Life Resources

Whether your biggest concern is coping with stress, managing time, getting organized, handling finances, enriching your social life, or keeping up with your exercise program, Viderity’s resource guide can help. Many thanks to the staff who contributed to this list of useful links.

1. Get rewarded for regular spending .
   • Rakuten
   • The Points Guy

2. • Birthday Rewards:
     • Krazy  Coupon Lady
     • The Best 149 Birthday Freebies
   • Veterans also get many free things on Veterans Day!
     • NFCU Flagship Credit Card reimburses you for Amazon Prime

3. Increase your productivity with technology gadgets.

• Best Portable Monitors
• • PCMag
  • TechRadar
• Best Lighting for Webcam Streaming
• Top 5 Laser Keyboards
• Best Smart Plugs
  • CNET
  • PCMag
  • GoSund

4. Diversify your culinary palate from your couch.

• Delivery
  • DoorDash
  • UberEats
  • GrubHub
  • Postmates
• Prepared Meals
  • Uncooked
    • HelloFresh
    • BlueApron
  • Cooked
    • TerritoryFoods
    • DailyHarvest

5. Reduce fear, anxiety, and loss with an emergency plan.

• • Survival Guide(San Francisco Chronicle)
  • Emergency Kit(Red Cross)
  • How to Pack an Emergency Bag

6. Stick to your meal plan and your budget and avoid impulse buys!

•     Instacart
•     Whole Foods Market

7. Leave your laundry to the professionals and spend your time the way you want to.

• Rinse
• PurpleTie

8.Streng then your immune system, streng then your wallet.

• Yoga with Adriene
  • YouTube channel
• Best Fitness Trackers
  • PC Mag
  • TechRadar
• Best At-Home Workout Equipment
  • • Not listed: The Mirror
• Playing Cards–Full Body Workouts

9. Gofor short learning sessions.

• Newsletters
  • Best 2020 Newsletters
  • NYTimes Newsletters
  • SFChronicle Morning Fix
  • The Skimm
  • Morning Brew
  • The Hustle
  • Bloomberg 5 Things You Needto Knowto Start Your Day
• Podcasts
  • ApplePodcasts
  • GooglePodcasts
  • NPRPodcasts
  • Spotify
  • TheDaily
  • BestPodcast Apps

10. Engage with the content you’re digesting.

• How to set up HeySiri on your iPhone or iPad
• How to access Google Assistant
• How to use Hey Siri to make notes (and then find them!)
• How to set reminders with Hey Siri
• How to change podcast play back speed on Apple Podcast soniPhone
• How to speedup video and audio playback

11. Make learning fun!

12. Add a leisurely form of multitasking to your schedule with podcasts, videos, and audiobooks.

• Audible
• Audio Books
• Google Play Books
• Scribd**
• The Great Courses**

13. Follow your role model–put people in your life who in spire you.

14. Joinabook club.

• 10 Virtual Book Clubs You Can Join Now
• 20 Virtual Book Clubs
• 7 Best Virtual Book Clubs

15. Didn’t get to everything you’d hoped to read during the day? Archive articles you find interesting and read them before bed.

16. Strang then your brain with interactive games.

• NYTimes Crossword App
• Lumosity
• Best Puzzle Games on Phone(iPhone and Android)
• Best Word Games

17. Take a virtual class to learn something new.

• Masterclass
• Khan Academy
• Udemy
• Coursera
• YouTube

18.  Decide what’s important to you, and don’t compromise your values.

• Investing Your Time and Energy Worksheet:  This tool will help you to visualize the future with a better understanding of what brings you the greatest intrinsic rewards and the deepest sense of meaning and purpose.

19. Embrace JOMO(Joy of Missing Out), not FOMO(Fear of Missing Out)

• JOMO: How to Embrace the Joy of Missing Out
• COVID-19 Demands We Embrace JOMO
• Meet JOMO

20. Fully embracetoday,nomatter thesituation.

21. Spend Time in Nature.

• Find a National Park Near You
• Park Finder–Find Local and Regional Parks in Your Area

22. Use more of your mental camera.

• Next time you feel the need to snap a photo and post online, don’t. Enjoy the moment for what it is.

23. Journal More.

• Commit 30 Fitness Journal: The Commit 30 Fitness Journal helps you focus on movement, nutrition, mind fulness and motivation  one day at a time.
• Commit 30 Joy Journal: A simple sentence scribbled in your journal is enough to chronicle your moments of gratitude and joy.
• Bullet Journal:The mind fulness practice disguised as a productivity system.
• Full Focus Planner: The Full Focus Planner ends the tyranny of the never-ending to-do list by helping you focus on what matters most: clear goals, less overwhelm, progress and prioritization
• Moleskine Classic Journal: Moleskine classic notebooks are perfect notebooks for writing journals, a daily diary, or note taking in  college classes or meetings.

24. Find Calm in Making Art.

• Paint the Town: A virtual and mobile entertainment service that helps guests socialize, explore their creative side, and take home amazing memories and unique masterpieces.

25. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

• Virtual Happy Hour with Cocktail Courier: We take the best recipes from the nation’s top bartenders, make them into delicious cocktail kits. You get to “wow” your friends and enjoy bar quality drinks at home!
• Sur La Table Online Cooking Class: Join our expert chefs live from the comfort of your own kitchen for fun, hands-on classes that cover everything from mispen place to plating..

26. Connect with Loved Ones.

• Games You Can Play via Zoom
  • Yahtzee
  • Scattergories:
    • Original Lists,
    • Random Letter Generator, and
    • The Timer!
  • Word Generator
    • Use this to play Pictionary, Charades, Catchphrase, and more!
  • Other ideas with loved ones…
    • Cook am altogether
    • Attend an online event together
    • Makeup Scavenger Hunt For Items Around Your home
    • Host a trivia night
    • Read a book together

27. Try Something New.

• AirBnb Online Experiences
  • Goon a Leopard Safari in Sri Lanka
  • Family Magic Show and Magic Lesson
  • Bake French Pastries in Paris
  • Discover Buenos Aires Street Art and Sketch
  • Learn Sign Language Through Games