Let’s “Self” Pamper Ourselves During Our Coronavirus Vacation!

Let’s “Self” Pamper Ourselves During Our Coronavirus Vacation!

Remember my earlier article about having a lot of time on our hands during our Coronavirus Blues vacation? Well, I had a thought… Wait for it!  Here it comes.

Why not do some self-pampering, since we cannot go to the nail salon, why not pamper our hands and nails at home?

Our hands are in and out of water constantly with our need to now wash our hands after just about everything we do. As we are all coming to learn hand sanitizers have a lot of alcohol and can make hands dry and chapped.   Even if you buy the hand sanitizer with moisturizer, your hands may still become dry and chapped.

Leading doctors say if you have really dry hands you should wear gloves when doing dishes or cleaning.

Let’s suppose we’ve done all of that what next?

Well, my grandmother and mother would say I should put Vaseline on my hands, and cover them with gloves, when I go to bed or have some free time in the day. And guess what their remedy works.

In her autobiography “Doris Day: Her Own Story,” Doris Day said that once a month she would cover her body with Vaseline before she went to bed to soften her skin. She would wear gloves, sock and pajamas that would make sure the Vaseline stayed on her skin and didn't get all over her bed.

So what’s my self-pampering tip for hands (and feet for those of us who need it.) is to put some Vaseline on your hands, giving extra care and attention to your cuticles and then cover your hands with gloves.  Before you know it

Your hands will be back to being soft.

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How to Stay Optimistic During Coronavirus Blues!

Have you ever heard staying optimistic can improve your health? Well studies show that it can. Don’t believe me? Just “Google” it. With that said the good news is that studies have proven that when you stay optimistic you can make your immune system stronger, thus decreasing your chance at getting a disease and you can even improve your health and help yourself live longer.

So, how do you become optimistic? Well, just like most things, like learning to play a piano, or playing cards, or playing chess, just like you can learn anyone of those things to do, you can learn, to be optimistic.

How do you do this? Well, of course, you can take the self-help #Free approached and google technics on how to become optimistic, online, or you can read a book. One book that comes to mind is "Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life" by Dr. Martin Seligman, a renowned psychologist.

But if you are still straddling the fence with the self-help thing, just visit one of the many sites out there on the world wide web, with articles on the subject of how to become optimistic, one that I like can be found at this link. https://www.positivityblog.com/how-to-stay-positive/

And finally, most importantly always find the optimistic viewpoint in every negative situation., this will always be your first step on learning how to stay optimistic in any situation.

Now that you know, start today on staying optimistic during the Coronavirus Blues. We can and will make it through this.

Stress Management Tips For The Coronavirus Blues!

During our Coronavirus Vacation we must modify our behavior to make it easier to get through the Coronavirus Blues. Here are a few tips to help you do so.

1. When the Coronavirus Blues hit you, you need to do some positive talk, to yourself. What is positive talk? Well it’s when you say something “positive” to yourself to make yourself feel better.

Positive self-talk has been defined as when you make yourself feel good about yourself and the things that are going on in your life. It's like having an optimistic voice in your head that always looks on the bright side.

2. Visualize your positive results. When something happens that you don’t want to happen instead of holding on to it, stop and take 60 seconds to visualize what you do want and focus on that positive thought.

3. Take Time out. When bad thoughts appear take time out to make yourself feel important. Feel like you matter. This will aid in helping you change the outlook or outcome of something negative.

4. Exercise. Doing this takes your mind off the bad thought and it relieves tension. Exercising can also release endorphins that can help your well-being.

5. Don’t dwell in the past. Let go of past hurts that are holding you back from living in the moment and staying positive.

Some examples of positive self-talk: Saying things to yourself like “There’s nothing I can’t do, nothing I can have, nothing I can’t be! I am far more than I think I am. I am divinely connected with the infinite power of the universe. I can do it. I’m good enough just as I am. If I want to, I can, it’s okay if I make a mistake. It doesn’t matter if I make a mistake. Etc. Etc.

Benefits of positive self-talk one, is that it can give y ou a more optimistic outlook on life and two, it has other health benefits, including increased vitality. greater life satisfaction. improved immune function. Try some of these tips the next time the Coronavirus Blues slips up beside you and try and make your day. hour, or minute a bad one. Only you can banish the Coronavirus Blues and get happy!

Come on let’s all get happy!

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Olive Oil My mother knew the benefits of using natural products like Olive Oil, long before I did. So, when my rose bushes recently started showing signs of the pesky nasty scale insects. I decided to use a remedy my Mother had told me about. So, I grab a new .99 cent spray bottle from the Dollar store and filed it with about one third the way with good old fashion Olive Oil and the rest with distilled water. I than proceeded to spray my rose bushes and woola! The pesky bugs were gone. Did you know Olive Oil has many uses? Olive Oil can be used to protect the leaves of outside plants, as well as shining the leaves of inside plants. In the kitchen you can use Olive Oil to seasoning cast-iron cookware, wooden cutting boards, or bowls or wooden cooking spoons. Got a baseball player in your house? You can use Olive Oil to revitalize leather baseball gloves. Personal Care: Yes, Olive Oil is great for personal care. Use it to restore dry hands and feet. Aching back muscles. Soak a small towel in warm water and place in microwave for 20 to 30 seconds. Rub Olive Oil on back ache and place warmed towel over the Olive Oil for a warm relief. So, the value of this story, of course it’s Olive Oil a product that been used in hundreds of recipes and been around for hundreds of years, is still a fantastic product you can use today.

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Have you got the Coronavirus Blues?

In the good old days, the “Blues” where just the blues. Back then you might have been blue because your man or woman left you. Or because the Eagle flew in on Monday and you were broke until payday rolled around on Friday. You get my point. Well having the Coronavirus Blues is way different and the reason why is because now you finally got a chance to have some time off from work. But you didn’t ask for it. So, really this ain’t no regular vacation. This vacation is different, and I mean real different. With the Coronavirus Blues vacation, yes you got a lot of time on your hands, but you can’t enjoy it. Really you can’t. For example, a few things you can’t do on your Coronavirus vacation are: You can’t go to the beauty salon and get yourself a full complete makeover to make yourself feel better, because the beauty salon, ain’t open.

Then you thought about working on getting in shape and losing a few pounds but guess what. Yup! The gym is closed. Then you think about spending some money, (really means using your credit card to cheer you up) by treating yourself to some Mall Therapy, but the shopping centers are all closed.

Hmmmm… How about finally taking time to go to Wine Country and do some much needed wine tasting. Uh-Oh! No can do. You can’t travel during Coronavirus. Not to mention you just might be really broke, since the Eagle is down! Ain’t no payday coming on Friday.

Yes, the world looks really gray and miserable during Coronavirus Blues.

What’s a sad so-in-so like you and me to do during Coronavirus Blues?

The answer is… Pull ourselves together!

How?

Got Music? Then let’s dance! Dancing boost the spirit. Remind yourself there is life in that body. Dancing alone feels great! But if you need an audience (and I don’t recommend this) you can set up the camera on your cell phone or laptop and record yourself dancing and maybe if you got courage, just post yourself, by going “Live” on Facebook, and invite your family and friends to join in. Who knows you might just go viral.

Or do yoga, meditate, or have a calming relaxing cup of tea. Tea flavors such as chamomile, peppermint, lemon or passion fruit are wonderful teas with calming effects. Please check with your medical provider first to make sure you don’t have any allergies or other health issues relating to drinking these teas.

Next, if none of these suggestions work for you, in helping you get over your Coronavirus Blues, then take a few minutes out of every day to sit down and do some focus breathing. Focus breathing is a great way to help you relax, reduce tension, and relieve stress, which are all symptoms of having the blues.

Finally, if all else fails, read a book and let it take you to a whole new world. The choice is yours. Keep the Coronavirus Blues or kick it to the curb and get your happy on.