7 things to do whilst in self-isolation

Strange times we are all living in at the moment and I do hope that everyone is staying as safe as they can be. During this pandemic, some are able to work from home which is filling up most of their day however for many others (including myself) we don’t have that opportunity to work from home therefore we have to fill up our day slightly differently. 

Weeks ago, I felt stuck in a rut that I wasn’t being productive enough and felt like I was wasting my day. Fast forward to now – we are all free to spend our time however we want to, whether that’s by setting a consistent daily routine or to just lay in bed and binge watch Disney+, we have so much time on our hands at the moment so choose whatever you want to do to use up that time and make you happy. With that being said, here are 7 things which you can get up too during this isolation period if you wanted…

1.    Start a scrapbook

I have a huge scrapbook which I started back in 2017 and have been filling up ever since (I officially have 3 pages left before it’s finished). Not only is scrapbooking a great way to kill time (seriously, I spend hours organising it) but it’s also a good way of keeping all your memories and adventures into one big book which you can keep forever. I have whole blog post here on how to get started with a scrapbook if you want to check it out.

2.   Bake, bake, bake

I love baking, but I don’t do it often as I normally don’t have time. I have baked a couple of treats over these past weeks and I realised how much I enjoy baking. So far I’ve made brownies, milk and white chocolate cookies, banana bread and lemon cheesecake. I want to venture into baking savoury treats too soon, I found a recipe for homemade sausage rolls and cheese scones which I’ll be trying too. 

3.   Play video games

Video games take up hours of time. My fiancé was finally able to order a Nintendo Switch last week (they keep going out of stock) for some sort of entertainment whilst we are stuck inside and honestly it’s one of the best game consoles we’ve owned in a very long time. It came with the Mario Kart game which we’ve been playing religiously for hours and it’s made us realise how competitive we both are. I’ve also been playing Harry Potter Lego game on the Switch too which I’ve already played before years ago, yet I wanted to re-live the moments. Another game which I have loved and loved for years is The Sims which I play on my laptop through Origin, I currently play The Sims 4 and I own some of the expansion packs too which I have collected over a couple of years. If you want to do something that will past time, try some of these out if you can. 

4.   Disney+

Disney+ was released in the UK on 24^th March and it couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s a streaming service which you can either pay £5.99 monthly or £59.99 for the year, we did the whole year as we pre-ordered it and it was on offer at the time however if you are a complete Disney freak like myself, you won’t regret it. It has every single Disney film you can ever imagine on there as well as some classic Disney channel shows to bring back the childhood memories like That’s So Raven and Hannah Montana, yes I did binge watch them. It also includes Marvel films, Star Wars film as well as some Disney+ originals. You will be entertained for hours! 

5.   Netflix

I’m sure most people own Netflix. I prefer Netflix for the TV series rather than films, don’t get me wrong they do have some great films on there but I’m more a binge watch TV series kind of girl. My fiancé and I finished watching Sex Education which is officially one of my favourite comedy TV series and I would 100% re-watch. At the moment we are currently watching Prison Break, as we’ve heard a lot of good things, it’s a huge commitment seeing as its 5 seasons long and contains 22 episodes for Season 1 & 2 but we have plenty of time. 

6.   Do a virtual family quiz

As we aren’t allowed to see our family members at the moment, a great way in which I’ve been keeping in touch with them is through WhatsApp video call – it’s a good way of being able to socialise and see them at the same time. We have set up a weekly family quiz night every Saturday night where each week one of us is the host and we have to come up with the genres and the questions. It’s similar to a pub quiz, just over a video call and it’s a very good way of passing some time and having a bit of fun in the evenings. 

7.   Organise something

You know those tasks that we’ve been meaning to do but we NEVER get around to doing them, as in organising your bathroom cabinet or sorting out the shoe cupboard. Now is a good time to get as organised as you can and I promise, you will feel so much better about it afterwards. I recently organised my makeup drawers and got rid of old/expired makeup, and just made it look overall neater. The next task I want to tackle is my wardrobe and I also want to clean all of my makeup brushes and sponges!

That concludes my list, there are many other things you can be spending your time doing however these are how I’ve been spending mine! What have you been up to during this time?