husband is in the pleasestayathomeandprotectyourself age group so even he has stopped using the car for jaunting off to play with trains (miniature railway) or sailing his model boats. He is not a happy bunny. Thank goodness he has a SHED!
Our holiday to the Isle of Man in June is probably off and I was really looking forward to that. My oldest relative lives on the island so we wanted to see her while we could. The advice is if you go the island stay indoors for 14 days so there's no point in going. They have no cases of Covid 19 at all so I applaud the efforts to keep it out. The IOM Steam Packet Company will be offering refunds or changes of date so perhaps we'll get there next year.
If you feel the symptoms of cabin fever and have read all your books and listened to all of your music twice over and knitted/crotcheted an enormous throw for your bed and played all the games you can think of et cetera then have a try at this.
Not only will it while away some time, your input is extremely useful for the scientific projects that you help. It is free to use and has 99 projects atm. Although the name is Zooniverse, it's not all about animals. There are some literary and historical projects, as well as astronomical and medical. I joined years ago to help transcribe some Scottish weather data from the early 20th century but now help with identifying whales, condors and animals caught on automatic cameras.
Do remember to get out into the fresh air and do some exercise, even if it's just walking.
One of the silver linings of this time of social distancing, self-isolation or lockdown is that air pollution over industrial areas and cities has dissipated rapidly.
This is going to be a year to remember, folks.
It's strange how usually I spend a lot of my time in the house or garden, not bothering about going anywhere, unless it's for necessary shopping. That's my normal life, anyway, apart from the weekly Pilates class. However, knowing that the government recommends social distancing has put an edge on it that I've never experienced before. I want to go out to have lunch in a cafe just because I know that I shouldn't! Weird.
My husband is in the pleasestayathomeandprotectyourself age group so even he has stopped using the car for jaunting off to play with trains (miniature railway) or sailing his model boats. He is not a happy bunny. Thank goodness he has a SHED!
Our holiday to the Isle of Man in June is probably off and I was really looking forward to that. My oldest relative lives on the island so we wanted to see her while we could. The advice is if you go the island stay indoors for 14 days so there's no point in going. They have no cases of Covid 19 at all so I applaud the efforts to keep it out. The IOM Steam Packet Company will be offering refunds or changes of date so perhaps we'll get there next year.
If you feel the symptoms of cabin fever and have read all your books and listened to all of your music twice over and knitted/crotcheted an enormous throw for your bed and played all the games you can think of et cetera then have a try at this.
Not only will it while away some time, your input is extremely useful for the scientific projects that you help. It is free to use and has 99 projects atm. Although the name is Zooniverse, it's not all about animals. There are some literary and historical projects, as well as astronomical and medical. I joined years ago to help transcribe some Scottish weather data from the early 20th century but now help with identifying whales, condors and animals caught on automatic cameras.
Do remember to get out into the fresh air and do some exercise, even if it's just walking.
One of the silver linings of this time of social distancing, self-isolation or lockdown is that air pollution over industrial areas and cities has dissipated rapidly.
This is going to be a year to remember, folks.
