I’m a homebody, however, being told to stay home stresses me out. I don’t like being told what to do and I like to be in control. I’m mostly afraid of going stir crazy while staying inside with this whole quarantine situation. If you are like me, don’t worry, I have a list of things to make the most of staying at home.
Try a new recipe
Whether it’s healthy or a treat, baking and cooking can help take your mind off of everything going on. Here is a list of things I want to try:
Work Out At Home
Since the gym is probably one of the last places you want to be when in quarantine now is a great time to utilize YouTube and home workout programs. You can still go outside and go for a run or a hike if that is your thing. Here are a few at-home workouts that I actually like:
Self Care
I love me time. Whatever your ‘self-care’ is, take some time for you. Here are some self-care ideas:
- Face Mask
- Hair Mask
- Paint your nails
- Take a bath
- Apply some self-tanner
- Take a nap
Clean and Organize
Now you don’t have any excuse not to clean your house. I went crazy and deep cleaned our kitchen, scrubbed everything down, wiped off every surface, and got rid of and organized our cabinets.
Experiment with New Makeup Looks, Hairstyles, and Outfits
I love hairstyles (you all know that) so here is a link to my YouTube Channel of Hairstyles to try if you want to. But why not try things when you don’t have to be places so when this quarantine lifts, you can show up with a new ‘do, makeup and outfit combinations.
Read Books
If you don’t have time to sit down and read….well. Here are some blogs that review books to help choose some to start reading:
Watch a New TV Series
Now you actually have a reason to sit down and just watch TV. Here are just a few to watch:
- Stranger Things
- The Office
- Parks & Recs
- Breaking Bad
- Schitt’s Creek
- Manic
- Mad Men
- The Umbrella Academy
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- The Good Place
- Bates Motel
- Love is Blind
Online Shop
Is this bad to say? I don’t think so because this quarantine is hurting small businesses so if you are able to help them out why not. Shopping might be delayed but you are still helping them through this hard time. Also, Amazon is still open so why not.
Explore on Pinterest
Not only do I work for Pinterest, I am an active Pinner. I love looking for inspiration for my life, planning for the future once I can leave the house, and getting other ideas of what I can do while I am stuck at home. Here is my Pinterest Profile if you want to follow and look at my inspiration.
Have Fun
Dance around, play with your pet or kids, play board games, play video games, spend some quality time with your loved ones. I don’t have kids, but I do follow some people who do who have some awesome resources:
It doesn’t have to be a terrible thing to stay at home. Really slow down and take time to be present. This sucks but it’s also a blessing to make us slow down and connect with ourselves.
What are you guys doing while social distancing?
XO, Annie
