Remaining inside is a good way to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus, but if you're accustomed to being active, it can also lead to boredom and stir craziness. So here are a few ideas to help you pass the time until it's safe to resume your normal routine.
- Clean that closet and those dresser drawers once and for all. We'll be ready for your Spring and Summer items once we re-open.
- Watch all the really long movies you've avoided until now.
- Write actual letters to family and friends.
- Try out at-home aerobics or yoga videos.
- Take time to reflect: What have you accomplished in the last year? What goals are you setting for yourself in the next year?
- Finally get around to fixing that broken door knob and loose tile or cleaning scuffed up walls.
- Throw out all your too-old makeup and products.
- Go through your camera roll, pick your favorite pics from the past year and make a photo book or order framed versions online.
- Buy gift cards from your favorite local businesses to help keep them in business while we quarantine.
- Dye your hair a new color. No one else needs to see it if you don't like it.
- Rearrange your furniture to make it seem like your home is a totally different space.
- Organize your spice rack alphabetically or get crazy and do it by cuisine.
- Make lists of all the museums, sporting events and concerts you want to visit when they finally reopen.
- Consider donating money to food banks to help families struggling to get meals.
- Foster a pet now that you have more time to devote to it's care.
- Listen to those old CDs that you've had packed away forever.
- Re-organize your pantry and throw out anything that is expired. Do the same with your medicine cabinets and under the bathroom sink.
- Reach out and make a phone call to an old friend or classmate.
- Sleep. Get lots of it.
- Remember that this too shall pass.
