Daily Checklist Iron Butterflies Project
This is a list of ideas to considering doing regularly while you are sheltering in place. Many of these ideas came from your postings. Let us know how they work for you.
- Make your bed – check out Admiral Bill McRaven’s speech on the value of making your bed every day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sK3wJAxGfs
- Get dressed. Sounds silly but sometimes putting on clean clothes and dressing for yourself can brighten your spirits
- Walk 15-20 minutes a day – check out our article on the value of walking. https://www.ironbutterfliesproject.com/solvitur-ambulando-it-is-solved-by-walking/
- Stretch, drink water and live stream an exercise, yoga, Pilates, Zumba and/or training class.
- Write someone a card in your own handwriting. If you are crafty, make one for them.
- Call a friend you haven’t talked to in a while.
- Read something meaningful, interesting or entertaining for 15-20 minutes a day.
- Stop and sit alone, taking deep, slow breaths for a few minutes. Start with one minute and see if you like it. If so, keep going.
- Clear out one drawer. Trash, toss or keep. Clean out the drawer and put everything you want to keep back in it.
- Do something you love to do that you have not had time to do.Imagination and creativity can be a very healing experience.
- Do not judge yourself.
- Decide how much news you want to take in every day. Experts are suggesting we limit the amount of news we are absorbing every day.
- Take a minute to reflect on your blessings.
- Cook a holiday meal even if it’s not the holiday. I’ve heard of several people who are preparing Thanksgiving meals and enjoying leftovers for days.
- Design a Door Dash. Cook a double recipe of soup or other comfort food and share half with a friend. Drop it off at their Door and Dash.
- Try a new bottle of wine (not suggesting you drink a whole bottle every day, but might want to try a new one)
- Making dinner and watching television with your spouse.
- Do a puzzle.
- Take a staycation and sleep in another room.
- Create a journal of your feelings. Even a sentence a day can be a record and give you a chance to check in with yourself.
- Have a dance party, with friends (virtual platform) or alone.
- Play a virtual game with friends.
- Take a photo of something beautiful every day.
- Give a little extra. Check out our story on Lagniappe. https://www.ironbutterfliesproject.com/lagniappe/
- Check out our original list of 50 things to do. https://www.ironbutterfliesproject.com/coronavirus-chaos-lets-fly-forward-together/
