7 things to do at home throughout this whole COVID-19 madness

The first week of social distancing felt a bit like a semester break, chilling and watching movies all night. But now, the first week is over, and the RMO has been extended. I haven't seen anyone and starting to feel a little stir crazy. Even video calling with friends for a few hours can't cure this loneliness. So, I wanted to list down things to do at home throughout this entire COVID-19 madness. Hopefully, we will be able to celebrate life amidst this chaos.

• Make my own list of things to do in quarantine

Make a bucket list, tick off the existing one, and get back to those passion projects I've never had time for before.

• Read books

I guess postponing this year's book fair is actually a blessing in disguise, or else the books I would've bought would stay on the shelf for quite a while. My current favorite is Pride and Prejudice. I could read it a thousand times and over and never get sick of it.

• Cleaning and organizing my vanity table, closet, and bookshelf

Things that tend to madly turn into clutter in my vanity table: expired makeup, almost-empty tubes of moisturizer, and cosmetic samples. It's time to say goodbye to my-5-years-old cosmetic samples.

• Learn new hobbies

I'm always jealous and fascinated by unbelievably gifted people with artistic talent. So, one of the hobbies I've been learning these past weeks is drawing/painting, and I find drawing is really fulfilling and a wonderful way for me to relax. It's downright therapeutic.

I really don't have confidence in posting my own photos on my blog since I suck at taking pretty photos. I must thank Unsplash, Stock, and Pexels for getting the job done with my close to nonexistent photography skills and the limited resources of cute props. But you know, there's something personal when using your own images on your blog. So this time, I take the chance to learn to take flat lay photos, but of course, my skills are nothing compared to other bloggers out there. But. I'm not gonna share my so-called flat lay photos today. I will put it up once I master this skill.  

• Delete unnecessary photos/videos/files from my phone or laptop.

I didn't know that clearing and organizing my files on my laptop could take me for almost a day.

• Make myself one of those trending frothy coffees

• Check out others' blogs.

I enjoy blog walking as it gives me what kind of blog I want to have from a reader's point of view. And sometimes, reading peoples' blogs inspires me to write one and admire their writing skills. I admit that my writing skills have deteriorated a lot. And when I look back upon my earlier content, frankly speaking, it is better than what I could do now. Now, everything I write is a struggle, especially for travelogue posts. Haha, I'm so sorry. Will overcome this writing slump by posting more content. Promise.


How 'bout you guys? Have you guys learned new hobbies during this time? I'd love to hear.