No matter your feelings on Covid its been a rough time for everyone. The most important thing in my mind during times of turmoil and stress is doing things you love and living in the moment as much as possible, and adventure allows, neigh somewhat forces you to live in the moment when you see and experience new things.
If you have been strapped for ideas on how to spend your time then this quick list is for you, from the obvious to the somewhat strange. Enjoy!
- Take a bike ride
- Call an old friend
- Reach out to old mentors and rebuild your network
- Get rid of clutter in your house
- Call your grandma
- Do a 10 Minute calisthenics workout
- Learn about string theory
- Watch an MIT lecture
- Get in your car and drive a chosen direction with no plan
- Go camp in the woods
- Go fishing
- Go to a random city and take a walk
- Go Hike
- Learn how to make your favorite fast food meal
- Learn to make beer
- Start a silly business online
- Start crafting
- Learn how to refinish the wood furniture in your house or apartment
- Learn about birds and go bird watching
- Learn how to identify trees and go outside and do so
- Do the same with plants
- Go for a swim in a stream
- Go kayaking
- Volunteer
- Read through the classics
- Write a letter to an inmate maybe Joe Exotic?
- Build a simple chair
- Wave a sign over a freeway overpass that says something encouraging
- Learn how to play a few songs on an instrument you’ve always liked
- Start an Instagram for your hobbies
- Pan for gold from home!
- Plant a Garden
- Learn how to make a website with WordPress
- Write a blog about something you know and love
- Start a podcast
- Rent a fast car and drive somewhere new
- Make a budget and see where your money actually goes
- Watch a black and white movie
- Make a blanket fort and have a movie night
- Camp in your back yard
- Get together an emergency bag
- Movie marathon of a bad actor like Gary Busey
- Prank someone
- Make up a stupid handshake with your best friend or significant other
- Try Yoga to get more flexible
- Go find some great spots to take pictures
- Car camp
- Get all your old pictures into a digital format
- Research your family history
- Learn about your state or home towns history
- Collect rocks in the woods and tumble them
- Write someone a handwritten note and mail it
- Go to your favorite spot as a kid and hangout
- Write a short story of your favorite memory
- Paint a picture
- Make your own custom mixed drink and name it
- Rearrange the furniture in your house or apartment
- sell things you aren’t using on craigslist, offer up or Facebook marketplace
- Write a cool rap using your name should you ever get challenged to a rap battle
- Make a political poster that makes no sense I.E. Jeb bush collects butterflies
- Record your grandparents or oldest living relatives life story over the phone or in person if possible
- Make a list of your 5 year goals and be specific
- Go forage for berries or mushrooms if they are in season
- Poke fun at one of your friends using old timey English. May I recommend words like limey or old boy.
- Update your resume
- Make a weird piece of art out of household items and name it
- See how many pushups you can do in a row and try to beat it by one each day
- Take an online course
- Start to learn a new language
- Work on your signature and try it a new way
- Practice doing things with the hand that isn’t dominate
- Do some solo sports like skateboarding
- Shoot some hoops
- Go on a midnight walk
- Drive through your old neighborhood and see how it’s changed
- Go to your old high school and scratch your name in something
- Go for a drive and wave and smile at everyone to spread some cheer
- Prank call an ex
- Make up a word for something that doesn’t already have one, combining words is fine! like Sweevil (Sweet and evil)
- Paint your face like Braveheart and recite the speech from the movie, you know the one
- Organize your garage or storage area
- Learn how to change your own oil
- Get a small pet like a goldfish
- Start a petition for something that doesn’t matter
- Build a jump for a bike or skateboard and see if you’ve still got it.
- Learn how to wheelie your bike
- See if you can meditate and do nothing with your eyes closed for 1 hour
- Take a bubble bath like you’re a kid again. Rubber ducky highly recommended
- Go to the store and treat yourself to a spa day at home
- Make a family tree
- Record or write down your life story
- Make a video to your family to make them feel better if anything were to happen to you
- Learn how to invest with Robinhood HERE
- Paint your cat or dog like a zebra (using non toxic pet safe paint of course) and pretend you are on a safari
- Learn a magic trick
- Learn how to shuffle cards a cool way
- Learn how to play a new card game
- Play an old board game like monopoly with your family
- Become a pro at the harmonica
- Go drive around a lake
- Yell really nice stuff out of your window at people preferably with a friend. I.e. “Have a great day!”. I know it sounds weird but it’s very entertaining once you get past the initial weirdness of it.
Conclusion
I hope this list helps you in some little way, even if it was just to laugh at the fact that someone like me spent time to make such a list.
No matter how you feel, take care, stay sane and have fun where you can!
