Top 5 Things I've Learned in Isolation
By Dr Steve Jasper
It’s been a while since I’ve done a top 5 here, so I’m overdue. As for most people, the last few months have been a very different reality. Here are my top 5 things I have learned in isolation:
Number 5. Online shopping. I just thought it was for crap products you see being flogged on late night TV (“and now, the AMAZING AbBlaster 3000!”). It wasn’t really a thing for me until… … …shelving, hand sanitiser, a coffee table, a clothes rack, a desk, chinos, teapots, picture frames, prints to go in those frames, another coffee table, more shelving… I see delivery drivers more than anyone else, and I plan my weeks around deliveries.
Number 4. My home is immaculate. Clean, tidy, organised. A place for everything, and for everything a place. Including shelving. I finally ran out of excuses not to tidy. Did I mention I’d bought some furniture? I’m ready for the photo shoot in Vogue Living now.
No alt text provided for this image How my apartment looks. Almost.
Number 3. Among the shopping: a yoga mat. I then received an email announcing a free online yoga class. I have also run out of excuses in the yoga department. Downward-facing dog it is then.
No alt text provided for this image Me in my non-existent apartment. Almost.
Number 2. My snack game is ON POINT. A word of explanation: I quit sugar at the end of last year (and promptly lost 9 kg, which explains my desire to stay off sugar). But cheese! Brie, swiss, gouda, provolone. Cheese sticks. Seaweed snacks (in both sea salt and sesame). Crystallised ginger (which I know contains some sugar, but it’s ginger so I don’t eat lots). And nuts! Walnuts, cashews, and abalone-flavoured macadamia nuts. And a variety of tea that you would not believe. (Melon seed tea is a real thing, and contains neither melons nor seeds.)
Number 1. I can still run my business. Obviously, things are quiet on the jet lag front – the very few people who travel internationally are less concerned about jet lag, and more concerned about not contracting a potentially fatal disease. But there are things happening quietly in the background while we regroup, and hopefully develop a vaccine or treatment for coronavirus. You’ll be hearing some exciting news soon!
And as always, happy travels staying at home!