Quantum Tales from life in isolation

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Tales from life in isolation

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It’s been one week living
our new social distancing
lifestyles. Luckily we’ve all
started to adapt ahead of
the real lockdown starting
this week!

What has the team been
up to?

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We’ve been
investigating ‘going
out’ in our PJs -
concerts, the MSO,
the NGV, the
Melbourne Zoo and
more!

  “There’s a 12 hour ‘live’ festival
  coming up with bands playing
  live from their homes /
  studios!”
  Toni

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After years of scrolling
 through posts about online
 workouts and making
 unkept promises to
 ourselves about working
 out from home – is it finally
 time for at-home fitness to
 shine?

 “I’ve been all over the home exercise
 programmes!” Jac
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In addition to countless fitness YouTubers, new options are
opening up to keep us in shape at home…which will stick?

 The Fitness and Lifestyle Group is making the     Fast thinking and flexible fitness providers have                       Do you miss your elliptical? Rowing machine?
 Centr app available to members of Fitness         moved classes online. From local personal trainers,                     Spin bike? (I do). Some gyms, like Sam’s are
 First, Goodlife Health Clubs, Jetts Fitness and   to boutique studios, we can sign up to livestream                       now offering a rental scheme!
 Zap Fitness so they can “continue to reach        classes or one-on-one training at home.
 their fitness goals” from home.
                                                   This is especially good news for those of us who
 For the next three months, members can            miss our favourite instructors from time spent
 access the Centr personalised digital health      overseas! (me!)
 and fitness program of daily workouts, meal
 plans and meditations (curated by Chris
 Hemsworth) for free.

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                                                                                       health-clubs-jetts-fitness-and-zap-fitness/

Might we actually get
 better at catching up
 with friends?

“It took a pandemic to get me to lock in a
wine night and coffee catch ups with
friends in Perth! So easy, why have I not
been doing this the last three years?”
Sam
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Now we are, on a global level, in the same boat, our regular catch-
ups are more geographically diverse

  We’ve experimenting with…

  Virtual happy hour with friends near and far…   Taking up gaming (not new to all of us, but       And we are all keen to try Netflix party!
                                                  certainly some). And using House Party (look it
                                                  up)…

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Our parents are
 expanding their online
 presence…

“Even my parents are learning to use
Zoom because they need it for
livestreaming their church sermons and
meetings. [COVID-19] has forced them to
become more comfortable with
technology” Fee

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First time Zoomer Boomers (and Anita)

Our parents are finding new ways to connect with their   Some are attending church online. Church        And the knitting community around our resident
hobbies. My dad has discovered Chordify - jam            services over video conferencing has gone       nanna in disguise (hi Anita) has stepped up efforts to
sessions online (apparently it is better with            global. Pastorsonline.com offers 10 tips for    keep people engaged. From free pattern designs,
headphones on – phew!)                                   clergy looking to enter this brave new world.   and online lessons to support for local retailers.

                                                                                                         “[Community activity] seems to be exploding at the
                                                                                                         moment to help people cope with having all this time
                                                                                                         alone in their homes.” Anita

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Some of our local
 businesses have helped us
 by getting creative with how
 they bring us goods and
 services

     “Appointments with specialists over
     Skype - why can’t it always be like that!
     Parking in East Melbourne is a
     nightmare.” Kim

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We are connecting with some of our regular businesses in new
ways

  Over the last week we have…

  Live-streamed storytime services from the local         Started supporting some of our local               And taken our first steps into consults via Skype
  library (apparently things like this are a life-saver   restaurants and cafes who are taking their first   (with mixed reviews – good for adults, not as
  for those with little people in the house)…             steps into delivery…                               great for kids reports Sharon).

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And the last word goes
to Jac…

“Its fascinating because
we might find better
ways of doing things
that we should have
been doing anyway!”
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