Sometimes, regardless of the reason, we have to stay at home and, depending on whether we are very active or not, there comes a point when we need to start doing something to feel that we are taking advantage of that time while we are pausing from daily activities such as work or go to study and not get bored. That is why we have a very varied list of 10 things you can do at home and make the most of them. Read on and get to know them!
If we no longer want to read another book or continue to be involved in social networks, there are many activities to do at home. From the unmissable DIY (Do it yourself, in English) that abound on the web and social networks and many want to do; even big projects and personal growth, which can change your life. In this list that we bring you there are some things you can do for your home and others that are more for your personal growth.
What things can I do at home?
Organize the closet
If we decide to undertake this activity we must be very aware of three things; First, that this is going to take a long time, which is not much of a problem, it is assumed that free time is something that is left over at the moment being at home; second, that it is not just about folding the clothes and now, it is about organizing thoroughly, making important decisions with the clothes we have, what remains? What’s going? What clothes are we going to donate? third and most importantly, after it starts, it will not be able to stop because if not, it will be complete chaos and it will have achieved the opposite of what was proposed when starting this task. After establishing these rules, we can start.
Well, there are many ways to organize the wardrobe, very practical and easy to apply methods such as the one created by the Japanese Marie Kondo called “KonMari Method” which has certain guidelines that are very easy to follow. For starters, she recommends grouping all the clothes you have throughout the house, it’s overwhelming, but it’s the only way to organize everything correctly.
Having all the clothes there, you should discard what is broken or deteriorated and what does not fit us, if these clothes are in good condition it is best to donate it. With the remaining clothes you must make a selection process with which you decide to stay, if those clothes make us happy, bring us good memories and we need them, we should definitely keep them. In order to fold clothes and save space, Marie recommends folding them vertically, following a few simple steps it can be folded correctly from a sock to jean pants.
Perform a deep cleaning of your home
We generally clean our house, according to us, very well; but the truth is that sometimes we leave places without sweeping and corners without dusting. Therefore, the first thing we must do is establish a list of tasks to be very clear about the places that we will clean, then we will clean room by room, placing special in each corner to avoid overlooking some sector, let’s not be afraid to get rid of the things that we do not use, we do not become accumulators; A great tip is to clean from the top down, get everything off the shelves and cabinets, and to clean better, we start with the ceiling and finish with the floors.
Pottering in the garden
Whether we have a gigantic garden with beautiful flowers, or we only have a sector on our balcony where we have some plants, that space deserves our attention. Let’s put the pots in order, organizing the plants by colours and sizes; We can remove the soil from the pots so that it is oxygenated and add more compost to make it more beneficial for the plants, we remove all the weeds that are in the plants, as well as the dry and yellow leaves. If we don’t have plants because we forget to water them, we can buy some cacti, these always look very nice.
Clean up on social media
Although we are not very active in social networks, they end up filling up with garbage that we do not want. These somehow end up being a kind of cover letter, in them we reflect our tastes and interests, in addition, to expose our private life. Therefore, it is extremely important to be aware of what we share and with whom we share it, so, taking advantage of the time at home, we do the cleaning they need.
- Change the privacy of our accounts, ideally they should not be public, this way you will avoid unwanted followers or harassers who can access your personal photos. Some social networks allow you to control the privacy of publications, which may restrict them to certain users.
- Delete the people you do not know or who are inactive, if you do not know who or have seen it in person, it is useless to have it in your contacts, eliminate it now!
- Use options such as “stop following the posts” if you have some contacts in your social network that you do not want to see your posts, but do not want to delete, this way you will only see in the news or feed section the posts of the people who if you mind.
- Delete photos and videos that probably don’t make you look great. It may be that at the time you published them it was very funny, but there comes a time when they become embarrassing and it is time to erase them.
Write a thank-you journal
This can be, perhaps, one of the most satisfying and enriching things you can do at home, because it allows us to fill ourselves with positivity and great satisfaction. To start writing a journal of gratitude or gratitude, you must have a notebook that is only for your journal, there you will write every day for all the things for which you are grateful. You can include the everyday things that make you feel, no matter how small they are, it can all be included in your thank-you journal. You can also add your possessions for which you are grateful, your qualities, abilities, experiences, memories, people who are part of your life and much more.
The most recommended to create the habit and avoid leaving your journal abandoned, do it at the same time every day and establish how many you are going to thank per day, this can change, the more things you add to your journal the better. The details are very important, so everything can be extended whenever you want, or if you prefer it can be very punctual; The important thing is that you always write and enjoy its benefits.
As you will see these things that you can do at home are very useful, practical and easy; These that we had in this first part focused on what you can do to improve your house, which will undoubtedly make you feel very good during these days at home; We also saw another one, oriented to your personal well-being that is very beneficial for your life. In the second part we will bring you other very good ideas of things you can do at home that you do not want to miss.
ALFA