Everyone is wondering what to do with themselves?

March 23, 2020 – Everyone is wondering what to do with themselves?

         GOSH, I’ve never heard so much complaining about “What are we going to do stuck at home!”

My motto – Cleanliness is next to Godliness!

If you are stuck inside because of the weather:

         1.  Read a book.  There should be a bible in every home – have you read that lately?  Family bibles, like the treasurer I have is loaded with color pictures.  Start with reading the pictures if you think it is too much for you.  Write in additional births and deaths in the back of your family bible – update it for prosperity so that it is accurate when you pass it to the next generation.

         2.  Clean your medicine cabinet – find that thermometer before you need it.

         3.  Clean your pantry – check the dates – rotate the stock – write down what meal you can create with what you’ve got.  Put your spice cabinet in alphabetical order.

         4.  Scrub the bathtub(s), re-caulk the edges.

         5.  Is there more than one of you in the house – turn the mattress – wash the mattress cover, vacuum up the dust bunnies under it.  Make a fresh bed, tight enough to bounce a quarter off it.  You’ll sleep well tonight!

         6.  Clean behind and under the refrigerator – you’ve got someone to help you move it.  Clean inside and out, don’t forget the top.

         7.  Clean the ceiling fans and the glass globes on the light fixtures. Change blown out light bulbs.

         8.  Turn off the TV, dig out the CDs and play the ones you haven’t heard in years.  Decide to keep or donate to charity – that’s a nice way to reduce your clutter.

         9.  Write a “What my Family Should Do in case of Death” notebook. Write down everything someone will need to know when they handle your estate.  Write your own obituary – you think your kids know what you want?  Wrong. Include where you keep your Will, insurance policies, your previous taxes, and etc.

         10.  Write a love letter to your spouse, if he or she is stuck home with you.  Make it a surprise by affixing a stamp and mailing it through the post office so that it arrives in a couple of days.  Watch the reaction – it should be priceless – if you’ve written a good letter.

If the weather is nice outside.

         1.  Wash and detail your car – it has been a long winter – probably grubby.

         2.  Sweep the steps, front and back, including walks and patios.

         3.  Pick up fallen limbs and haul to your compost pile or stack to take off. Rake off the last of the fallen leaves.

         4.  Get out your garden hoses [they call them hose pipes here in the South] and check your connections and see if any need replacements.

         5.  Plan your VICTORY garden – that is your vegetable garden – we will be VICTORIOUS over this CORVID-19.  Hand turn with a spade for good exercise.  Research your planting dates on the internet.  Plant only what you like to eat.  Be sure to plan on some flowers from seed  – those are food for your soul. [I suggest marigolds or zinnias, they are easy.]

         6.  For exercise, walk around your property and admire the awakening spring growth. Plan a route to do daily, then make several laps – at least 20 minutes.  The fresh air and sunshine is good for you.

         7.  Open all your windows in the house and air it out while you clean all the exterior windowsills of fall and winter dust and debris.

         8.  Clean the garage or shed.

         9.  Wash the outside windows on the house and/or any mold on the side of the house.

         10.  Uncover and clean the gas grill – get it ready for you next bar-b-q adventure.  Get out the lawn chairs and tables, wipe them down and set them out – spring has arrived.  You can sit and relax and enjoy the moment.

The above list should keep everyone busy for a few days at least.