Coronavirus: How to keep busy while self-isolating?

I have been compiling my favourite music lists , also started drawing pictures of country scenes which I haven’t done for 40 years. And I’m enjoying a daily walk . And hope to start doing some craft work too. Just a few ideas to pass on x

 I really  can't  do much as regards cleaning and decluttering l use a wheelchair to get out and about but have stayed in and read and have taken up painting again, I am lucky cos my carers bring my meals to me 

Hello, everyone,

How are you today? 

During the lockdown, the book shops are closed...and unless you have an e-reader (which offers countless possibilities for downloading), the best solution is still to read the books you already have at home!

This is a chance to rediscover books you haven't opened since school! Dickens, Brontë, Shakespeare or Orwell are just waiting for you! And if they have left you with bad memories, this is an excellent opportunity to give them a second chance. It's often when we read books without pressure or obligation, just for fun, that their beauty touches us.

Have you brought out any old classics lately? Or are you already a fan of classic novels?
What are your favourite readings? Do you have any reading recommendations?

Take care,

Courtney

@Courtney_J‍ 

Hi Courtney

Ha ha ha. I think its very funny  the cat licking his paw and turning pages in the book.

I am afraid I walked into the foot of the bed  on Saturday with bare feet, and hurt my 3 toes very badly. I am not sure if I have broken them, but they are very bruised swollen and very painful. I didn't want to go to the A&E as Michael is shielded and I can not take the risk of sitting with other patients. Being a nurse myself, I soak my foot in iced water, take pain killers and have strapped my toes together. I did speak with the GP and she confirmed that I was doing the right thing. So no exercises for me until my toes are healed as I am having to do heel walking because it hurts so much to put weight on my foot.

Hope you are coping well with lock down. Are you working from home?

Take care and stay safe

Christina

I’ve been inside for almost six weeks now and it is getting boring. I have spent time knitting, reading, making birthday cards and reading bedtime stories to my three year old granddaughter via FaceTime- not as good as seeing her but the next best thing. If we are finding it hard, imagine how she feels. My daughter discovered last week that Leah thought the reason she couldn’t go to nursery, gymnastics or visit her two sets of grandparents must be that she’d been very naughty! How do you explain a global pandemic to a three year old?

@Court‍ 

I have plenty to do inside but my question is about 'exercising'.  I am disabled and can't go out without my electric wheelchair. These is a common near me where I can hear and see birds, see trees and flowers. I love taking photos and have got good ones.  

I can't go exercise for my body but it helps my mind so much. I live on my one and haven't got any families. I am 65. Is it ok to go to the common? I haven't seen any messages about people in wheelchair.

@Courtney_J  I got 24 yes 24 books from my local library on 13th March.  My local library waived the 20 book limit on library cards.  I am also able to use the audio library via my library card.  I've estimated I've got enough actual books to see me through to the end of August! 

To be perfectly honest apart from the extremely annoying idiots panic buying our daily life hasn't changed that much. My wife and I are stay at homes normally. We both have interests that occupy our minds and two dogs that need exercising every day.
I do the shopping, though now its once a week to avoid contacting other people. 
We have done the decorating and gardening thing and our home does look better for it, the only down side is we are both creamcrackered all the time .
One thing we both miss is being able to get to the library, the great thing for us both is being able to go to a different life and time in our heads for a short while.
Hobbies are a great way to spend time, mine is model railways. I like to get out to my shed and immerse myself in a fantasy world where its high summer all the time, there are no computers or mobile phones and most of all, trains are pulled by steam engines.

Jakesdad. 

I'm keeping busy by watching tv, playing my sims 3 on my younger sister's (it was our late dad's) Xbox 360, reading and using my notebook to "talk" to my late dad as it's helping me cope without my dad.

i also talk to my family and friends on social media.

Doing my weights again after years in loft making a difference to  me feeling more healthy ! But one thing I would like is a honest answer from the goverment are we high risk or not thank you