Tips to Stay Sane While in Isolation
While we’re all stuck at home due to the coronavirus, it may be hard to stay sane. Even introverts are having a difficult time not being able to venture outdoors. With so many of us being stuck at home, I wanted to provide some tips to help you stay sane while held in isolation.
Below you’ll find some helpful tips and tricks to keep your mental health going strong during these trying times.
Tips to Stay Sane While in Isolation
Listen to Music
Make an isolation playlist and have music playing in the background while you’re cooking dinner, doing chores, or getting work done. You can also make a dance party list and have fun dancing around the family room with your kids. They’ll enjoy this time together, and it will help boost everyone’s spirits.
Start a Diary
While some regions seem to be loosening the stay at home isolation rules a bit, there are still areas that are ordered otherwise. During this time, you can start a diary to document your days as a mom during isolation. Make a note of anything funny or neat that happened during your day. Jotting down some notes will give you a little document of memories to review and even share later on in life.
Play Games
Get out some board games, video games, or order some games to have an ample supply of family games to play together. Being stuck at home in isolation with your family can wear everyone down. It’s not easy to keep your spirits up when the kids are starting to get stir crazy. Consider playing games with the family regularly to boost the mood and happiness in your home.
Do Chores Together
Kids of all ages can assist with household chores. Enjoy having little helpers who can dust with an old sock or assist in washing dishes or even cooking dinner with you. Try to find unique ways to get your kids involved with chores so that you can enjoy them together, perhaps make a chore day playlist so that music guides you as you do tasks together.
Exercise Together
Many online fitness locations are offering free exercise routines for anyone who’s stuck at home and wants to get active. Find some online exercise programs that you can enjoy each day—staying busy. At the same time, social distancing while in isolation will keep your body in shape and boost your happy hormones to increase positivity in the home.
Have Fun and Indulge a Bit
Who said that you couldn’t have fun while in isolation. Even when every day feels and looks the same, you can still have a good time and enjoy yourself. Probably you’ve tried cooking, baking, reading a book or write one – or whatever else you like doing in your free time.
All this can quickly become a monotony, but have special days when you carry out these tasks to add some excitement. For instance, you can have only the best of meals, beverages, your music collection, and some candy on weekends. You’ll always be looking forward to these days because there’s something special to do.
Because isolation can quickly become a bore, make time to call your family and friends. Get to know how they’re fairing on and to make it more intimate, video call. Probably they’re in the same dull situation, and a phone call is all they need to brighten up their day.
These are just a few of the many ways you can stay sane while in isolation with kids. I know that these times are difficult for all of us, but I do hope you can use these tips to ensure that you stay sane while in isolation.
the joyous living
August 7, 2020i love music playlists. what is on your isolation playlist
Heather
August 7, 2020Pretty sure my sanity is long gone, but we are slowly getting used to this situation and hopefully we will gain back our sanity before it’s time to go out again.
Kileen
August 7, 2020These are such great tips in staying sane! I’ve found exercise and music has been my savior these last few months!
Kileen
Sara | mshealthesteem.com
August 7, 2020Fantastic tips! My hubby and I have been enjoying exercising together. And Animal Crossing was such a big help early on. So important to tap into self-care and self-soothing activities. These are all fantastic suggestions and ideas. Thank you!
Charis | Choose Frugal
August 7, 2020These are so important. Definitely found my mental health struggling more than normal
Chei
August 7, 2020I love all the tips here. I always listen to music to calm for everything. I do exercise every other day. We play games to with my kids. And always think positive. Stay positive,
Marie Phillips
August 7, 2020This is such a great list–I am actually trying to incorporate this into family life so that we will all be less isolated from each other while we are so isolated from the outside world.
Bright snow Loveland
August 8, 2020Very useful tips here, this the best to do during this covid 19 era. Thanks for sharing
Ann
August 8, 2020I have started growing an indoor garden, that has kept me both busy and sane 🙂
TheHappyMommie
August 8, 2020I have been wanting to start a diary for myself, though am not in isolation but I feel it will help ! lovely post
Colleen
August 8, 2020I love that most of these tips are related to doing things together with the family. It’s a great way to stay social AND build that family bond.
Brianne
August 8, 2020We’ve been cleaning and exercising together at home. It’s been great to keep us active, and it’s kept the house cleaner than it’s ever been.
Ben
August 8, 2020I’ve been doing most of these. They’re excellent ways to help manage your stress level right now. I think if people aren’t doing at least a few of these, they’re missing out.
Everything Enchanting
August 8, 2020Listening to music, watching movies and doing exercises together have been working great for us. Thanks for sharing these useful tips
Kathleen Cregg
August 8, 2020We’ve been into games, especially card games! Great advice here!
Mellissa Williams
August 8, 2020I have found going for a walk every day important to keep me sane! Also trying to build in a treat every week, something to look forward to when we can’t travel
tweenselmom
August 9, 2020The pandemic may indeed cause our stress level to rise, so I’m really glad you shared these with us! Thanks for the helpful article!
Alexis
August 9, 2020Live these tips for staying happy and healthy during these difficult times.
blair villanueva
August 9, 2020This isolation period doesn’t bother me at all much, as long as I have my crafting tools and materials with me. Also, I got time to write for my blog and video editing, still busy isolation 🙂
Hannah
August 10, 2020I like the idea of an isolation playlist haha! Journaling has really helped me and doing chores together is great because everything gets done reasonably faster.
Ntensibe Edgar Michael
August 10, 2020Listen to music or even make music! I can assure you; you all will turn out much closer than before.
Jackline A
August 10, 2020These are great tips. Being active as a family is something we are doing very often but I like the idea of doing chores together.
katrina Kroeplin
August 10, 2020it’s hard especially when it’s been lasting much longer than we thought it would. great tios.
Minakshi Bajpai
August 11, 2020During these days these tips are really very helpful. your post is very very good. thanks for sharing.
jessa bonelli
August 12, 2020what worked for me is Setting Small Goals: Noting and achieving small goals, like getting the laundry done, may seem less urgent since we’re staying in. But, it can bring you a sense of accomplishment that cannot be underestimated during a time like this!
Lucy Clarke
August 20, 2020Always love getting the kids involved with the chores. And yes to a playlist while working on it!