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My Pandemic Survival Plan

Social distancing is a must for us to flatten the curve and survive this pandemic. We are in it together as our survival depends on each other. I am listing a few things I plan to that you can emulate and help us survive.

QUESTION: What can you do if there is a lock down or more severe social distancing?

MY RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.      Practice Social Distancing as much as possible. Except for grocery and walks, I don’t plan to get out of my home.

2.      Use my time inside our home to reconnect with friends through social media and the phone. I am sure most of them will find some company useful to distract them from the news.

3.      Clean closets and identify old clothes that I can donate to charity. Many people will lose jobs and will need all the help that they can get during this time. I have clothes, including jackets and blankets, which I have not used for years. I have kept it as these are hardly used and I was waiting for a rainy day when I may need it. This is the time to share.

4.      Write blogs and use social media to get my community more engaged in addressing the needs of my community. We can’t depend on the government for everything. This is time for us to become involved.

5.      Spend some time to clean, paint and repair my home. By doing it myself, I will save money and will be a good investment that will help with home prices in my neighborhood. During depressions, people neglect their yard and home, thus contributing to further decline in prices.

Please REPLY, share your ideas and help keep others occupied and save our communities.

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