Do you know that colors have positive impact on your mind and body? I came across an article on CNN, “People are decorating their windows with hearts and messages of hope right now”. Those of you who know me, my home is mostly decorated with white, grey and black. Occasionally mint green, one of my favorite colors, is used in accessories. Having been inspired by the article, I pulled out a rainbow blanket I received as a gift.
I covered our patio table with the rainbow blanket. This blanket was designed by an American blogger in Manila, Amber of A Momma Abroad as a collaboration with Abel Philippines. It’s amazing how decorating one small part of home with rainbow colors can instantly uplift your mood. If you are curious about the psychology of colors in interior design, please read the following articles.
Introduction to the Psychology of Color: For Interior Designers
7 Ways Rainbow Thinking Can Change Your Life
By the way, we haven’t used our patio space of our home since we had moved to Manila a year and a half ago. The community quarantine that has been enforced in the Philippines pushed us to use every space available in our rental home. Since we’re cooped up inside most of a day due to the quarantine order, we started sitting outside on our patio to work. It’s important that you go under the sun so that your body can produce vitamin D, sunshine vitamin. Don’t forget to take a moment to go outside for 10 to 15 minutes or so a day.
Take Care of Yourself
We all experience anxiety associated with our current living situation and due to hearing, seeing and reading the news wherever we are in the world. Any information is available at your fingertips 24/7. This following advice has been circulating everywhere, but don’t forget to take a break and do things that does not involve your cell phone or devices. I spent a couple of hours washing fresh vegetables delivered straight from a farm last Saturday night. I thought about streaming music in the background, but I decided to do it without any music, which I normally wouldn’t. It was surprisingly therapeutic.
Here is a great article with tips to deal with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dealing with anxiety during a global pandemic
I’ve reduced the number of postings on my Instagram account and my blog for the past 2 weeks. On the contrary, I’ve been more active on my Twitter account. In my opinion, if Twitter is a newspaper, Instagram is a magazine. Twitter is the art of language. Instagram is visual art. A picture is worth a thousand words. You know what, though? I’m a strong believer in words are the most powerful force available to humanity.
If you’re curious, please follow along.
I’m going to leave you with a quote by Albert Einstein and my photography.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein
The rainbow strips reminds me of Paul Smith.
Wow, that’s an honorable resemblance. Thank you!!
hello, Kaho. Good to be connect to someone who is almost on the same boat. lived in Aurora, Ontario for the last 15 years and now we are back. fish out of water in the city. looking forward to moving outside of the city soon. am now into interior decorating and feng shui while on lockdown. reason why i stumbled into you. warm regards.
That is so nice to connect with you. Thank you so much for leaving a comment!! Wow, I love feng shui as well and I hope to learn a bit more about it. Good luck and enjoy creating your home!!