Stay healthy during isolation and loneliness.
There are many things you can do to stay healthy.
When you are experiencing a crisis, it can be easy to sacrifice your health, neglecting nutrition, exercise, and sleep as you take the path of least resistance. But there are small steps you can take at home to stay healthy in stressful times. Reorganise your home environment to make getting enough nutrition, regular exercise, and sleep easy.
Start by decluttering. Plan time to unwind in an uncluttered home. If you can’t relax during this time because of clutter, remove it. Decluttering can become overwhelming, emotional and time-consuming, so start making progress by spending 15 minutes daily to make it happen.
Physical decluttering also leads to emotional decluttering, as it decreases mind traffic. Once you’ve decluttered, you will find it easier to relax. If you can’t tackle decluttering alone, have someone help and keep you accountable.
The critical things needed to stay healthy.
Nutrition. Clean out the pantry and take stock of what you have and will need for an extended period. It doesn’t mean stockpiling as we have adequate food supplies in Australia but limiting your exposure through the number of trips to town. Maintaining a well-stocked pantry makes meal preparation problems and frustrations disappear. Don’t resort to junk food or more accessible, less nutritious options.
While at it, clean the fridge and freezer to keep food fresh and in a small reserve. When considering your food situation, consider a vegetable garden. Rip up some lawns or get pots and planters for your balcony.
Exercise. Designate an area at home for workout clothes and equipment. Keeping everything together will save you time and help establish good exercise habits. This will be essential if several people live in the house, all wanting to exercise at different times. Nothing stops you from going for a twenty-minute walk in the fresh air each day.
Sleep. Adequate sleep is fundamental to good health, but it’s easy to neglect it when you have a crisis and resort to catnaps. Make your bedroom feel restful and calm; this signals to your body and mind that it’s time to relax.
Avoid electronic gear, computers, TVs, and mobile phones in the bedroom and start reading good books instead. Keep a notebook beside the bed to jot down ideas throughout the night, so you stop thinking about them.
Key Message: Establish healthy living habits as quickly as possible, and your isolation and loneliness period will pass more quickly.
Quotable Quotes.
“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life”. Dolly Parton
“You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles”. Zig Ziglar