2020 hasn't exactly started off the way we were all hoping it would. COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic and there are solid instructions from WHO to wash your hands, as often as you can and adopt social distancing as a technique to help slow down the spread of the virus. While the situation isn't the best in these times, the best way to deal with the anxiety is to remain calm, wash your hands, cover your mouth while coughing/sneezing, eat healthy & stay home as often as possible. Hence, here's a list of things that you can do at home, so that you won't get bored that easy!
Workouts To Healthy Cooking: Here's What You Can Do When You're Indoors
Learn To Make Healthy Food
There are ton of ways to cook healthy. There are various YouTube channels that do feature great vegan recipes, along with just blogs that are dedicated to meal prep and getting max nutrition by planning your meal better. Other than this, there are services that offer to deliver the ingredients along with a recipe card to your doorstep, so you can cook a hearty gourmet meal with the help of their recipe! One such service is called Cook Gourmet, they do all of the above! You can also consider turning to Amazon Pantry, to order in ingredients and cook up a storm just following great bloggers such as Madeleine Olivia and Shivesh Bhatia.
Eat Healthy
If you don't dig cooking as much, there are a ton of places you can order healthy food from! And you can find great recommendations for them here on LBB itself. One of the places you can try is Rawleaf that delivers in Gurgaon, or Healthie that delivers super wholesome yet nutritious lunches/meals. And, lets not forget that applications like Swiggy, Zomato and Donezo also have great meal options and they also provide you the freedom of choosing to have the meal left at the doorstep. So go ahead and take your pick.
PS: Do remember to wash your hands before and after the meal!
Listen To Podcasts
If you're not a film enthusiast, then listening to podcasts is a great way to educate and entertain yourself. There are ton of podcasts that talk about a thousand different cool things; whether it's a finance and money podcast or a conspiracy theory one, there's content for everyone out there. Also, we've got a great list of podcasts to listen to, so do read through that for sure! Pay close attention to keeping your phone and earphones sanitized too.
Explore A New Hobby
If you've always wanted to try oil painting, sketching or even stitching, this is the perfect time to get started on all that talent you're sitting on. There are so, so many YouTube tutorials online that have lessons on how to get started on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or a musical instrument! Other than this, we have a wonderful list of courses you can learn online, so check that out as well.
Play Desi Games
This one is a fun and healthy way to spend time at home. You can rope in all the people at home to help take tension off the current, slightly bleak situation (I mean Simpsons predicted this, what could be freakier than that). So maybe pull out that carom board, ludo set, and get playing. Also, here is a fun list of games that you can try!
Do It Yourself, For Once
Does your bed head need a new look to it, or your room just needs a little pick me up. Then why not do a little DIY project? The fact is that a lot of us don't pull out the time we ought to for DIY projects that'll leave us feeling a whole lot better in return. So stitch that dress, or make that cute outfit happen, or paint that wall in the room. You can read a cool list of DIYs to do at home here!
Indulge In Some Self Loving
Having so much time to yourself means one thing for sure- self care sessions! Use all this time that you have to pamper your skin and take good care of it. So perhaps give yourself a facial at home or a manicure/pedicure! Also, it's more time for you to invest in your night time skin care routine too! So go ahead and check out our cool list of summer essentials to invest in and get started.
Shop On LBB
Shopping is the best way to chill out (at least, up to a certain point). And so, we've got you- go ahead and shop from LBB! Because, honestly, are some really snazzy homegrown brands that are great to shop from. Whether you're looking for dresses, skirts, pretty suit sets, accessories like wallets and jewellery!
Get You Fitness Game Going
While at home, don't forget to take care of your body either. It needs workout sessions to keep your immunity up, the isolation blues away, and to feel safer and healthier in it self. There are a load of channels on YouTube that are all about the fit life. So look up pilates, yoga, dance, whatever your heart desires. But if you're looking for applications that have online fitness lessons, then we've got you, here is an entire list of fantastic apps for the same (it's got everything from Cure.Fit to Blogilates).
