Jumpsuit: LOFT Beach Flare Sleeve Tie Back Jumpsuit (XS Reg) – (similar) – both on sale!
Shoes: Vince Camuto ‘Gallanna’ Wedges (5.5) – (similar)
Bag: Amazon Bali Woven Bag
Hair: Deepa Gurnani Headband (similar, similar under $10)
Watch: Fitbit Versa Lite
Necklace: Amazon Star Choker
Before I dive into all the new things I’ve been doing during quarantine, first things first. LOFT is having a HUGE warehouse sale where it’s up to 80% off (use code LOVE)! Prices are the lowest that I’ve ever seen, starting at just $8!! The selection is still pretty good, so definitely go check it out. Linking a few of my faves below and be sure to check out my recent LOFT try-on posts for more!
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Quarantine was such an unprecedented time for all of us. While at first it was quite the transition to balance working from home and homeschooling two little ones at the same time, I can now look back and say that the last two months also brought some incredible opportunities! Some days felt absolutely crazy as I was juggling so many more responsibilities but looking back, it was also a great opportunity to learn more about my kids.
I tackled several projects that have been on my todo list for years and even picked up a few new skills! Most of all, it shed some light on systemic racism issues that still plague our nation and it’s brought upon great conversations that were long overdue.
Now that we’re slowly reopening, I thought it would be fun to look back and see all the different things we tried during our time sheltering in place. So many trending ideas surfaced such as Dalgona whipped coffee and pancake cereal, so read on for my list of new things I tried during quarantine!
New Things I’ve Tried During Quarantine
- Organized my bathroom.
Our bathroom vanity was absolute chaos as there were products scattered all throughout. I finally picked up a few organizers, tossed out old products, and organized it so that now everything has a place! It’s been so much more calming to have an organized bathroom that it makes my self-care time so much more enjoyable too! - Cleaned out my closet.
I was able to fill up 5 tall garbage bags with clothes and shoes! I’ll be getting with one of my friends who helps me sell and list clothes to have them listed on my Poshmark. - Finished my closet + office (any interest in a “cloffice” post?).
I updated my “cloffice” a few months ago and swapped out my bookshelves with a customized wardrobe system. You’ve probably seen a few peeks on my Instagram (here and here) but I was finally able to get the remaining drawers filled up and transitioned over from my previous closet! - Organized our kitchen junk drawer.
Omg, this drawer was so bad that it was even getting hard to close. I repurposed some of my other drawer organizers that I was no longer using for jewelry and it worked out perfectly for the junk drawer! - Had a mini spa day with my 5-year old daughter, Mei.
We both put on our bathrobes (my parents bought this super cute Hello Kitty one for Mei!) and terry cloth headbands as I pulled out different face masks for us to play with! - Baked banana bread (like 6 times!).
Safe to say this is probably one of our favorite things to do during quarantine! 😋 We followed this healthy banana bread recipe from Cookie + Kate. - Started a garden with vegetable scraps.
Mostly succeeded with getting my green onion roots to re-sprout (thanks to tips from Jean in her post!). - Incorporated green smoothies into weekly diet.
For the days when I’m not super hungry, I’ve been subbing in a green smoothie for lunch! Also picked up a Vejo starter kit and loving the Clean Greens smoothie blend.
- Started running on the treadmill for 2 miles, 5 days a week.
I needed a simple goal that I could keep up during quarantine and just logging in a 2-mile run on my treadmill was a good daily goal for me! - Had weekly family bike rides.
I don’t remember the last time I rode my bike before quarantine but now we try to make it a point to go on a family bike ride at least once a week! - Figured out my Enneagram type.
It was eye-opening to understand my Enneagram type and just having a better understanding of my internal motivators has been helpful during quarantine. - Played a new board game with the kids.
Adrian is big on board games and recently picked up Zombie Kids for us to play. I was a bit skeptical when I first heard the name but turns out it’s super fun and the kids love it! - Tried new online fitness workouts.
I’ve loved the John Benton Model Fitness workouts (so good for abs!) but have also really loved trying The Sculpt Society! - Painted rocks to distribute in our neighborhood.
We picked up these markers to use for painting rocks and it’s been so fun for the whole family! We then go on walks to disperse them around the neighborhood and the kids love seeing when their rocks have been taken. - Completed 4 puzzles.
The last time I did a puzzle I was probably in high school! Growing up as an only child, I used to love puzzles and spent a good chunk of my childhood working on them. I let the kids pick out a few puzzles (we did one, two, three, and four — can you tell Mei loves Frozen? 😊) and it was fun to get back into them as a family!
Jumpsuit: LOFT Beach Flare Sleeve Tie Back Jumpsuit (XS Reg) – (similar) – both on sale!
Shoes: Vince Camuto ‘Gallanna’ Wedges (5.5) – (similar)
Bag: Amazon Bali Woven Bag
Hair: Deepa Gurnani Headband (similar, similar under $10)
Watch: Fitbit Versa Lite
Necklace: Amazon Star Choker
++ all photos were taken by yours truly with this camera, lens, tripod, and remote. ++
edited using Dreamy Presets – Millenial Pink (tutorial)
What are some new things you tried during quarantine?
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What new things have you tried during quarantine? Let me know in a comment below!
Wow. You have been quite active. I too baked Banana Bread 😀 Love this green jumpsuit on you.
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I love it! You certainly made the most of your time. We tried to be productive during quarantine, but we also took it as an opportunity to binge watch more shows and play more games as a family.
I feel like we’ve been living the same life haha! I totally tried to figure out my enneagram type and I cleaned everything in sight!!
Lizzie
http://www.lizzieinlace.com
I wish we’d done that much during quarantine. We mainly ate a lot and watched TV. LOL
Thanks so much for sharing these suggestions.
I love the painted rocks idea! There were several others who i saw on FB had done that in their neighborhoods too! What a great way to spread cheer! =)
i had never heard of ennegram. i will have to check that out. thanks.
This teal jumpsuit is SO cute!! I did a lot of cleaning, organizing, and reading during quarantine!
Rachel
http://www.hello-her.com
Love how productive you have managed to be while in lockdown with your family. The home projects are interesting and great that you did a lot of cleaning up of things that are sometimes hard to find the time for. You have me really intrigued about your “cloffice” and I would be keen to see a post on that in the future.
You’ve done so many fun things in quarantine! I joke that my house has never been this organized and clean due to all my free time!
That jumpsuit looks amazing you, I just love the way you dress. You really know how to enhance your features!
I want to have Started a garden with vegetable scraps, just like you but I haven’t been successful at it. For now, I have learned how to use some software on my computer….something I hadn’t been able to do, for weeks.
First of all, I like outfit it’s beautiful and looks perfect on you and I am glad that you were able to maximize your time during this quarantine period.
Not only do you have style, and does teal look great on you, you are very productive! I’m inspired by your activity!
Nkem | http://www.wellspringwords.love
🙂 Not only do you have style, and does teal look great on you, you are very productive! I’m inspired by your activity!
Nkem | http://www.wellspringwords.love
I don’t know if I’ve been the mos productive under quarantine but I may have rearranged my space at least a dozen times, lol. xoxo, Sarah
You were so productive! Love the weekly bike rides and think that first pic with the kid popping out is absolutely adorable
Hello to the little boy that photo-bombed the first pic!!! This is a great list and I have done about half of them. I loved learning about my Enneagram! There are some books out that I would like to get that will tell me more about my specific numbers. And I will be moving in 4 weeks, so I will now be doing all of the organizational items, lol.
You were really active and productive during quarantine. And I loved your pics too.
I’ve had so much more time not only to make food, but to do things like make smoothies on a regular basis. The extra time has helped make some new incredible routines.
It sounds like you’ve been keeping busy! I also baked way too many loaves of banana bread, but I think I’m burnt out on it now. I love how much organizing I’ve gotten done though, in my closet and office as well. Mine are separate spaces, but I’d love to see your “cloffice” space!
I loved reading this and learning how other people have spent their quarantine time. You and I have a lot of overlap!
That is so awesome! It looks like you’ve been super productive during quarantine!
It sounds like you had a busy few weeks during quarantine! Please send some of that productivity over here haha
i love this look. you look fantstic and def sounds like you stayed busy.
Seems like you found ways to be very productive. I did a lot of organizing too. 🙂
Xx, Nailil
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Those are all fun things to do while stuck at home. I have done a few of those as well.
Honestly, now I’m just hungry for banana bread, haha! Thanks for sharing this breakdown!
There’s so many cool looks! I hope I can refer this to my best friend. She’ll like it for sure!
nice! You are so active haha. I’m doing some of these lists as well, and I’m painting stretch canvases that led me to start art business hehe. i might try some of these, esp. the baking and cooking 😛
You were so productive! I’ve painted a few things but with another few weeks to go, it’s getting more difficult to find things to do.
A mini spa day sounds so fun! You truly accomplished so much during quarantine!
You have been pretty busy during quarantine. I also been growing things from scraps during this time lots of green onions!
Whoa, you’ve been productive. I’ve only managed to clean out our living room space, because the kids are doing online classes for the time being. Also plants, we’ve been very into plants this quarantine period. haha