I just want to jump on here and be real with you guys. I am an extrovert. Like a true leave my house everyday kinda girl. This quarantine might be the death of me. Don’t get me wrong. I couldn’t be more grateful that the State I live in has declared a Shelter in Place order. I work for a company that didn’t hesitate to initiate our business continuity plan allowing us to work from home even before the Shelter in Place was ordered, I have plenty of food and I am sheltering with my fiancé and dog. My situation is better than most. To be honest we are safe and secure, plus none of our friends and family have gotten sick. That being said I am going crazy bouncing off my walls. So I decided to do a blog post about all the things I am doing to make the most of this situation. (Also I have a job for all of my followers, I want you guys to comment on one thing at least that you are doing to stay sane and in good spirits.)
Everyday I am doing my best to wake up and keep as normal as much as possible. I am getting up, putting on fresh clothes (yes that does sometimes include putting on clean PJ’s but they are still clean clothes!) I normally don’t make my bed I wish I would but hey it just gets away from me so during this time of crazy I have made it a priority to get up everyday and make my bed. I am posting it on instagram to help motivate everyone else too if they need it. (If you want comment and I can message you everyday to help remind you to make your bed too.)
Another thing that I am doing to help keep me feeling more normal is I am grabbing Dex everyday and he and I are taking at least a thirty minute walk. It is just something that really helps. He loves it because it lets him get his energy out and I love it because it is helping me get out some of this nervous/anxious energy I keep feeling. I even made it a goal of mine for this week that I wanted to walk ten miles and not just a total of ten miles throughout the week but a dedicated ten miles where I put my gym shoes on and get outdoors as much as possible. (I decided this Saturday and from then to today I can happily announced that I have walked a total of 8.86 miles and it’s only Wednesday.) Ya girl is gonna make her goal!
I have also been embracing my more creative side doing more make up reviews and comparisons. I am currently experimenting with which Mascara is my favorite and putting the old fable to the test does the amount of money you spend really make a difference. So far I can honestly say that I am thinking for a few that the cheaper mascara has beaten out the more expensive mascara. I’m also testing out eyeliners and new hair tools. (Omg tho if you haven’t read my review on the new Revlon drying brush stop right here and go read it. I am in LOVE!)
There has been a few hardships though in our household. Grant’s birthday was this week. I would have loved nothing more than to just stop the world from turning to make his birthday bigger and better than ever. This year I could only do so much. I couldn’t get all of our friends and family together for a birthday party, I couldn’t take him out for dinner or treat him to a spending spree at GameStop until his heart was content. However, I didn’t let that stop us. I have been making brownies, cookies and all of his favorite foods to ensure that this birthday, though different, was bigger and better than ever. Target had a buy two get one free on Nintendo Switch games and we took full advantage of that! (We bought the classics Hello Crash Bandicoot here I come.) To make sure that his day was the best day ever we even set up video calls with his Mom, Dad, little siblings, and his grandparents. We couldn’t make it work perfectly but we FaceTimed with everyone including my family to make sure everyone got to sing Happy Birthday to my guy. It might not be the best birthday he has never had but we certainly didn’t let the quarantine get in the way of us celebrating.
You know one other thing that has been exciting me is the idea of doing a bit of a home renovation, Grant, Dex and I live in a townhouse so while we can’t go crazy and paint walls or tear apart our bathroom what we can do is reorganize, downsize things we don’t want or need anymore. (Maybe trying to do a little Marie Kondo on our townhouse. I’m not entirely sure if it will work or not but hey we’re trying.) I have slowly started looking at my closet, loving the idea of cleaning it out, then maybe doing more try on hauls for you guys.)
There has been a surprisingly good thing about the quarantine. It is allowing me to focus on my cooking and get better at actually cooking food instead of just ordering take out. I am thinking of starting out later this week, maybe this weekend to try out my instantpot and see how much this baby can really do. If you have any good tips lemme know. I am all for it and more help would be great. Also real easy recipes are my best friend!
I guess in this long post I am just trying to see how you all are doing and sharing ideas and tips for how I am surviving this new craziness.
The Real Elle Woodz 