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THE ADVENTURES OF ONE PASSIONATE WIFE AND MOTHER
- Play / learn an instrument
- Make a streaming binge watch list
- Clean out your junk drawer
- Try out a new recipe
- Write a short story.
- Write a haiku or poem
- Watch some funny fail videos on youtube
- Clean out your email inbox and unsubscribe to emails you don’t read
- Read some classic literature. Many are free to download.
- Window shop online
- Learn how to do hand-lettering or calligraphy
- Watch a Stand-up comedy show
- Start a blog
- Write product reviews
- Give yourself a manicure or pedicure
- Doodle or draw.
- Watch Ted Talks
- Skype or Facetime someone
- Start a virtual book club
- Create a budget
- Clean out old contacts on your phone
- Listen to a new Podcast
- Mix up some cocktails
- Rearrange your furniture
- Run diagnostic, clean up or maintenance tasks on your computer
- Knit, sew or crochet
- Organize paperwork and bills
- Clean out your medicine cabinet
- Take an online course
- Play some board games
- Fix things around the house
- Catalog all your movies or books
- Update your resume
- Create a weekly meal plan
- Do a jigsaw puzzle (you can even download jigsaw puzzle apps for your mobile device)
- Clean out your fridge or pantry
- Exercise. You can stream lots of fitness videos on YouTube. Consider taking your workout outside.
- Write in a journal
- Make some music playlists
- Make a bucket list
- Back up your computer or files
- Sell things you don’t need on Ebay or other online consignment outlets
- Plant an herb garden
- Browse PINTEREST for ideas
- Clean up old photos on your phone
- Bake cookies
- Bible study
- Wash your windows (you’ll be shocked how much more natural light you get)
- Clean your house
- Decorate your porch
- Write a goals list
- Read inspiring quotes
- Photograph nature in your own back yard
- Create a vision board
- Picnic in your backyard
- Grill out and dine al fresco
- Start a bullet journal
- Study a new language
- Toss out expired products
- Write a letter to someone (you can order stamps at USPS online) or fill a care package up to send to someone (you can print shipping labels at USPS online and schedule a porch pickup).
- Take a nice long bath
- Give yourself a facial
- Take a walk
- Scrapbook photos / create a photo book online
- Start a YouTube channel
- Do a crossword puzzle
- Play online or mobile games with friends
- Listen to music and if you’re feeling it, dance!
- Clean out your car
- Wash your car
- Learn how to bake bread
- Clean out your fireplace
- Paint a picture
- Make your own “Starbucks” coffee with flavors in your pantry
- Learn how to solve a Rubix cube
- Enjoy some hot tea
- Play with your pet
- Pray / meditate
- Find some fun accounts on Instagram to follow
- Take an online cooking class
- Write an ebook
- Get outside and do yardwork
- Plan a future trip
- Learn origami
- Learn Magic tricks
- Explore apps on the App store
- Binge read the other posts on this blog (wink, wink)
- Take a virtual tour of museums, zoos or theme parks (See also this list of 300 museums with online tours.)
- Write your memoir.
- Plan a ZOOM party with friends ( Get creative: host a dinner party, girl’s night, coffee and brunch or game night)
- Create a time capsule
- Research a new subject you’ve always wanted to learn about (like an event in history or how something works)
- Learn an old-world skill (like candle making, bookbinding, canning, hide tanning, blacksmithing, breadmaking, soap making, etc.)
- Watch Best Picture Oscar-Winning movies
- Research your Ancestry
- Have a karaoke night with the family
- Create fun Tik Tok videos
- Have an Opera Night. (The Met Opera is streaming free ones)
- Do a Spring Cleaning Challenge
- Volunteer virtually