Welcome to Quarantine Club! It's Exclusive. It's Fancy. It's All We've Got.

Hey friends!

I don’t know about you, but I’m day three into social isolation, social distancing, work from home, quarantine, whatever you want to call it.

What a time.

Despite the fact that it’s only been three days, I feel like we’re going to be here for a while. So my mind has gone down the path of how will I keep myself busy for weeks, maybe even months.

I’ve read the articles about 100 things to do while you’re stuck at home.

Cook dinner...I literally do that all the time. It’s not an activity to “keep me busy”. It’s just adulting.

Do a puzzle...I hate puzzles. Though I’m so future-desperate that I may actually give puzzling a second chance. Maybe Quarantine Lisa likes puzzles? (Also yes. This is my alter ego, Quarantine Lisa, who I imagine will be distinctly different than every day Lisa).

Remember when I "Blogged"?

Anyway, here I am. Because most of those “100 Things To Do” suggestions kinda sucked. And then I remembered when about 2ish years ago I decided my New Year’s Resolution was to blog. And I did write one blog. Blog singular. But I don’t really consider that meeting my goal of “blogging”.

I think most of the problem was that I don’t have a “thing”. One thing, one theme to tie my blog together. And most of the time, I think that matters. People like themes. They want to know if they go to a cooking blog they’re getting “The Most Delicious” enter any normal recipe here but pretend it’s better than all of the others. Or if they visit an organization blog, they’re gonna get tips on “Family Command Centers To Keep You Sane”.

But in these days of quarantine, y’all just want to pretend you’re hanging out with somebody, so my everyday ramblings are probably good enough.

So, there it is. I’m restarting my blog as a favor to all you people out there who need pretend social interaction. And for me who can only tell myself my own jokes so many times before I know the punchline.

I’m thinking I’m going to call our new gang the Quarantine Club. It sounds exclusive - like you have to sign up or subscribe. But it’s not. It’s kind of like pretend-fancy, which is something we all need in these times.

The Deets

Before you join me on this journey, let me set you straight on what to expect.

1. Lisa’s Quarantine Club is lighthearted, whimsical, maybe a little crass. Definitely hilarious. Look, I know this is serious and I don’t undercut that, but you also have the news to keep you up-to-date on all of that. I’m not trying to fill that role. Just think of me as your virtual coworker to who says stupid, silly, stream of consciousness type stuff to you from the cubicle next door. Trust me, in a few weeks, you’ll need it.

2. There will be pictures of dogs. Probably videos of dogs. Talk of dogs. Y’all, we need dogs right now.

3. I’m probably going to say y’all a lot. I never used to be a y’all person, but it’s so efficient.

4. And I won’t use proper grammar. Hanging out with your weird friend doesn’t usually involve proper grammar, so even though we’re taking this online I’ve gotta stay true to my roots.

Other than that, even I am not sure where this new blog will go. If nobody reads it and I’m here re-reading to myself, I think I’ll still be satisfied.

What's to Come?

Not to fear - I didn’t start a blog without a first topic. Coming soon, is my ultra-curated list of Netflix’s best.

I know, the “100 Things To Do” lists also recommend Netflix. But they don’t include my witty banter which is arguably going to be more entertaining than some of my recommended shows.

Stay tuned. Stay inside.

Cheers,

Quarantine Lisa (QL)