Missive from Oscar E V Fernando: 50 Things To Do while Quarantined (Beyond Binge Watching): By Carrie Gress

Source:Theology Of Home

We are faced with an international crisis but it doesn’t mean we have to live in fear and anxiety. It is easy to get sucked into the news cycle or binge watching series after series, leaving us feeling dissipated and uninspired.

The key, no matter what you do, is to make sure your spiritual life is alive. Certainly, we should be praying for an end to this plague and those suffering from it, but tapping into our relationship with God can animate all that we do in new and fresh ways.

This unprecedented time is an opportunity to do creative and life-giving things that can bring order, calm, and peace to our lives now and after the pandemic ends. Think spiritual staycation not imprisonment. Here’s a list to spark your creative juices:

1. Catch up on sleep
2. Write a letter (with pen and paper)
3. Read one book of the Bible slowly and carefully
4. Pray the daily rosary
5. Start a garden
6. Mani/pedi
7. Tell, retell, or record family stories
8. Organize closets or cabinets
9. Take a masterclass
10. Shop online sales
11. Do a craft project, sew, or knit
12. Tend to your yard or indoor plants
13. Make preserves
14. Cook new recipes
15. Read a novel
16. Do a puzzle
17. Exercise
18. Tackle your DIY list
19. Discover new cocktails
20. Shop online at local stores (or purchase gift cards)
21. Rediscover your dreams
22. Follow up on unanswered emails
23. Watch daily Mass online
24. Go for a walk or bike ride (where legal)
25. Polish silver
26. Play cards or board games
27. Reach out to an old friend
28. Get digital photos organized and printed
29. Work on family genealogy
30. Send thank you notes to essential service providers
31. Be merciful to those around you
32. Sit in silence for mental prayer
33. Organize your books
34. Take a long bath
35. Clean out your car
36. Read aloud books as a family (or with grandparents on Zoom)
37. Go through old photo albums
38. Look for things for which you are grateful
39. Sort through your wardrobe
40. Send a letter or small gift to someone who is alone
41. Try new wine
42. Read poetry
43. Make croissants
44. Take pictures
45. Make a retreat
46. Cut and arrange spring flowers
47. Paint
48. Clean your freezer and/or oven
49. Listen to classical music
50. Find things that make you laugh