Welcome to quarantine Memphis Tennessee. With all of this time off, it is now time to do all of those projects I have put off. Watch Netflix all day? Not happening, at least not yet. My list of things to do over the next few weeks:
Exercise – Think about it. If you run 1 minute a day, then add 1 minute to your run each day, you would be able to run for more than one hour at the end of quarantine. My plan is to walk and run each day. My bicycle is ready and I can always head out to Shelby Farms Park (which is currently open) a few days a week. Today? We walked down to Cooper Young for 30 minutes. There were few people out this afternoon.
Lose Weight – With exercise comes weight loss. This should be interesting. I should start with my current weight and record the status of any weight loss. Todays weight? 180 pounds. A bit off my normal fighting weight.
CLEAN THE HOUSE! – My plan is to have the cleanest, most organized home in the next few months. Even if you clean for one hour a day, those hours add up. I am on it! Clean or organize one area at a time. After a few weeks, everything will be in it’s place.
Write – The idea for a nonfiction travel book, the kind that is not on the market, has been brewing in my head for approximately a year now. I know what I want to write and how to write the book but I haven’t had time to sit down to get the book going. Now I have the time. Better yet, the book should be ready by the time the quarantine is lifted and the Memphis festivals begin.
List – I manage two ebay stores with over 1500 items for sale. I guarantee people will get bored and purchase items. Puzzles, books, magazines will sell well. I’ve already sold one puzzle and have several more for sale. I just wished I had bulked up on more puzzles. Magazines? I have at least a dozen to list. AND… I have at least 15 bins of items to list. I will not be bored in the slightest. A friend just commented to me on social media that now is the time to list on Ebay. What else are you doing.
Inventory? – I have a good number of bins to inventory for the ebay stores. The items are listed, but no location is recorded on a spread sheet or the listing. I’ve been meaning to get around to that for a while. And now I have the time.
Are Ebay items selling? Yes they are. I am surprised. Many items are headed to California. Which is to be expected since the entire state is locked down. People get bored, people shop online, people pay for items. I ship the items out to them.
Read books! I have a Memphis Public Library card. Rarely do I visit the main library in person, I just download digital books. Newly released books are FREE with your library card. You may have to wait a few weeks after waiting in line, but you do get access to the book. I have saved so much money by reading library books. I would have purchased the book, but it is free from the library.
Luckily I found my wifes library card this afternoon. Now she can read books daily from the library FOR FREE.
If you do not have a library card, there is always Amazon and Ebay. Amazon has some used books shipping out with a two week wait. Ebay should be slightly faster for shipping, although the book would probably be shipped media mail to reduce shipping cost.
Food and beverage stock – We have enough food and drinks for about a month. All of the essentials were purchased a couple of weeks ago. We DID NOT purchase 15 extra large packs of toilet paper. That is stupid. The nation will not run out of toilet paper, as long as you purchase what you normally need. We DID NOT purchase 15 gallons of water. When we run out of water, I just refill the bottle with tap water. The idea is NOT to go to the store every other day or every five days. Limit your exposure to other people.
Check your money situation. All of it. I sat down today and went through checking and savings accounts and other places I have money or will have money coming in. Luckily I had money I wasn’t aware of. I am a saver. This information made me breathe easier today.
Daily Project today? WE MADE A DIY FACE MASK! The mask only took 1 bra, 1 tshirt, 1 vacuum bag, and 1 sewing machine. The video showed how to make a face mask in 10 minutes. We took 2 hours. But the mask does not look half bad. Pretty good for first timers.
Hungry? Need drinks? Deeo’s at 711 E. Parkway S (Corner of E Parkway and Central, next to subway) has food and drinks to go! Get your drinks.
Hammer and Ale is also serving beer. Instead of the chalk board menu, look for the beers available via colored pencil artwork in the front window. They will fill growlers from 4:00 p.m. – 7 p.m. 921 S Cooper St in Cooper Young.
For the first day in quarantine we didn’t do badly. I actually worked more than I thought I would. If I did anything differently, I would have written out a schedule. And that is next on the list.
My best advice? Set a schedule of things to do during the day. Plan your day. I have never been quarantined before, but I have a plan. Success is planned, not an accident. Take this time now and do something positive with your life.
Stay safe Memphis!
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