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Daily life in social isolation: ‘My home should be cosy’

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Freelance photographer Aysha recently graduated as a psychologist and is doing an internship. Since the corona crisis broke out she conducts the therapy sessions online. But her belly dance lessons and Dutch course are paused for now.

It is hard to stay away from the fridge and not to overeat when you are at home for such a long time. Now that I have more time at home, I am trying to make sure that what I eat is a more or less healthy. Thus, a good substitute for a chocolate are these coconut bliss balls that are made from dates and are free from sugar.

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Self-care always feels right. Now I can spend double time on it.

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Drawing or coloring mandala can be a very calming activity. And by the way, creating a mandala is actually a good way of meditating and calming your mind.

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When I found out about the corona virus and the possibility of social isolation, I immediately ordered some stuff from IKEA. Home during social isolation should be cosy.

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And on top of that, I got some plants. If I can’t go out enjoy the nature, at least I could get some plants to make my place greener.

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Because of social isolation, my belly dance classes were cancelled. But it does not stop me from practicing at home.

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You cannot leave home to do your nails in the salon. But that is okay because my daughter gave me manicure with a play dough.

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My Dutch classes may be held online. So I had some homework to finish.

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I visited Albert Heijn on Sunday morning, but pasta was hard to find.

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Social isolation insures that your friends are always online and available for facetime calls. I really enjoyed my three hour talk with my bff from South Africa (it could have been more if the battery did not die).

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To stay sane as a parent, I allow my daughter to watch cartoons on Netflix a little more than usual.

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