Sounds like people are needing to stay home for longer then they expect lately. If your not sick and bored, I’m sharing some ways I make the most of my time at home.
No, seriously, You can only binge your shows and social media for so long and your gonna need to do something to pass the time.
Since I’ve been in the “Staying Home” for my everyday living for the last 6 years I feel like I’ve gotten good at making the most of it. This is just a small sample of what I do.
Update Decor
Being a Home and Garden blogger I get the opportunity to share about our home. Home for me as a kid was growing up in a true FARMHOUSE. Not a modern home with some country farm accents.
But, now that’s me living in a 40 year old home adding Farmhouse accents.
I need to update the winter photo on my wall. Something I can do online from home without going out in public is ordering new a new picture to update that frame. I will be putting in the Mexican sunrise. Not a lot of money to do a simple update.
I got out my simple Spring Decor the other day and put out my upcycled table runner from trimming my bedroom curtains. I still need to sew the one straight edge and it’s done.
Deep Cleaning
Once the flu hits your house at any time of the year we all hit cleaning mode. It’s not just the “hey, we are getting company” kinda clean.
I mean lets dust and move furniture around and DEEP clean. I’ve been doing my oven, fridge, kids toys, borrowing a carpet shampooer.
My intense Carpet cleaning MIGHT have something to do with our new family addition. Thankfully Potty training accidents are far and few between now. We made sure our carpet cleaner was specifically the kind that helps them not pee again and again in the same area. Only happened twice that she went in the same spot.
Purging and Organizing
If you follow me on Instagram I’ve been getting into my closest and putting away the winter gear. There’s been thrift store drop offs and recycling. I think you get the drift. You know your home and what needs to be done. If not there’s tons of great organizing videos online to get you motivated.
Anyone else binge watch organizing videos?
Yard Work
Something I’ve noticed is lots of new houses they do now is properties with less maintenance. Not our place. I’ve been out in our yard getting it cleaned up since early February. I’ve made a HUGE dent and got our kids toys cleaned up so our puppy doesn’t get into something she shouldn’t. Plus it looks so much better having a cleaned up backyard.
It looks SUPER different now. Wait for the after photo…coming soon this spring.
Baking
I’m a big homebody and making homemade food, especially if I have time is well appreciated.
BUT….
Then baking goes sideways and I burnt the cookies.
The upside to the burnt cookie moment. Life was super busy at that moment. I came home for a girls night to find my husband rolling cookies and making them BETTER then I ever have. I had too bake for 2 classes for the next day and when I burnt the cookies it derailed my day.
I’m not perfect and neither is our home. I can share all the lovely photos I want. Sometimes we burn the cookies.
Last but not least. I still attempt to make time for…
DIY
I sew or make home decor whenever I can get a free moment. Which almost feels like never. BUT, just like many other people in the world…We are supposed to be in social isolation. That means, my sewing machine is coming out. So is my paint brush. I can’t wait to share more about that in upcoming posts.
Oh yes, can’t forget about Gardening. But that’s gets it’s own posts on my blog. More to come about that here soon.
How do you spend your days at home?
Notefull Living 