The national lockdown is starting to cause some interesting effects on people.
It’s nothing serious and is generally referred to as cabin fever, which is a fancy phrase for boredom being experienced from being in a confined space for long periods of time.
One of the oddest things has been some very curious challenges on Twitter involving both male and female semi-nudity.
It’s ironic because it was the same platform that was being used not so long ago to change our behaviour when it comes to objectifying women.
I suppose I’ll never truly understand social media.
While the lockdown put a bit of a damper on the past Easter Weekend, which is generally spent with loved ones, either at your home, their home or on holiday, it did bring a very pleasant benefit.
Usually we dread the Easter weekend because of the massive death toll on our roads.
Last year for example, the death toll was 38 - the highest it had been in six years.
In one instance, eight people were killed in one accident outside Napier.
While there were still dozens of overloaded taxis on the freeways heading to the Eastern Cape, the fact that the roads were otherwise empty, meant accidents were fewer this weekend past.
Now that we are spending more time at home, people are also finding time to do those things that they’ve always wanted to do, but never had the time.
Friends of mine got into some herb gardening, while others are learning to play instruments with the help of YouTube tutorials.
It’s also a great time to use online resources to upskill yourself, something which many people are cottoning on to, and something that will stand you in good stead in the future.
Personally, I am planning my own financial future.
I have always known about the value of having three-to-six months of my monthly income saved away, but whenever I get close, then life happens.
We must accept that going forward, nothing will ever be the same again, including the jobs we do and how we do it.
Being able to financially sustain yourself through a period of uncertainty is going to be critical to our own peace-of-mind.