How to Stay Sane During Quarantine- 60 things to do
As the world LITERALLY shuts down around us in efforts to keep Coronavirus from spreading, we’re all starting to feel a bit BLAHHHH!!!! Am I right!?
I’m an ambivert… meaning… being isolated OR being in a room full of people doesn’t really matter to me. I’m good with either! However, being isolated with the same people in my home from THIS FREAKING LONG… let’s just say that i’m NOT so good! The boredom and stir craziness is getting REAL!
I find myself taking notes from Rapunzel from “Tangled” who seems to have come up with plenty of activities to keep herself busy while being trapped in towner for a note-able length of time. Andddddd here’s what I’ve come up with as far as “How to Stay Sane while Being Locked Away” goes.
Puzzles
Journal! Each of my 3 kids have a journal of letters from me to them that I will give them when they are older. I’ve taken the time off to catch up on those. Or you could journal about every single day during this quarantine. It will be so interesting to look back on those logs 20 years from now recounting what is going to be a historic period in all of our lives.
Redecorate! I’m not kidding when I say that I’ve literally not just re-arranged EVERY SINGLE ROOM in my home but I’m talking an total overhaul! My poor husband :)
Dive into a series you’ve avoided until now! My hubby and I FINALLY surrendered to the massive trend that is “Love is Blind” on Netflix. So far, it’s lived up to the hype. Here are some of our other favorites that can be streamed on Netflix:
The Office
Schitt’s Creek
Friends
Gilmore Girls
The Set-Up
Life as We Know It
The Crown
The Movies that Made Us (especially the episode on Home Alone and Dirty Dancing!)
Parks and Recreation
New Girl
The Great British Baking Show
Finally read that book that you bought and never finished!
Workout together
Face Masks & Moisturizers for her/Beard Oils for Him
Paint Nails
Organize your closet
Organize your Junk Drawer
Purge your clothes, purses, accessories, shoes, etc.
Write thank you notes to the people on the front lines during this pandemic
Learn Calligraphy via YouTube.
Make a TikTok Video
Organize your Tupperware Cabinet
Use Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts or Marco Polo to video chat with friends
Set your Goals for the Year and an action plan for how you will accomplish them. More on that HERE.
Ya know that house task you’ve been avoiding? DO IT! (loose doorknob, scuffed wall, dirty baseboards, etc.)
Camp indoors! Air mattresses or tents, blankets, popcorn! S’mores via the microwave… ALL THE WORKS!
Learn how to do a new hairstyle! Whether its on yourself OR your child.
Clean out the pictures on your phone.
Make a list of things you’re grateful for.
Buy gift cards from local businesses and order take-out from local restaurants to help keep them in business while we quarantine.
Have your own “The Great British Baking Show” cook-off challenges.
Clean out your sock drawer.
Do your freaking taxes you procrastinator!
Make a list of all the things you want to do when they finally re-open!
Get a one month free trial from a streaming service and watch as much as you can before it expires!
Update or write your will and organize your affairs. Yes, it sounds melodramatic and morbid but let’s face it: This is a task many of us avoid because we never have the time. Now we do.
Visit a museum without ever leaving your home! Click HERE for a list of participating museums!
Concert Time! Virtual concert that is… a lot of artists are holding livestream and virtual concerts. Click HERE for a list!
Go on a Safari! So many zoo’s are setting up their animal cameras. The Cincinnati Zoo has a “Home Safari Facebook Live”
Sleep! Now’s the time to catch up people!!!!!
Clean out your Spice Cabinet.
Clean your Dishwasher and Washing Machine.
Wash the inside and outside of your windows.
Take an Ivy League Course from schools like Harvard, Princeton, and Yale! FOR FREE!
Flip your mattresses
Dust your bookshelves
Make a Pandemic Playlist of songs that’ll cheer you up!
Play an online trivia game for a good cause! For example, pay off other people’s student loans OR plant trees around the world!
Take this online photography course HERE! Make sure you click THIS LINK to snag it for only $97!
Get in the Habit of Meal Prepping!
Pick out 4 different chocolate chip cookie recipes and decide which one is actually the best
Plan a trip for when you finally bust out of this joint!
Learn a new language! The free app, Duolingo is a great place to start!
Video Games! If you don’t have a gaming console, try some of the fun new games that are added to the app store daily.
Photo books! Now’s the time to get caught up on ordering prints AND making photo books! Make sure you take advantage of my 20% off sale! Contact me for more details!
Bubble Bath. Monica & Chandler style. If you don’t know what that means, refer back to #4 and start with Friends.
Wash your hair and makeup brushes
Polish your shoes, weather treat the ones that need it. Spot treat those pretty white converse and make them white again.
Go for a long walk and make sure you are paying attention to spring blooming all around you!
Start a Garden! At the very least you could grow some cilantro and oregano indoors for cooking!
Leave Online Reviews for your favorite businesses! Facebook AND google!
Check your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.
Clean Ceiling Fan Blades
Check in on all the elderly people you know and see if they need you to drop off anything for them.
Scroll through Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime at random with your eyes closed and watch whatever it lands on.
Board Games!
Find a new podcast!