TOP 10 things to do during

COVID-19 lockdown.
Did the coronavirus crisis force you to stay home. I know you would
just like to go out, explore the world, travel and be free. Don’t worry
there will be time for that when this is over. Until then, well, we just
have to stick together and make our lives a little more meaningful.
The good news is, at least, with the internet, there are great online
tools that can help us achieve that. Think about it, if this COVID-19
crisis had happened 10 or 15 years ago when people didn’t have all
the fantastic and mostly free or at least very affordable tools. The
situation would be much different. Anyway, we decided to do what
we would typically do for our travel videos. We collected powepack
of concrete suggestions, apps, websites, and tools your days at
home fun and meaningful. Here are top 10 tips on how to organize
your days.
10. Make something delicious
to eat

Learn how to cook and bake or improve your cooking skills, just use
YouTube, it’s free. Some of the best channels include; Sam the
Cooking Guy, Joy of baking for baking, Laura in the Kitchen, or
Everyday Food. Or you can watch some of your favorite food
channels like Mark Wien’s or Strictly Dumpling. Use apps on your
phone such as Tasty Yummly Food Network Kitchen. Some apps
also suggest great recipes based on the ingredients that you already
have at home.
9. Learn new things and skills

Learn a new language with apps like Duoling, Babbel, Memrise, or

Rosetta Stone. Or learn a new instrument with Yousician, Simply
Piano, learn Guitar with Uberchord or Chord, and etc. Learn how to
communicate with others, speed reading and writing etc. and
everything is free of charge.
8. Make money from home

If you’re not already working money from home, there are actually
some great ways to make money from home. You’ll probably not get
rich with any of these, but at least you’re doing something. And
with all the free time you suddenly have, why not give it a try in the
online job market. Online job possibilities like graphic design, video
editing, voice over, and many others are available at Up work, that’s
if you’re already established at your field, or fiverr for shorter gigs,
pepleperhour, freelancer, remotasks, 99 designs, if you are a
graphic designer and others.
7. Binge-watch TV and Movies

Watch your favorite movies, make a list, check out IMDb top charts,
and enjoy shows, documentaries, or even listen to podcasts. For
movies and shows you can use; Netflix, Hulu, Showtime, HBO GO,
Disney, or Prime Video from Amazon. You can watch them on your
phone in your room, or from any smart device.
6. Make, create or organize
your photo memories

Yes, arrange your photos, which can be a super fun activity.

Anyway, since you’re browsing, through your memories. You can
simply use your phone or laptop and arrange your photo library.
Share it with friends online, or even upload them on social media.
Or create photo albums or photo books. You can just go to websites
like; Photo Box or Mix book. Or you can print instagram photos at
SQUARED or LALALAB.
5. Play Games

There’s plenty of games you can play on your phone. If you have an
Apple device, you can try their arcade with over 100 or more games
free of charge for one month. And both Android and iOs offer many
great free games anyway. By the way, try playing them with your
friends online in real time. It can be excellent way to connect
physical contact. Videogames whatever you have at home or on
your computers like a Play Station or an Xbox. And yes, let’s not
forget about real life games such as cards, Monoplay, Memory,
Scrabble, puzzle, etc. whatever you have at home.
4. Exercise and practice
mental strength

This is so important, especially now. Just a couple of minutes a day

makes a whole difference. For exercise, you can use apps like;
Seven- for a Seven Minute Workout, PEAR for Personal Fitness
Coach, or just go to some of the great YouTube channels like
Fitness Blender or POPSUGAR Fitness. For meditation, you can use
one of the apps like Headspace or Calm.
3. Clean your house, room or
apartment

This can help you in many ways, it’s free exercise, your place is
clean and fresh every day and maybe you can even take the time to
redecorate, fix that sink you’ve never had time to, paint your walls,
or just something like that. YouTube is also a great place for DIY
tutorials, for instance, how to make new clothes from your old ones,
craft ideas with recycled materials, furniture and may others.
2. Read and Write

Read a book. Since you now actually have time to finally read read
the book you’ve been postponing since last summer. You can also
read an online article. There’s a gazillion of great online magazines
and articles you can read. Or maybe write a short story, an article,
a novel, and you can even take an online class on creative writing.
1 Just get Creative

Start your own YouTube channel, blog, TikTok, etc. If you always
wondered what its like to be YouTuber now it’s a great time to start
your own YouTube channel. You can visit Tim Schmoyer for some
great tips on how to start a YouTube channel from scratch. You can
film your daily routine to get familiar with a camera. Start a
YouTube cooking channel, about a hobby you are passionate about,
for instance, video games, make up, instruments, you can even
make a short film. And no, you don’t need a professional camera to
get you started. Your phone can be your best buddy here. Learn
how to edit videos and viola. Most of us started exactly this way. Or
you can just start getting creative on something like TikTok.