Things to keep you busy in lock-down
View(s):As rewatchable as ‘Friends’ are, the trick to staying positive is going to be keeping things fresh. If cabin fever is hitting in, it is important to have regular things to look forward to.
Music
If a party of one would make you smile, follow ‘the_travelling_dj’ for weekly quarantine house parties! Some other personal favourites are the daily melomanic sessions, Mineshd going live and also artists like la_signore and Raini Charuka who do their best to entertain us.
As the more lucrative revenue streams for artists run dry, a couple of spins while you potter around the house could be the lifeline somebody uses to drag themselves through the COVID-19 crisis as well as motivates the artists who also are probably feeling blue!
Painting
If you fancy impressing future dinner guests with a new piece of art on the wall, YouTube has plenty of beginner tutorials for learning the basics of painting with acrylics or watercolours. You’ll need is a set of paints and brushes, a palette, a surface to paint on (canvas or paper) and a jar of water.
If you feel really adventurous, you could even have a go at creating your own take on the contemporary abstract and line work – both of which are popular in the interiors world right now.
Follow local artists like Yasodhara Pathanjali who has initiated wonderful online art therapy sessions, or thereal_slimshadi, who inspires us through her own beautiful quarantine creations!
Gardening
If you’re lucky enough to be in lockdown with a patch of green space to tend to, why not make the most of it by learning some gardening skills? Google and pinterest will provide you with all the information you need to start a wonderful new family activity.
Furthermore, you will be able to reap the benefits soon enough, with fresh garden produce, or even colourful flowers to brighten a gloomy, quarantine day!
Learn a language
You may not have spoken French since school, but there’s no reason why you can’t finally master speaking a new language this year. Babbel is a learning app that has expert-crafted courses for everyone from absolute beginners to those who simply want to fine tune their skills.
The app engages you in conversation and gives you real-time feedback, so you can learn how to start talking with confidence on lots of different topics. There are 14 languages to choose from and a lot of learning material to keep you busy. Post corona travels may get a different light, as you converse as fluently as a native, or at least have adequate language skills to bargain for the best deal!