As we all adjust to our "new normal", the Bio Concepts team share what they're doing to stay entertained, connected, calm and productive during the coronavirus crisis.
We’re reading:
- Meta Human by Deepak Chopra
- The Nutrient Bible by Henry Osiecki
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
- Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch
- The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
- Idiot by Laura Clery
- The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
- Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson
- The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
- Wellbeing & Breathe Magazines
We’re listening to:
- RÜFÜS DU SOL Solace Remixed
- How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan on audio
- Armchair Expert podcast
- Spotify "Corona Hits 2020"
- NPR Tiny Desk Concerts on YouTube
- Vinyl Records (LPs)
We’re watching:
- Disney classics
- Line of Duty
- Frozen
- Ozark
- Grey’s Anatomy
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Our DIY projects & hobbies:
- Home renovations
- Gardening
- Cooking and baking
- Art
- Football with the kids
- 5D diamond painting kits
- Improving juggling skills
- Sewing a new tailored jacket
- Learning Spanish on Duolingo and learning to do Tarot
- Organising 20 years of digital photos of the kids
We’re keeping our kids entertained by:
- Getting them to do the cooking for the family
- Daily music sessions with different instruments, singing and performing
- Dress ups and dance parties
- Going for walks and adding up the kilometres at the end of the week
- Craft, puzzles, chores, gardening and schoolwork
- Walking the fur babies
Fun ways we’re staying connected:
- Playing virtual games with friends
- The kids are learning to "write letters" and send some good old-fashioned snail mail!
- Walk to mum’s house to visit her with a takeaway coffee and sit out the front of her house and watch the world go by, as she lives alone
- House party app
- Virtual chats, coffee catch ups and occasionally sharing a drink together online
We’re practicing self-care by:
- Daily meditation and breathing exercises
- Getting fresh air outdoors and in nature
- Daily exercise, home workout routines and walking outdoors
- Limiting exposure to non-essential media
- Taking tailored natural medicines and supplements to support immune function and nervous system to buffer stress
- Maintaining a routine
- Spending time with family and staying in touch with others online
- Reading books to take breaks from screen time
- Yoga
- Dancing
- Preparing healthy meals and eating well
- Taking baths, using nice soaps, face masks and having a scented candle lit
- Laughter and having fun
- Drinking lots of water
- Walking the dogs and playing with pets
- Slowing down, doing less activities, resting and relaxing
- Going to bed early
We’re keeping productive when working from home by:
- Implementing and following a healthy structured routine with boundaries
- Scheduling the day, planning tasks and activities, setting goals and making lots of lists
- Getting fresh air and sunshine
- Taking exercise breaks, frequent walks up and down the stairs, getting up to stretch regularly
- Having a good supply of coffee beans and herbal teas
- Setting up workspace away from the rest of the house, in a space free from distractions
- Burning a scented candle
- Spotify music on in the background to keep motivated
- Desk free from clutter to have a nice clear space to work in
- Meal preparation the night before
- Taking time at the end of the day to plan the next day
- Chatting with my team members online to feel like we're still a team even though we aren't in the office together
- Turning off any distracting devices