The daily grind can be monotonous on a good day.  Wake up, rush the kids through their morning routine and off to school, quickly clean up breakfast, rush the toddler to pre-school, take 2 hours to get a segment of a major project accomplished (aka, clean the house and unload the dishwasher) and hopefully shower, rush back to pre-school to pick up the toddler, feed the toddler lunch, put the toddler down for a nap… you know what I am talking about… and the days continue to blend one into the next. 

Quarantine life, is much the same, only with less social interaction and a lot more screens and whole lot less variety.  We stare at the same 4 walls day in and day out.  The challenges of Zoom drum lessons and home schooling while working and potty training a toddler are exhausting.  The novelty of playing with previously abandoned toys has dampened, our craft supply is dwindling, and our waistlines are expanding from the ridiculous amount of baking happening in our kitchen.  

All this monotony has me wondering what people did 100+ years ago.  How did they make day to day life a little special?  Pondering life Pre-1920 has me looking around my house and thinking about simple changes we can make to add interest to daily life.

One thing is certain, this time will not be forgotten by our kids. We have a choice to complain or to make the best of it. We have a choice to watch the news 24/7 and worry or to enjoy the time we have together. We can let the days fly by or we can get creative. So, let’s get creative!

Here are five fun and very easy ideas which will to turn the mundane into a memory.

An Easy Spin on Snack Time

A Simple Switch to Lunch or Dinner

Turn Bedtime into an Adventure!

Life is Short, Use the Good Stuff

Mix Up Movie Night

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5/13/2020 – ETA the links to all five posts in our Series Turn the Mundane into a Memory.