DAY 8, Mar. 24 - Customers Share Shelter-in-Place Tips

As other states and countries join California in lockdown, our customers shared some of their personal recommendations about what to do while you shelter-in-place: 

• "If you are waiting out COVID-19 with others, I recommend any of the Pandemic board games! My girlfriend and I each play the role of two characters so we can play a four-player game with two people."
• "Stay calm, stay indoors, and do not jeopardize people who are at risk."
• "Never in my life have I done so much yoga and meditation, but it feels fantastic to loosen up during such a strange time."
• "Stay at home and avoid contacts."
• "Do 20 push-ups for every 10 emails you send out."
• "Rediscover the pleasures of literature—great literature."
• "Do your best to stay active: start cleaning, and get tasks done that you've been putting off."
• "Hang out more with family."
• "Stay social by video-conferencing as much as possible. Social distancing is key to fight this, but it doesn't mean we can't see our loved ones. Virtual drinks, dinners, parties with friends, and even co-workers would be a good way to stay in touch."
• "Stay positive. If you have children, come up with ways to every day engage with them and keep them positive. They will feed off your mood. Don't let frustrations or negativity in; look at it all as positive."
• "Exercise as much as you can... include your kids if you can, anything... even if you don't have a home gym to do bodyweight calisthenics, keep the body moving as it relieves stress and keeps your immune system strong."
• "If you have employees, reach out to them and let them know you're there for them and their families; keep them motivated and positive."
• "Make a comfortable chair your home within a home."
• "Hide your wallet–– otherwise, you'll be spending your time going online and buying handmade wallets like yours!"
• "Big cities in Japan could also be in lockdown. I'm working in a hospital as an orthopedic surgeon. Unfortunately, we don't have any special things for COVID-19, just do wearing the mask, washing hands, face and nostrils in each action." 
• "I'm a respiratory/critical care physician in the greater Seattle area. Social distancing is most important as well as getting adequate sleep and nutrition."
• "Have fun. Find the small joys in this situation like getting to spend time with family, cooking, and watching new movies. 
• "Stay social by using video-conferencing as much as possible. Social distancing is key to fighting this, but it doesn't mean we can't see our loved ones. Virtual drinks, dinners, parties with friends, families, and even co-workers would be a good way to stay in touch."
• "Besides shopping and e-mailing random people from my inbox, I have been spending hours organizing things, discovering and celebrating things I already have, and cleaning them. Channeling my grandpa–– old man skill. Sharpening the kitchen knives and cooking, organizing the tools and yup, cleaning bikes..."
• "Use the increased alone time to read, watch, and learn as much as possible to better oneself. I am trying to do that as much as possible outside of keeping my company operating as best as possible and keeping my four children safe and occupied."
• "Taking it day-by-day seems to be the best way to cope at the moment, and finding things to do that create happiness and joy, however small it may be. Also, avoiding too much news and checking updates just once a day has been helpful."
• "[I'm] staying inside as often as possible. I make it a point to FaceTime family members & friends a few times a day to get face-to-face interactions and keep my sanity."
• "We're drinking a lot of alcohol. We have no idea if it helps with the virus, but we figure it can't hurt and it definitely improves your outlook."
• "Buy a lot of snacks, alcohol, and trees. Maybe pick up a hobby or play some video games."
• "By taking care of my sister's kids, I have been able to cope with the pandemic. Talking to friends has also been helpful."
• "Keep to a schedule, be social with housemates (I live in a housing cooperative and were keeping to ourselves), Animal Crossing, and food fermentation." 
• "Staying inside as often as possible; FaceTime family members & friends a few times a day to get face to face interactions."
• "Taking it day-by-day seems to be the best way to cope at the moment, and finding things to do that create happiness and joy, however small it may be. Also, avoiding too much news and checking updates just once a day has been helpful."
• "Use the increased alone time to read, watch, and learn as much as possible to better oneself. I am trying to do that as much as possible outside of keeping my companies operating as best as possible and keeping my four children safe and occupied."
• "We participated in a 'virtual open mic night.' Everyone came with a joke to share. It was great seeing my colleagues whom I’ve missed these past few weeks. We all needed that; it lifted all our spirits."
• "Stay holed-up at home. Better to do that for a few weeks then to get out and take the risk.
• "Keep busy."
• "Buy a new laptop. :)"
• "Pingpong, Netflix, distance-learning, family."
• "Reading, binge-watching YouTube and videos on Amazon Prime."
• "Practice self-care. Nothing about what is going on is normal. Figure out what in your life can be lowered in priority, and instead fill that time with more self-care, like: