Hello EnLifers!
Happy Easter to those of you that celebrate! It’s been three weeks since I posted last and man what a change a few weeks can make! Everyone is under some kind of house arrest basically trying to stay COVID19 free and/or not infect others! And it’s wreaking havoc on our economics as a nation and personally! I’m very grateful that my husband and I are both still able to work and I feel for those that are unable to support themselves and their families. So this post is dedicated to ideas to help us all stay sane (or shall I say EnLife!) and help one another based on my life experiences these past few weeks!
- Schedule time to video with your loved ones! I’ve had three 1+hour video chats just this week! Seeing people has been key to boosting my mood and feelings of connectedness!
- If you’re looking for ways to help others, here are a few I’ve run across or have heard from others I’ve talked to –
- If you pay for personal services that local small businesses or solopreneurs regularly provide like haircuts/ maintenance, house cleaning, or food-you can continue to pay those providers even if you aren’t receiving those services-to help them weather this storm. One of my friends did this and it inspired me to do the same!
- Buy gift cards from local businesses. It helps to provide them some revenue to continue paying operating costs such as employees or leases.
- Work with your local school to either donate food gift cards or food to local school or community banks to help those families that normally rely on school meals or for those that have lost jobs and are struggling to make ends meet.
- Use the time to slow down or complete projects you normally don’t have time for. I actually started working on my taxes though I know we have the extension until July 15-that way I won’t wait until the last minute (AGAIN) to do them. This gives me plenty of time to stretch out the work and not stress about it so much!
If you have any ideas, please share them in the comments section below! We’re all in this together!
MK