Once this MCO and the whole covid-19 is
over, I guess we Malaysian deserve to celebrate it together like how we
celebrate our independence day, ‘cause now feels like we are contributing even
though it’s just…doing nothing in our room? I mean, it’s for the first time
doing nothing in the room considered contributing to the whole nation. We are
doing our part to cut off the chain. Thus, ‘doing
nothing in your room or in your house’ is part of today’s topic: things you
can do alone part II.
But doing nothing alone, somehow,
sometimes, can be ridiculously torturing too. I don’t know about you, but I
guess we all have that one point where being alone for a long time brings
boredom and loneliness.
Thus, this blog post is made to
encourage the readers to at least find something useful to be doing alone –
except, activities involving IT (where you can find in part I) will be excluded
in part II. Exciting isn’t it? ‘cause I
finally stop emphasizing about it x)
First and foremost, go back to your old
hobby or find yourself a new hobby. Talking about hobby in general can be
boring, but talking about your hobby, your interest, you will never get bored
of it. Think one of your old hobbies that you used to do. Once you tracked that
old hobby, you may begin to set things up, and voila, you can start getting
back to it! Like mine, I used to blog a lot and I really love blogging – it
makes me feel energetic each time I get to publish a new post. So as soon as I
think of it, I set up a new blog which is this one, and voila, I begin writing!
You can too! As soon as you think of those drawings you used to draw, those
paintings you used to paint or those plants you used to plant or collect (I
mean sometimes people collect cactus and orchids), go make a plan how to get
back to them and start doing it. Having a hobby is actually cool. It gets you
things to do even when you have nothing to do.
The next thing you can do alone is declutter
your place like your study zone or your bedroom. A relief or a satisfaction
naturally comes with decluttering. So most of the times after you tidy up and
clean the mess, you’ll feel relieved and satisfied for the whole day. Aside
from declutter alone, you may as well add some ‘fragrance’ at that place, like
you may light up a scented candle, or have a fragrance spray, whatever you
like. It might later smell like a new place to you and it boosts up your
feeling and that’s a good thing.
You know, sometimes declutter leads you
to finding your old piece of memories out of nowhere. For instance, you may
suddenly come across your high school magazine or an old album or scrap book in
the middle of it. If you are a sentimental kind of person, this is the point
where you reminisce and suddenly an old memory lingers in your mind and probably
you won’t stop thinking of it. Prepare a ruthless version of you before you
stumble across these old memories.
Reminiscing is no harm though, but not being able to move on from the past is.
You can learn to accept that bygone is bygone while decluttering. Ok? <3
(because I’m very sentimental and I can feel it.. lol)
Read that one book that has been sitting
there on your bookshelves. ‘Cause reading book brings you to many places as
well, and there are yet many places you haven’t explored. And of course, you
don’t want to waste the money you invested for that book, aite? So, please do
so! <3
Til next time,
Xo.
