Looking for ways to spend your quarantine time? You've already written out all of your Christmas cards for December and the junk drawer is cleaned out and sorted. What next?
1. Call a friend or neighbor who might need your help. Offer to pick up their online grocery order, medications at the drive thru pharmacy, RedBox movie pickup or return, maybe they need to return some library books. (All libraries are closed but you can return books)
2. Facetime, Discord or Duo your friends or family. The lack of socialization may get very depressing for some and a visit with someone they can see without exchanging germs might be the best part of their day.
3. Tour a museum online! https://artsandculture.google.com/story/igKSKBBnEBSGKg?hl=en
4. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu. . . binge watch a show you've always wanted to see! Check out a movie you haven't seen!
5. Read a book or re-read a book!
6. Find a crossword puzzle online. This website offers daily crossword puzzles for free! https://www.arkadium.com/games/daily-crossword/
7. Is there something you have always wanted to do? Check out www.youtube.com where you can find a video tutorial on just about anything!
8. Get active! Dance, find an online yoga course, look up how to do burpees correctly!
9. Sign up for a free online course to learn a language! This is a good site to start: https://www.fluentu.com/blog/free-language-learning-websites/
10. Time to do those home projects that you've been putting off like washing some curtains or detailing your car interior or maybe clean your garage.
11. Is there an art project you've been wanting to do? Or if you need inspiration, https://www.pinterest.com has a wealth of ideas!
12. One way to avoid letting yourself get down about being stuck at home is to make a Gratitude List. Be specific. Reading over this list and adding to it everyday will keep your spirits up!
13. Board game anyone? Whether you're a CandyLand Queen or a Battleship Master, break out those games that are surely dusty in the coat closet!