I counted everything in front of you. I won. You know what? Stand at the ceiling. Stand at the ceiling. You two, you two, go get the ceiling. You're just sore losers. Uh, what happened, why? I won. Hey everyone, today we are going to talk about different ways to fight off the boredom and keep yourself sane while you're going through any kind of social distancing. Social distancing. Social distancing, you know, quarantine. Basically ways to stay engaged with your family and your friends when you can't be in the same room together. Exactly. Exactly. So maybe you've got the kids at home, maybe it's a long extended break, maybe you're under quarantine, maybe, um, maybe you're just out our being and you miss your friends and family because you're out on the road. Um, these are all going to be different ways that you can stay healthy, mentally, stay fit, um, stay engaged and keep in touch with all the people that you love. Before we get started, we'd like to ask you to subscribe to the channel. We put out content every week and if you click the bell icon next to it, you'll get notified whenever we upload videos. And if you end up planning this video helpful, please give us a thumbs up. One of the things that I love to do is cook. And there's lots of recipes out there. We actually have a bunch of fun cookbooks based on TV shows, movies and things like that that provide not only fun new recipes, but kind of an interesting twist on it. Um, the apesa Cassandra. Can I see? Ooh, it doesn't need to be moisturized. It does need to be moisturized. See, look at that. Let's, we have all of this stuff. Another good thing to do when you're stuck inside and you can't be outside, start your next home improvement project. There's always something. I have a very long list of things to get done. We have a very long list of things to get done. No, that's not true. I'm just going to sit back and watch. Your home is full of nature too. Well, not hopefully your home, but maybe surrounding your home, like your backyard. We have quite the collection of critters. Um, we have tons of birds that come and see us because, you know, we feed them. We lure them to the deck and my squirrels too. And I am determined to be the next snow white. They are going to be eating out of my hand by the end of the year. So get to know your backyard birds. Make back stories for them. Give them names. And personalities. No, but a lot of, I know that our Missouri Department of Conservation has an online wildlife guide. So Malcolm and I will often feed the birds and then the next day we'll sit there and look up who's coming to, to, who's coming to have a snack on our deck. Right. Yesterday, we had Bob over. Bob's got a little bit of a social anxiety problem, but he's getting over it. Another fun thing to do, especially if you have little kids in the house, is to maybe bend the rules a little bit and let them have some crazy wild fun inside. For instance, no throwing is one of our rules and bed pillows stay on beds, but that didn't happen earlier and we built the pillows into a fort and we had a big battle and we got to throw things in the house. So consider bending your rules just a little bit while we're all going stir crazy. Something else you can do is take a trip without actually taking a trip. There are a multitude of museums that have virtual tours as well as a lot of the state and national parks. Yeah, it's a great way to get out and see what's out there without having to get out there. Right now, we're encouraged to not get out too much and be around other people. But in other times, we may just not ever make it or maybe a while before we make it to certain parts of the world or certain parts of our country. So it's a great way to sit down and get some kind of an experience or what's out there. Look at that. That's a mouse. Is that mouse building? Well, it's a mouse that's painted on a building. That's by Banksy and that looks like a light on that. Okay, I'll like that one, sure. With the technology that's out there now, we all have cell phones, we all have access to video chats, video calling, whether it's Google's Duo, iPhone, iOS's FaceTime, Facebook's got their thing. I mean, there's just tons of different video chat methods out there now. So why not gather everyone virtually with your phones, call people up, send them around the table, play some games. You guys can play card games, we can play four games. We play Monopoly with the kids that were off at school. Yes, I won. I won. When you can play Pictionary, tell stories or just sit around and chitchat. You can even do Facebook's got watch parties and things like that. You can do with your friends and your family. And you have that sense of being there and experiencing the same thing at the same time, without having to be in the same room, the same country even, the same state. So take advantage of things like that. It's great. And when we started doing it, we thought it was a little weird, but it became very natural very quickly and became a lot of fun. It was a great way for Malcolm to catch up with his siblings. And honestly, even though they're older, they had a good time too. Yeah. All right. Malcolm, it is your turn again. Take that really well. Whoa, that is 11. Son, where did we leave you? The one fun way to pass the time if you're stuck at home is to learn a new skill. Out on YouTube, there are tons of videos learning new skills and many of them you can practice inside your own home. Katie and Malcolm are learning to play the guitar. I have two beautiful guitars and Malcolm just got a ukulele for his birthday and I have no idea how to play those instruments. So together, we have been watching some YouTube channels and learning. Here you go. When you're spending time with your family, don't forget the furry members of your family. Teach your pet a new trick. Cats can learn to fetch, dogs can learn to roll over. It's fun and they'll learn a useful skill too. Okay, so you can still social distance and be outside at the same time. Take a walk. Also, if you're a little bit more on the competitive side, you can run or walk a virtual race. There are several different companies now. I use Yesbit and my medal collection is starting to get impressive. So get outside, earn a medal, get some exercise and some fresh air and some sunshine. Right, to do those virtual races, you do need a fitness tracker though. So some kind of a Fitbit a watch. I think even an app on your phone would work. But the risk worn ones or the ankle worn ones are the best. Yes. And while you're out and about taking a walk or visiting a park, we visited a drive-through park that we have around here where there's some animals and stuff. It's a lot of fun. There are a lot of AR games on your phone. So stuff like Pokemon Go, there's... You got to catch them all. Yeah, there's Ingress. I think there's a Harry Potter version. There's the Jurassic World version. There's lots of things you can do. Obviously not while you're driving, but passengers in your car, people that you're kind of sequestered with can play. You can pull over. Hopefully our tips and ideas have helped you out. Giving you some ideas of your own, even. Sparks your own imaginations on things that you can do with your friends and your family. To pass the time as your stuck homebound for whatever reason. If you have anything great or interesting, go ahead and give us a comment below. Let us know. Share with the community. Yeah. So thank you for watching guys. Give us a little thumbs up. 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