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How to Make the Most of Lockdown and Take Some Time for Yourself

The coronavirus pandemic has had a number of implications for how people have had to live their lives in recent times. While the virus itself has certainly had an impact, the restrictions that countries have imposed on day-to-day activities have potentially led to an increase in how much time you might be spending at home, by yourself, or both. At first glance, this is likely to seem like a negative since many of your favorite things to do, such as see your friends, have been put on hold and your newfound choice of activities might seem much more limited than usual.

However, this doesn’t have to be the case and the time you now have to yourself can be time that you use to creatively. Activities that you’ve been meaning to do for ages but not had the time, or things you’ve always been tempted to try, now have found themselves the perfect time to shine. So, if you have found yourself under some form of lockdown restrictions and don’t already have a backlog of things you’ve been meaning to do, you might be looking for some suggestions.

Finding Scenic Walks in Your Area

This might sound like an odd inclusion, given that the general advice for people under lockdown restrictions has been to stay at home as often as possible. This shouldn’t be the case 100% of the time, however, and if you aren’t self-isolating then it’s important to make sure that you still spend some time outside for the sake of your health, both mental and physical. This is also a great opportunity if you haven’t yet explored your surroundings fully, as you can discover some great walks and areas that you may begin to very much enjoy spending your time.

Making sure you get out and spend some time outside is an important balance to strike when you find yourself inside your house much more often than usual, and the act of walking itself is a good form of exercise that rolls itself into the benefits of this activity.

Keeping Busy by Getting Absorbed in Your Work Projects

The real highlight of getting to spend time by yourself, uninterrupted by plans you feel obligated to commit to, is the ability to put time and effort into that project you’ve been putting off. Whatever form this project might take, there might be a good reason that you’ve been putting it off, which makes the prospect of starting it quite daunting. If the project is looking like it could be quite sizeable, you might be looking for help on how to start a projectplan

It may be that you’re unsure which route to take with this, only knowing that you want to spend your time under restrictions on a project of some kind. It’s really a game of playing to what you enjoy and to skills that you would like to improve – for this reason, writing and any form of art are always popular choices among people looking for a long-term project, if it’s not already a work project.

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Jamie Moses

Jamie Moses founded Artvoice in 1990

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