Thursday 14th May 2020
As part of the Citizens Advice Exeter and The Express and Echo weekly advice column, this week we focus on top tips for self-isolating due to the Coronavirus.
I am at home isolating from the Coronavirus, and wondered if you had any tips for things that I could do whilst I have some time on my hands?
We asked our staff and volunteers for their ideas. Here is a selection:
- Most importantly, make sure you look after your well-being. Mind has a really helpful guide on its website: See: mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/
- Try new recipes, use up all the strange ingredients in your cupboards so that your spend on food goes down
- Have a clear out of anything you no longer want or which no longer fits you. Prepare for re-selling once restrictions are lifted. If you are donating unwanted items to charity, make sure you include a gift aid declaration with it.
- Do a deep clean of your house, including the dreaded cooker, bathrooms etc. It will give you a sense of achievement and is good exercise.
- Tackle the tax return early!
- Check bank and credit card statements for last year, are there subscriptions or regular payments you don’t recognise? Consider cancelling any subscriptions you no longer use.
- Listen to the birds and the background noises (most places are so much quieter now).
- Contact those people you always meant to get in touch with again, but haven’t.
- Don’t feel guilty at “doing nothing”, and make sure you treat yourself once in a while
- And please: STAY AY HOME, PROTECT THE NHS, SAVE LIVES
Please visit: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/health/coronavirus-what-it-means-for-you/ for information about what Coronavirus may mean for you.
Look out for our column next week when we focus on support for the self employed
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