DO YOU NEED SOME ISOLATION PROJECT IDEAS?

DO YOU NEED SOME ISOLATION PROJECT IDEAS?

While we have been awarded more time to do all of the things that we never had time to do before, it is still kind of hard to find things to do. I can only read books, write blogs, play on the internet and watch regular TV so long each day. I need to find more things to get me through the day. Some of my more successful activities include:

• Upbeat music. I am not a music buff but almost every day I know that I can pick up my spirits by listening to music that I like. With our handy Alexis, I just tell her who I want to listen to and she digs it up instantly and plays it until I have had enough. I really enjoy calling up the music of “old” favourites that I relate to happy times in my life. My playlist would probably stir up gales of laughter from the younger set (under fifty) but that’s OK. Among some of my favourites are John Denver, Brothers Four, The Beach Boys, Johnny Mathis, Marty Robbins and Rodriguez. I could add many more but I can already hear the uncontrolled laughter echoing at your house.
• Do you remember that photo? I have been wandering through my twenty years of photographs that I have stored on my computer. I will select a couple of photos of old friends and send them copies of them to see if they remember them. The response has been very positive from everyone. What is more fun than looking at an old photo that immediately takes you back in time to a former happy occasion or event? Try it. It is fun for you to do and even more fun for your friends that get a chance to reconnect with you and a shared moment.
• Great courses plus. I recently sent all of my blog followers the address www.thegreatcoursesplus.com  I don’t know if you had a look but I am finding the courses a real godsend. I have just finished watching about 8 half-hour lectures and videos of places in Turkey that I know well. The series was outstanding and it increased my appreciation and love of those sites even more. I am currently working through Inventions that Changed the World and again find it fascination. There are hundreds of hours of quality presentations that you can examine if you don’t know what to do
• Phone a friend. I think most of us have found that we have been doing more phoning and face timing than we may have done in the past. I know that I always feel a little more upbeat after a conversation with a friend or acquaintance. Regardless of the topics, our conversations always end with a positive feeling. I think it is also important to reach out to people in your little black book that you aren’t in regular contact with. A familiar voice, no matter how long since you last chatted, is very comforting. I think for both parties.
• Watching old movies. While most of us have access to dozens of TV channels we are still often at a loss to find something worth watching. Current program offerings hold little interest to me as I am tired of endless sagas of policemen, doctors, firemen and the Big Bang Theory. Consequently, I have resorted to two specific sources. I have been recording old movies from the 60s, 70s, 8os, and 90s that I have seen before. Although they are “repeats” for me they are still entertaining and reconnect me to a happier time. As a second source, my grandchildren gave me a set of 40 DVDs of Clint Eastwood movies. How can you beat that option?

If you have any successful isolation activities that you would like to share I would love to hear from you!