My Daily Isolation Routine!

Hello you gorgeous lot! Today's post is a light and playful one, as I'm going to be sharing with you my daily isolation routine! As most of us are stuck inside, some of us are going a little stir crazy and some of you might like an insight into how others are spending their isolation period. (I know I'm a little curious...)

I get that there's this general message of 'Use this time to be productive and create masterpieces!' and some of us aren't feeling that message at all. That's okay! I don't want this post to come across as a 'look how productive I'm being' sort of thing but I do naturally thrive off of being productive so naturally, I try to fill my day with activities that make me feel good. What makes you feel good may be completely different, and that's okay too! This is not here to make you compare your day against mine. It is simply an insight into my little life :) 

I am also someone who enjoys routine and doesn't really get bored of doing the same thing day in and day out so pretty much every day of isolation has looked like this for me!

7:00-8:30 | Wake up and shower!

I check my phone first thing which I know I shouldn't do!!! But I do. I then shower, brush my teeth, apply moisturiser, get into comfy warm clothes and sometimes dry my hair. I tie my hair into a plait so that it's wavey later on in the day and that makes me feel cute. 😌

8:30-10:00 | Slow breakfast and reading

Seeing as though I have no where to be and lets be honest.. not much to do!! I like to really indulge in a slow breakfast. I have the same thing every morning; Porridge with almond milk, honey, flaked almonds, banana and here's the best bit... I heat the porridge in the microwave with blueberries in which of course heats up the blueberries, making them super sweet and yummy!! I also have a Jasmine Green Tea. Not because I enjoy it but because it's good for me.

I drink a glass of water with my porridge while I'm waiting for my tea to cool down and I read my book until my breakfast and tea is finished. I sometimes have a long chat with my grandma about the world and then I might do the washing up or even put a laundry wash on. I also leave my phone in my room for this duration! I think that's important to mention.

10:00-12:00 | Workout and creativity

This part of the day varies from time to time as I do whatever I feel like doing first! So today I am writing this blogpost until 11:00am and then I will do a HIIT workout with my grandma for 15-20 mins. Sometimes I will do the workout earlier and sometimes I wont even do it at all! I think it's important to be honest. If I don't do my HIIT workout, due to being sore, then I will at least do yoga that day, but that usually comes later on. I have very rarely skipped out on both for a day, during these past three weeks.

If I'm not writing a blog post, I will either draw, edit art on the computer and play around with prints or write in my journal. I like to pull at least one oracle card a day and keep them at my desk as a little reminder. I guess it sort of gives me an intention for the day! While I'm doing any of these, I will most definitely have a coffee and biscuit by my side... duh. And I like to listen to a podcast, audio book or youtube videos while I'm making art. I like to listen to spiritual and self development themed content.

12:00-13:30 | Make/ eat lunch and wash up

For lunch I tend to have a variation of things on toast; eggs, smoked salmon, avocado, mushrooms or I will have tuna sweetcorn pasta/ broccoli pesto pasta. These kinds of foods fill me up, which stops me from snacking so often and they're relatively healthy too! Me and my grandma take alternate days for the washing up. I make a point of eating all my meals out of my room/ 'office' as it gives me a well needed break! I often leave my phone upstairs for this duration too. 

13:30-15:00 | More creativity

Being creative isn't often a chore for me, it's one of my favourite ways to spend time and I have different ways in which to do that so I like to switch it up! If I spent the morning writing for example, I will use this time to draw or if I was drawing earlier on in the day, I might use this time to edit prints on my computer. Some days I even do all of one and none of the other! I try to get what 'needs' to be done first but isolation can make it hard to summon motivation so other times I just do as I please.

15:00-15:30 | Yoga with Adriene

I find that three o'clock is a good time to do some yoga as it breaks my day up! I do 20-30 mins of yoga, depending on the length of the Youtube video. I am currently following Adriene's 30 day 'Home' challenge and really enjoying it! If you're interested in yoga, I would highly recommend Yoga With Adriene, if you haven't checked her out already! It's great for beginners and for more experienced yogis.

15:30-17:00 | Play and FaceTime

On most days, I FaceTime my brother (and sometimes sister, too) and we all play an online game together. I love this part of my day! I get to catch up with my siblings and have some guilt-free play time too. It takes my mind off of any creative stuff which is necessary for me to be able to go back to it later with fresh eyes!

As much as people may consider drawing and blogging a 'hobby', I consider it to be my productive 'work' so when it comes to game time, it feels like i've earned this time! I often have a snack and another coffee at this time. I like to have a mixture of nuts with fresh strawberries!

17:00- 19:00 | Make/ eat dinner and wash up

I make dinner ever other day for me and my grandparents but if I'm not making dinner, I will carry on with whatever I was doing before this time until dinner is ready. We all eat dinner together and then I wash up and Grandma dries. If I am making dinner, this actually takes up quite a chunk of my day! (2 hours usually, to make dinner, eat it and wash up)

19:00-19:30 | Get ready for bed

I wash my face and apply my skin care (I usually feel gross and greasy after cooking and washing up) and brush my teeth if I'm not going to have some chocolate (which is most nights...) and then I collect my laptop or drawing materials to bring downstairs to the lounge.

19:30-21:00 | Chill time with grandparents

My grandparents like to watch murder mystery programs (I secretly enjoy them too..) so we watch that together while my grandma knits and I either; edit art on my laptop, play more of my online game or draw.

21:00-22:00 | More of the same or FaceTime

Sometimes I stay with my grandparents until 10pm, sometimes I reconnect with my siblings to play more of our online game (It's very addictive lol). And then it's bedtime!

I hope you guys enjoyed this little peak into my daily life! Some may think this daily routine sounds boring as hell but I actually really enjoy it haha! How do you like to spend your isolation days? 😊

As always, have a wonderful week! Until next time,

LUNA EDEN X