It’s a beautiful day here in the Swansea Valley’s today, the sun is shining, it’s really warm outside and there is not a cloud in sight, what more could you ask for?! This lovely day has got me thinking of some of the things that I am looking forward to doing as we fully come out of lockdown in the United Kingdom.
Let’s take a look at some of my thoughts and ideas in today’s blog!
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After nearly a whole year of Lockdown in the United Kingdom, the ending is in all of our sights. This past year has been incredibly difficult for so many, but finally a finish line is emerging on the horizon, and hope is starting to enter back into our lives!
I know it’s been a tough old slog over these last couple of months, but we are nearly there, let’s take a bit of a closer look at this in today’s blog!
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Do you often find yourself wondering what life is going to look like when we are eventually free of the rampage of the Coronavirus? What is this new way of life going to look like? What lessons are we all going to take, from the events of the past 12 months?
I have been asking myself these questions quite a lot recently, when trying to plan ahead in my life. In today’s blog, we are going to be taking a bit of a deeper look at these questions, and this new potential series!
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It’s strange to think that this time last year Covid-19, lockdown and self-isolation were words/phrases that didn’t overly exist in our vocabularies like they do today. It’s almost funny in a ‘if I don’t laugh I’ll cry’ kind of way. Regardless of your situation, you’ve most likely felt the impact of one or all of […]
8 Ways to Stay Mentally Healthy During Lockdown and Self-Isolation — Anxiety Bear
I think it’s safe to say that 2020 has been a very unusual year. As lockdown and the wave of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it is so important to check-in to see how people are doing, especially as we are entering into the winter months.
A simple check-in here and there, when you can, can make the world of difference to somebody’s day, and even their life, and that’s what we’ll be talking about in today’s blog!
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Lockdown has affected each and every one of us in one way or another over the course of 2020. For many, lockdown has left people with a lot more time on their hands, compared to what they are usually used to, and it can lead to people feeling lost over what to do in the day. As England entered their second lockdown, which was to be for a month from the 5th November to the 2nd December, The Brown Minimalist has wrote us a guest poem, which takes a look at some of the things we can do in these unusual times.
I hope you enjoy today’s guest post, be sure to let me know what you think!
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Lockdown has given us all some time to take a step back and reflect on how we see ourselves, as well as how we live our lives. This time has been an enlightening experience for many and has led them to relight their creativity and passion for life itself. Today’s blog is guest poem by The Brown Minimalist, all about The Lockdown Reflection. I hope you all enjoy it!
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Board Games are a part of life’s whose popularity fluctuates each year. As we all have more time on our hands lately, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, why don’t we use some of that time to play some Board Games? That’s what we’ll be looking at in today’s “Ideas for Lockdown” post!
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Writing a book and telling stories go hand in hand in life. As a lot of people have more time on their hands, due to the Lockdown, why don’t we use the time for creative writing and storytelling, that’s what today’s “Ideas for Lockdown” blog is going to be about!
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The “Ideas for Lockdown” series has been growing rapidly since I started the series back in April 2020, and now has got 12 different blogs, each blog covering a new idea for people to do during the Lockdown that we are all facing! As the series has been growing so fast, I decided to give it its own page, and that is what today’s blog is all about!
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Podcasts are a form of media that are constantly growing and becoming a major part of people’s lives, and I for one absolutely love seeing new podcasts spring out! As t, why don’t we use podcasts as a way to escape the boredom and panic created by the Coronavirus pandemic. That’s what we’ll be looking at in today’s “Ideas for Lockdown” post!
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Music is a form of media that connects so many of us in our day to day lives. Music helps us escape from the real world and to express ourselves in our own way. As Lockdown is adding a lot of stress and panic to peoples lives, we are going to explore the difference that listening to music can make in today’s “Ideas for Lockdown” blog!
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Sleep – Something in life we all wish that we could get a little bit more of, so why don’t we? Lockdown, to many, has resulted in an increase in the time on our hands , time that a lot of people struggle to fill effectively. Today’s “Ideas for Lockdown blog is going to take a look at our sleeping patterns and how we can use the Lockdown to correct them and catch up on sleep!
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Lockdown has hit everybody, each in its own way, but to the people that are living by themselves, it can truly be a daunting and horrible experience to be living in. Being by yourself isn’t a nice position to be in, even in the best of times, and the Lockdown that we are currently facing simply adds to the issue. This is what we will be looking at in today’s Ideas for Lockdown blog!
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Writing an Article is something that a lot of people feel like they would not be any good at when, in reality, it is the complete opposite! I love writing blogs and articles and strongly believe that everyone has their own story, they just need the medium to help tell it! This is what today’s blog in the “Ideas for Lockdown” series is going to be about!
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