So. Like everybody else in this world who is not a first-responder, I have time. So this is my second blog posting in about a
week. - Lucky you!!!
Below
is a copy of a letter I wrote to the Ryan Tubridy Show on RTE, the
national radio station in Ireland. - And a darn good radio
station too. But I digress.
The
letter is as the heading implies about stuff one can do in these days
of confinement.
Note:
If you have not already done so: Might I suggest, you read my last
posting first.
While
this factual posting may be ´sort of´ interesting, the last
posting was all about laughter, more vital at this time. And
much more interesting. Check it out, you will see. So
now my letter to Ryan Tubridy:
Dear
Ryan,
For
the first time since the year dot, many of us can FINALLY say, yes I
HAVE the time.
But
regardless of their age, people who live alone may be more vulnerable
to falling into isolation and
may need some structure to their days at home.
Here
are Ten Suggestions on what to do with one´s time in these Covid-19
times.
1)
Wake up, pause and consider:
I
HAVE enough time. I do not need to rush rush rush today.
2)
Enjoy lazy breakfast.
3)
Write a list on what you can do with this precious time; I suggest
you break down the list into ´to do´s´that are not fun, and ´to
do´s´ that are fun.
4)
Start on one of the items on the not fun list. i.e. Write/update last
will and testament* ; clean out closets, drawers attic etc. You get
the picture.
4b)
Set yourself a
realistic time for this activity. Then stop regardless of how far you
have got. -
Don´t forget you have time, you can come back to this tomorrow.
5)
Now do something on the ´fun to do´ list: Call a friend, lounge on
the couch and read – or not.
Try out a new recipe. Write/ update the bucket list…. etc
5b)
Take at least twice as much
time to enjoy the fun ´to do´activity
as you spent on the project on
the other ´to do ´list.
6)
Exercise. Take
your pick, a walk, outside if possible. Dig the garden. If going out
is not feasible then play your favorite dance music and dance in the
kitchen as
if no one is watching.
-
I enjoyed hearing about the people in Dublin 8 who were coming out to
their front doors at 11.00 am. everyday and exercising – with
appropriate social distance, together.
7)
Do something nice. Write
a letter to someone in your life who
is or who was important to you at some point in your life, let them
know. Call someone who you have lost touch with. Create some way to
acknowledge the people who must still
go to work: The medial professionals, food shop/markets employees,
bus drivers who ever, they deserve our appreciation. Etc.
8)
Between all these activities, take
a nice long break for
a cup of tea…..
9)
Pause and be
grateful for whatever is precious to you in life. - For example the people on the front lines of the fight against Covid-19 who risk their own lives to keep us safe.
10)
Then go to bed,
sleep well and then get up and do it all again tomorrow.
You
HAVE the TIME!
Thank
you Ryan, I am home now and call listen to you on my computer. All
good stuff.
Yours etc
Hausfrau Róisín
*Full
disclosure: I
have a real bee in my bonnet about will writing. Writing a will will
effect us in
no way what so ever, but it is the most important document most of us
will ever write.
It is especially important for people with no children, to decide how they want their inheritance to be used.
It is especially important for people with no children, to decide how they want their inheritance to be used.
See
link to my blog regarding will writing. Hopefully, an important
message
and a smile:
https://irishstewforthesoul.blogspot.com/2017/02/
