It’s important while we’re staying in to celebrate the little joys, for me those little joys often come from food or things at home.

I’ve signed up for some subscriptions so that I can #stayhome and still enjoy my time indoors.

I’ve scored you guys some discount codes (some exclusive to this post and just for you) so that you can get all these amazing offerings and not break the bank!

1. Cheese from The Cheese Geek

I’m starting with cheese because I don’t know about you but the one thing I’m seriously missing about being out and about in London is cheese and wine tastings (wine is next on the list). Being able to take the concept of creating a tasting selection at home is incredible and the fact that the cheese are packaged up, customisable dependent on taste and delivered to you on the date of your choice makes The Cheese Geek my top choice for cheese delivery. The real reason they are on this list is for their subscription service which allows you to choose your delivery to arrive every month, two months or three months and is only £30! Serious bargain in my books when it comes to quality cheese. For what it’s worth, I’ve had two orders from them so far and the cheeses are enormous! Enough to share the tasting with your partner, family or stick in your freezer to enjoy at a later date. You can even choose to gift your box to family members you may not be nearby to, but you can show ‘em you love ‘em with some creamy, nutty or blue-y cheeses delivered straight to their door.

The Cheese Geek are offering 15% off your order for ANYTHING on their website (yes, including subscriptions) so you can start enjoying some cheese ASAP.

USE CODE: GEM15 to get 15% off which is valid until 21st of April 2020.

Check out the website by clicking here.

2. Wine from The Wine List

Started by a local Londoner, The Wine List is the perfect way to continue your wine-loving habits at home. Not only does each month’s case of two wines (for only £39 or 30% off your first case using code INSTA30) but you also get tasting notes and tips for each wine that progress as your subscription continues. Josh who runs The Wine List is filled with knowledge and you can also sign up for him newsletter which can keep you up to date on all things wine related, including supermarket recommendations, what’s in his upcoming own wine cabinet and information on wine production.

USE CODE: INSTA30 for 30% off your first month’s subscription valid indefinitely.

Check out the website by clicking here.

3. Plants from Bloom Box Club

Plants give you a new life to take care of, so how are you going to become an adopted plant parent? In comes Bloom Box Club, the plant delivery company that let’s you subscribe to get a plant delivered each month, or couple of months straight to your door! Grow your jungle while you’re stuck at home. The team behind Bloom Box Club are the kindest people and not only provide you a plant but also a PERFECTLY sized and aesthetically pleasing ceramic pot to put your new baby in. Mid-sized plants can be expensive and buying a pot on top can be pricey, but this £35 per month option is ideal to keep your budget down while expanding your beautiful plant collection at home.

USE CODE: GEMTAKES10 to get 10% off of your entire order which is valid until April 21st.

Check out the website by clicking here.

4. Flowers from Bloom & Wild

We’ve been talking about styling on the blog (and a lot more on my Instagram page) so where the blooming’ (lol) heck are you going to get your flowers for your styling (or just for brightening up your home for a little while?). Well, Bloom & Wild not only offer subscriptions but you can also order one off flowers. We’ve ordered two different rounds of subscriptions for Josh’s aunt (once for her birthday and once for her Christmas present this past Christmas) because she loves them so much! We have chosen to do 3 and 6 month subscriptions for her but you can choose the frequency when you subscribe. The bouquets always look gorgeous and are delivered nicely so that you can easily arrange and display.

USE CODE: Gem Tfp at checkout or click this link to get £10 off of your entire order.

Check out the website by clicking here.

5. Baking from Baked In

Baked In is a new kind of wonderful, delivering baking kits with high quality ingredients and recipe cards for you to create your own baking masterpieces from the comfort of your own kitchen. Each recipe is exclusively approved by Michel Roux and fits through your letterbox and starts at only £7.50/delivery. Not the biggest baker or riding solo at home? Not to worry, Baked In have got you covered with a Mug Cake Club which teaches you mug cake recipes to make instead of baking for 2+ people. You can also gift these subscriptions for 3, 6 or 12 months to your fave baking fans so that anyone can be a master baker!

USE CODE: gemtakes299 to get your first Baking Box for £2.99 or

USE CODE: gemtakesmug299 to get your first Mug Club Box for £2.99.

Check out the website by clicking here.

6. Bacon from Cure & Simple

UPDATE 14/4/2020: I ordered from this company and unfortunately do not feel comfortable recommending them anymore. After two weeks of no delivery, payment being taken, I have now cancelled my subscriptions and they have notified me that as I requested, a refund will be given. I want to be completely open, transparent and honest with you, as my readers, and need to share this experience as I cannot recommend this anymore.

7. Pasta from Pasta Evangelists

If you needed a little push to get more creative in your kitchen, this is the golden ticket! Making pasta at home is super fun (I have a pasta machine and it’s so cute and fun to play with) but for a quick meal after a long day of working (from home albeit) you don’t want to have to make the dough, wait for it to rise and then put it through the machine and hang dry - you want snappy! Pasta Evangelists offers a 3 month subscription and starting at £51 for 2 servings of pasta, sauce (the whole bit) per month and you can order up to 6 if you’re a serious pasta lover (and have more mouths to feed). It’s a genius prezzie for yourself, or a fun surprise for your family or someone not living closely.

USE CODE: Gem Tfp at checkout or click this link to get 25% off of your entire order.

Check out the website by clicking here.

8. Peanut Butter from Pip and Nut

Yes, this is for real and yes, it is FREAKIN’ DELICIOUS. I’ve become a recent convert to Pip and Nut thanks to my friend Aimee who is a real life Pip and Nut addict. One time she phoned me to tell me she had bought KILOS of it. True story. If you’re a nut butter crazy person like Aimee, I’m sure this seclusion is making you even more nuts about it (lol) so be sure to sign up for a subscription when you order directly from the Pip and Nut website. Smooth and crunch peanut butter from them are my fav. When you subscribe, you save 15% off each item, no coupon code needed.

Check out the website by clicking here.

9. Fish from Fish Box

Fish Box to the rescue! This subscription service can make your seafood dreams come true, offering fish and sustainable seafood direct to your door. All the seafood is caught in Scotland and processed there, ready to be delivered straight to you. The size small starts at £25 for a small box, £35 for a medium box and £45 for a large box. I filled out the quick form they have on their website to see what would be perfect for Josh and I, and for two people who eat about half a week of dinners including seafood, the medium size would be perfect for us to order once every two weeks and covers 6 meals. That means for 3 meals for two people each week we are only spending £17.50 between the two of us! It’s a pretty great idea, and you can also gift it if you’ve got family or friends that aren’t able to go out and get their haul of seafood on the daily. AND the best bit, because each week you may get something different, they include recipe cards for you to either follow or to give you guidance on how best to prepare and cook the fish you’ve just received. I think I’ve sold myself, brb signing up.

Check out the website by clicking here.

10. Newspaper from The Happy Newspaper by Emily Coxhead

If you thought newspapers were for grandparents, well, you’re wrong. The Happy Newspaper by Emily Coxhead is the next best thing and the perfect subscription to end on as it is literally JUST WHAT WE NEEDED RIGHT NOW. With everything that is going on around us, you can pay £3.99/quarter and get a newspaper with happy news only. Yeah, that is all that’s included. Uplifting stories, fun facts, cute love stories and more.. all the things that we need to hear - delivered to your door.

Plus, who needs a voucher code when it’s only £3.99 to get a boost of positivity.. not me!!

Check out the website by clicking here.

I’m expecting my first bacon delivery today, a plant delivery in the next couple of weeks, some pasta tonight for date night, The Happy Newspaper will arrive next cycle.

I also want to treat myself to the rest of the subscriptions for my birthday… but I do really need a standalone mixer (Kitchen Aid is the dream), want a new lens or camera body and potentially some new clothes… so… we’ll see what happens after April 23rd!

If you haven’t yet, check out my last blog post on my Top 10 Props Under £10 For Food Styling at Home.