March 2020 we will all remember!

Hello again! :)

I haven’t really been active with the blog posts in the past months, but with the situation that we are currently in I will try to write more and give you ideas how you could spend this time in a creative way.

First I would also like to say something about the situation we are currently facing. This is serious! I am not a person that falls under the general panic so it took me a while to realise that this is a serious situation. Of course when you hear about something happening in another country and you go outside and see that life happens as usual around you, you ignore the situation. But this is NOT something that stayed located in one place, it got spread all over the world very quickly, and the end is not near. I am not a medical expert (even though I often like to pretend that I am lol) so I am not going to talk much about something that I don’t know or don’t understand. But what I do know is that we NEED to stay at home and stop this, or flatten the curve as people say. Whoever has the possibility to stay at home, work from home, don’t leave outside much, please do it! I often hear people saying: “nothing is going to happen to me, I’m young and healthy”. Sure, nothing is going to happen to you, but what people need to understand is that even if nothing happens to them they can easily transfer this virus to someone else, and then something can happen to someone else. Also, a few people told me that nothing will happen to me ‘cause I’m young. I am young, but with the chronic disease that I have I am in a danger zone so I will be isolating myself until it’s safe, and you should do the same. This is a situation where people NEED to start thinking of others and not just themselves!!

Now, since I am aware that people will get super bored, if they’re not already, I would like to share some ideas that you can do to use this time well and do something creative.  :)

COOKING & BAKING

Even though I learned how to cook when I was a kid, there are so many recipes that I wanted to try out in the past years. I would always join my mom while she was preparing something and we always cooked together. Later I told her that I just didn’t want to study so I would come to her and ask if she needs help haha. Anyway, use this time to tryout all the recipes that you never have time to try. For me, I have wanted to make a homemade vegan pizza from scratch. And I finally did it! And it tasted really well ;) 

What I would also like to say is, this is also a situation where we need to think about sustainability since we spend time at home a lot more than usual. So if you cook, try to plan your meals and cook for more days. Baked veggies, soups, lentils, even pizza (sorry Italians). 

If you want me to share some vegan recipes, feel free to write me :)

PLANTING

I don’t know a person that does not like plants in their apartment/room! I have recently moved in to a new place, and so far no plants in my apartment which bugs me a little bit. I will use the following days to plant some plants. I had in mind lavender, mint, cherry tomato and basil. I am not the biggest fan of flowers, so for me these kind of plants are just perfect. I looove mint and basil as spices (basil and curcuma are the only spices I like haha). Lavender has such a great smell and you can dry it and put it in your wardrobe or just under the pillow. Cherry tomato, well, I hope it will work haha.

DRAWING/PAINTING

How many times did you tell yourself that you would like to know how to draw or paint, or just get better.. but there is never time? Now you have time, and you don’t need much! Just a simple paper and pen is enough :) There are so many classes online, check Skillshare. 

BOOKS 

For some people this is just a regular situation but there are so many of you that keep looking at those books on your shelves, take one now, and read it! Share the books and experiences with your friends to make it more engaging.

WORKOUT/MEDITATION

It is VERY important that we all continue with our workouts and meditations more than ever. Usually you at least walk to work, to the store, but now you only walk to the kitchen and back to the sofa. So workouts are super important! There are a few yoga instructors on Instagram that give their classes online, and I admire that so much! Meditation is also important since not leaving the house will get more difficult every day. Human beings need to interact and move around, with limited options, focus on your mind!

Thank you for reading this and I hope it helps!
Whoever needs a buddy to talk to, feel free to contact me! 

I will be back with more ideas, lists of books, movies, TV shows, inspiring people to follow etc.

Stay safe and stay at home and don’t forget to WASH YOUR HANDS!!!

Ena :)