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While the idea of being \u201cquarantined\u201d sounds stressful \u2013 conjuring up visions of claustrophobia \u2013 it may be just the relief we all need. We\u2019re busy with work or school, childcare or homework, and traffic and over-scheduled activities. Racing around town and juggling commitments just wipes us out and we become vulnerable to all kinds of sicknesses.<\/p>\n
So the new chant \u201cStay at Home\u201d may be just what we all need. Take this opportunity to protect yourselves and your loved ones by cancelling social gatherings and events for the next 2 months. Take this time for YOU and rejuvenate. When you\u2019re not stressed out, your body will better ward off illnesses so you can optimize your chances of not getting COVID-19.<\/p>\n
I look forward to doing projects around my home and property now that I\u2019m staying put. Here are some things you can do to improve your life and get a jump start on all those little things that you\u2019ve put off for too long.<\/p>\n
1. Connect with family and friends using Google Hangouts<\/a> or Skype<\/a> (online) Regardless of your age or health, stay at home and avoid going to places where you\u2019ll interface with people. If you\u2019re over 60, you may get COVID-19 and die. If you\u2019re under 60, you may carry the coronavirus (and get sick) and even worse — infect your parents, grandparents, or loved ones and they can die. Either way, STAY AT HOME! Relax and work on your to-do lists! You\u2019ll also reduce your gas mileage and CO2, and you won\u2019t be wasting your precious time in traffic.<\/p>\n The post Doc’s orders: Stay at Home<\/a> appeared first on Merit Educational Consultants<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While the idea of being \u201cquarantined\u201d sounds stressful \u2013 conjuring up visions of claustrophobia \u2013 it may be just the relief we all need. We\u2019re busy with work or school, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16,41,44,177,179,184],"class_list":["post-1114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ban-on-travel","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-social-distancing","tag-social-isolation","tag-stay-at-home"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmotherscalifornia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2. Spring clean<\/a> your home
\n3. Plant veggie seeds to get your spring garden started
\n4. Put together your Go-Bag<\/a>
\n5. Start your genealogy research<\/a> by reaching out to family via email, text, or hangouts.
\n6. Set up free exercise\/yoga schedule<\/a> and do this in your living room
\n7. Binge watch your favorite episodes or discover new shows
\n8. Sit in on webinars and participate in Q&As
\n9. Dust off those books that you\u2019ve wanted to read
\n10. Take online classes to expand your mind (or get college credit)
\n11. Find your \u201cto-do\u201d lists
\n12. Purge your junk (get rid of stuff you don\u2019t use or need)
\n13. Weed your gardens
\n14. Limb branches 100 feet from your house to prevent fires
\n15. Move firewood and wooden furniture at least 5 feet away from your house
\n16. Give yourself a facial or do your nails
\n17. Work on your taxes
\n18. Meal prep and freeze for later<\/p>\n