With another weekend of beautiful weather (which I enjoyed from the open windows of my apartment) behind us, we are starting to hit a groove with this whole quarantine thing. We hope you are as well! To help you through the next week, here are some music recommendations, workout ideas, and fun tidbits from around the internet!
BUT FIRST:
I’m sorry, but I feel like we need to get to know each other a little bit better… please tell us which quarantine house you like best!
Here’s where our staff landed with their preferences:
House 2: Molly, Jaime, Jacob, Haley, Lexi, & Rebecca
House 3: Hannah
House 4: Isaac
House 6: Madison
Now onto your normally scheduled programming!
Goats Rioting in Wales
While all of us work from home and glance outside to the beautiful cherry blossoms, folks in a North Wales village are looking outside to find Mountain Goats are taking over. If you need a laugh, just scroll through the article to see the pictures, trust me!
Workout Ideas
I know that I’m allowed to go outside to grocery shop and go for a run, but what if I want to do something other than cardio and stay inside? That’s what we’ve been thinking about recently so here are some ideas to pass along!
Yoga with Adriene youtube channel: Madison rates this as the best channel for at-home yoga practices (plus Adriene has the cutest dog). She has a number of 30-day yoga journey playlists including her most recent “Home” series. All the videos are free, but she also has a website with more content and membership is only $9.99 a month.
Balance Gym is doing free online live classes on their facebook page: You don’t need a membership, just check out their recent posts and videos!
Peloton has a 90-day free trial for their app! You don’t need the bike to get the benefit of this app, they have strength, yoga, outdoor running and more.
Barre3 has a 15-day free online trial: Check out their 30 and 45-minute cardio and strength classes!
And don’t forget Molly’s friend Kellie Redmond - the pandemic has brought Kellie’s incredible classes into your home through Zoom at only $5 per class! These 30-minute HIIT and Core classes will give you the boost you need to start your morning right.
Songs, Playlists, and Albums
Friends, thank you for joining us at the MAA Blog. This is DJ Thunder, taking you through the smoothest tunes. As we navigate through the storm, we are now a full week into April. We appreciate your texts and emails, we’ll get through this together. Keep sending your kind messages and requests, our phones and emails are open for you to send the love. Jacob@MollyAllenAssociates.com - email me.
Coming up, we will shelter you from the storm with the smooth sounds of Frank Ocean, new flames from Weeknd, and warm vocals from Beyonce.
As always, check us out every Tuesday and Friday as we kick off the fourth week of the most selective, most soothing blog that appears in your inbox.
Again, this is DJ Thunder hoping you are safe, warm, and in the loving embrace of your home and out of the storm. This is MAA Radio:
In need of new music? Check out the new album from the Weeknd, After Hours, which is a great combo of new experimental production, mixed with the melodies and themes that made his first album so good.
Need a work from home playlist? You’re in luck, try one of these Spotify playlists or make your own. Just make sure “Work from Home” by Fifth Harmony is included!
For Fridays, here’s a guilty pleasure playlist
Shop With Small Businesses
We love to highlight new and creative ways to give back during this pandemic. A new effort to connect DC small businesses struggling under COVID-19 with consumers sheltering at home is now live. ShopInPlaceDC.com is currently live and welcomes submissions from D.C.-area small businesses selling products such as food, fitness, bath and cleaning products, books, toys and more.
Thank you again for reading and getting through this “storm” with us. We hope you enjoy the blog and everything it has to offer, and that your and your loved ones are staying safe.
All the best,
Jacob aka DJ Thunder