“Stay at home!”, is echoing through the media. This presents Germany’s households with quite a few challenges. For the foreseeable future, it’s all about working from home, homeschooling, etc. Your “social” life is primarily expected to take place within your own four walls. Those (including couch potatoes) who enjoy being at home anyway will hardly be affected by this adjustment. For others, however, whose lives take place primarily outside, it will be difficult. How nice that there are solutions. Make yourself comfortable at home and reorganize your life. On to the tips.
Tip 1: It’s all about your mindset
The first change should take place in your mind. If you know that you will be living, eating, working, and spending your vacation at home for the near future, then accept it. Simply accept it and make the best of it. You are welcome to imagine how nervous you’re getting, how terrible you’ll find it, and how much you’d rather be somewhere else, but that is wasted energy. Instead, think about how to make your #stayhome time as pleasant and beautiful as possible. And above all: stay calm. Certain situations cannot be changed.
Tip 2: It starts with the first meal!
You now have all the time in the world, well, almost all the time in the world. Commuting times, departure times, rush hour, traffic jams—these are now a thing of the past. How wonderful, because you can now invest this time in meaningful things. Start your day with a great breakfast. You can find a few ideas for healthy ingredients on the internet. Try out some new drinks. Here is a delicious suggestion: Golden Milk with turmeric.
Tip 3: The secret of music. The music plays at home
Music leaves no one cold. Whether you’re preparing breakfast, cooking, eating, cleaning, or working, your favorite music lifts the mood. No matter what you’re doing, tap along to the beat, sing along. Some people can even concentrate on work particularly well with music. Studies show that music shapes us from birth. It touches us positively, it provides therapy, it makes us feel happy.
Tip 4: Living better. Pay attention to the details.
Let’s stick with breakfast. You can enjoy the delicious breakfast you’ve prepared at a beautifully set table. You can set your dining table in just a few simple steps: a colorful tablecloth, dried flowers, the nice dishes you only use for special occasions, etc. Your breakfast and every other meal will taste much better. The eyes eat too!
Tip 5: Less is more. Days of deceleration at home
Clearing out, creating space... The situation is now perfect for finally tidying up and creating space. There are no more excuses. Clothes, books, old documents that nobody needs anymore. Reorganize your life. The Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo describes how to do this in her book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” It’s not just about tidying up; you have to clear things out first. Starting might be difficult, but if you commit to a small bit of tidying every day, it will become a routine, just like brushing your teeth. In the end, according to Marie Kondo, we only have things that make us happy and that we truly want to have in our own four walls.
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