Hello!
I hope you and your family are feeling happy and healthy as you are reading this. With all the craziness going on, I had to fly home from my semester studying abroad in Spain 2 months early. Though this was definitely upsetting, I spent quite a bit of time making peace with the situation, praying, using Young Living products to keep my mindset and physical wellbeing in check, and meditating for goodness & light to fill the whole planet. Now that I am home, keeping up with online class lectures and doing homework has definitely kept me busy a decent amount of time, I still have a lot more time on my hands than I am used to. Inspired by my friend Kristin, I decided I needed to make a list of fun things I could do when I was bored at home, a Quarantine Bucket List if you will, since unfortunately I can no longer spontaneously have a fun dinner in the heart of Madrid with my roommates on a random Tuesday or look forward exploring a new European city each weekend. I keep this Post-It note list on my desk so anytime I am feeling stuck I can quickly be inspired by something that will make me feel good. If you’re in a bit of funk right now or feeling a little stir-crazy as we complete week 3 of quarantine, trying out one of the items on the list below or making your own list might be just what you need.
Quarantine Bucket List:
- Make an uplifting playlist
- Clean your room
- Clear up phone storage/ delete unneeded photos from my camera roll
- Post on Essentially Brie
- Write a new blog post
- Do a lecture for Yale’s The Science of Well Being on Coursera (P.S. this course is FREE & details about registering for the course can be found here. This has been one way I’m doing personal development these days.)
- Do charcoal armpit detox daily
- Paint
- Read a book (I just finished The Defining Decade by Meg Jay, and now I’m onto Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff… both some good ol’ personal development reads. If you haven’t yet, Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill is a MUST read for anyone and everyone… I am considering re-reading it during this quarantine.)
- Go for a run
- Do yoga
- Go on a walk with Franki (my pup)
- Go to the beach
- Form a routine of some sort
- Study a language on Rosetta Stone or Duolingo
- Make a fun video compilation of Madrid
- Make a photo album of Madrid on Shutterfly
- Catch up on A Million Little Things
- Clean out my pajama and sweater drawers
- Meditate (Though I do not personally use it right now, I have heard great things about Insight Timer if you’re looking for somewhere to start with your spiritual growth.)
- Cook or bake something for your family
Wishing you much peace and abundance during this time. If you are looking for a virtual friend (the best we can do right now… lol), I’d love to connect on insta @essentiallybrie.
Be well!
XO, Brie
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