{"id":16969,"date":"2020-03-19T19:49:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T18:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=16969"},"modified":"2023-11-08T06:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T05:43:52","slug":"home-isolation-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful At-Home Isolation Ideas To Ease Your Body and Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anxious about staying inside? It\u2019s normal. We\u2019re biologically designed to explore, but that\u2019s not an excuse to ignore self-isolation. By now, we\u2019ve learned that isolation is the most effective approach to limiting the damage a virus can do. But have no fear, there are so many ways we can make this period positive, and it\u2019s all about attitude (the good kind).<\/span><\/p>\n

We at INTIMINA understand that going to the store is probably not a fun option, and that period products are definitely selling out because they\u2019re essential (is this what it takes to finally combat the period tax?!).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out our wide range of reusable products and follow the tips below for maintaining your sanity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stick to a schedule and get out of bed.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Remember, this crazy journey has just begun and the key to staying sane is by actually being productive, as much of a challenge as it is within our four walls. A <\/span>study<\/span><\/a> conducted in 2017 about remote workers found that the flexibility of working from home actually made people more productive by 1.4 days per month, or almost 3 weeks per year. Additionally, an estimated 30% of Americans admitted to struggling between work-life balance when working in an office environment. It\u2019s time to take advantage of this opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if you aren\u2019t working from home, your days (let alone weeks) will run more smoothly by sticking to a schedule. Set your morning alarm and physically get out of bed. Research links oversleeping to things like depression, increased pain, cognitive impairment, and higher risks of obesity and diabetes, among other things. <\/span><\/p>\n

NASA even goes as far as conducting a <\/span>70-day bedrest study<\/span><\/a> every year to analyze the effects on astronauts, since, you know, space is weightless and all.<\/span><\/p>\n

For us earthlings, however, the bottom line is to keep a daily schedule that gets your on your feet. You can do so by using a planner, printed sheet posted on your bedroom door, or electronically through Google Calendar or the many available reminder apps. Don\u2019t forget to include some of the following activities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn new skills.<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are so, so many free resources available online. From new recipes to intros on computer coding to <\/span>online Ivy League courses<\/span><\/a> and learning new languages. You may even have an instrument in your closet that needs some TLC and dusting. If there\u2019s anything we know about life, it\u2019s that the learning never really ends, and even the <\/span>Journal of Gerontology<\/span><\/a> states that adaptation for growth is the core of intelligence and resilience in aging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ever heard the quote: \u201cIntelligence is the ability to adapt to change\u201d? This isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019ve done it and it certainly won\u2019t be the last, so let\u2019s make the best of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Practice self-care, just for you.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Use this time of isolation to do some upkeep on yourself. Start a 30-day yoga challenge, learn to cut your own hair, start a reflection journal, give yourself a wine and spa night\u2014the possibilities are endless!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Being nice to your body is one of the best investments during this alone time. Just because we can\u2019t head to the gym doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t get creative with the abundance of at-home workouts available online. Why not also add <\/span>kegel exercises<\/span><\/a> to your schedule? All it takes is 5 minutes a day. Don\u2019t exclude the most famous workouts, sex and masturbation! We all know they release endorphins and endorphins make us happy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since we have all this time on our hands we can also start to cook more and put nicer ingredients into our body. A home-cooked meal tastes that much better and comes with a lot less guilt. Speaking of putting good things into your body, INTIMINA menstrual cups are made with 100% body-safe silicone. <\/span><\/p>\n

Not only are they the healthiest type of period product, they last <\/span>up to 10 years<\/span><\/a>, which means you don\u2019t have to be fighting over them like toilet paper rolls.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get some fresh air.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Just because we\u2019re in some form of quarantine doesn\u2019t mean that we should dig a hole and bury ourselves in it. You\u2019ve probably heard of <\/span>seasonal affective disorder<\/span><\/a>, where people who live in places with short amounts of daytime, or none at all for that matter, develop a certain set of symptoms that can lead to depression.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vitamin D<\/span><\/a> plays an important role in calcium and regulating metabolic functions, along with avoiding issues such as renal and intestinal diseases. It\u2019s okay to take a walk with your roommate as long as you\u2019re maintaining the social distancing requirements (6 ft, ~2m) from other people. You can also do some work in your garden, plant new seeds and watch how they flourish within the next month, or even simply take a sunbath for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reconnect with friends and family.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Remember all those times you\u2019ve run into an old friend and you both agreed you should catch up sometime, but never did? No more excuses. Remember, there are a lot of people self isolating completely alone and will be for the next month or so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are so lucky to be living in an age of virtual availability, so make sure to reach out to them. You can reminisce on old stories, talk about life changes and ambitions, and even get creative with FaceTime wine night or questions games. <\/span><\/p>\n

Heck, start a book or Netflix club and discuss important issues. Better yet, focus on feel-good activities to keep your mind off the uneasy situation in the world. Develop your vision boards or record an interview with your grandparents to capture amazing family memories.<\/span><\/p>\n

Share your resources.<\/span><\/h2>\n

In times of fear, the one thing that prevails and keeps us going as a human race is practicing kindness. If someone around you is in need, especially the most vulnerable populations like the elderly or money-sensitive, check in on them and share what you can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to take advantage of our free shipping and get your girlfriends a gift that will actually help them this quarantine season. Remember, kindness is contagious, and so are good deals!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anxious about staying inside? It\u2019s normal. We\u2019re biologically designed to explore, but that\u2019s not an excuse to ignore self-isolation. By now, we\u2019ve learned that isolation is the most effective approach…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":17724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Girl\u2019s Guide To Staying Sane During Self-Isolation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Keep your mind at ease with this creative list of at-home activities, and keep your wallet at ease with menstrual products straight to your door!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"INTIMINA\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"INTIMINA\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f50537a97d16dabefc697e8585013e87\"},\"headline\":\"Powerful At-Home Isolation Ideas To Ease Your Body and Mind\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-19T18:49:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-08T05:43:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/\"},\"wordCount\":1041,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Women's Health\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/\",\"name\":\"A Girl\u2019s Guide To Staying Sane During Self-Isolation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-19T18:49:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-08T05:43:52+00:00\",\"description\":\"Keep your mind at ease with this creative list of at-home activities, and keep your wallet at ease with menstrual products straight to your door!\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Intimina\",\"description\":\"A Health and Wellness Resource for Women\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Intimina\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/INTIMINA_logo-02.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/INTIMINA_logo-02.png\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":543,\"caption\":\"Intimina\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/intimina\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intimina\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/intimina\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/intimina\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCR_3_GPO6pkhDiFU9TZRdYA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f50537a97d16dabefc697e8585013e87\",\"name\":\"INTIMINA\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d41ce57083541d7ecfdc50159a46958f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d41ce57083541d7ecfdc50159a46958f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"INTIMINA\"},\"description\":\"A collective group of \\\"lady experts\\\" at Intimina who love sharing our personal experiences, even when they are a little\u00a0too\u00a0personal. We believe it's time to start breaking down the taboos around menstruation, motherhood, and menopause, and start owning our female health.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/author\/intimina\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A Girl\u2019s Guide To Staying Sane During Self-Isolation","description":"Keep your mind at ease with this creative list of at-home activities, and keep your wallet at ease with menstrual products straight to your door!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"INTIMINA","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/"},"author":{"name":"INTIMINA","@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f50537a97d16dabefc697e8585013e87"},"headline":"Powerful At-Home Isolation Ideas To Ease Your Body and Mind","datePublished":"2020-03-19T18:49:44+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-08T05:43:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/"},"wordCount":1041,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Women's Health"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/","url":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/","name":"A Girl\u2019s Guide To Staying Sane During Self-Isolation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-03-19T18:49:44+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-08T05:43:52+00:00","description":"Keep your mind at ease with this creative list of at-home activities, and keep your wallet at ease with menstrual products straight to your door!","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/home-isolation-ideas\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/","name":"Intimina","description":"A Health and Wellness Resource for Women","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Intimina","url":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/INTIMINA_logo-02.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/INTIMINA_logo-02.png","width":1000,"height":543,"caption":"Intimina"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/intimina","https:\/\/twitter.com\/intimina","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/intimina\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/intimina\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCR_3_GPO6pkhDiFU9TZRdYA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f50537a97d16dabefc697e8585013e87","name":"INTIMINA","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d41ce57083541d7ecfdc50159a46958f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d41ce57083541d7ecfdc50159a46958f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"INTIMINA"},"description":"A collective group of \"lady experts\" at Intimina who love sharing our personal experiences, even when they are a little\u00a0too\u00a0personal. We believe it's time to start breaking down the taboos around menstruation, motherhood, and menopause, and start owning our female health.","url":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/author\/intimina\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21826,"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16969\/revisions\/21826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}