Hopefully you are reading this list as a voluntary effort to self quarantine in the midst of the Corona Virus. And that you and your loved ones are all healthy, yet the dreaded boredom has set in. Here is a list of things I have thought to do in the coming days, if not weeks of this uncertainty. I hope it jogs your productivity and keeps you anything, but idle!
Write
1. Start journaling
2. Write a gratitude list
3. Start the Five Minute Journal*
4. Write thank you cards
5. Create a goals list
Work
6. Organize and purge emails
7. File documents and purge old ones
8. Update your resume
9. Digitize business cards with CamCard app
Home
10. Organize closets and drawers, use inspiration from The Home Edit*
11. Start the easy walkthrough instructions of the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo*
12. Utilize all your cleaning products by giving your home a thorough cleaning and refer to
Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook*
13. Clean makeup brushes
14. Purge your closet by making piles for: donate, sell, dry cleaning and repair
15. Open up an Ebay, Poshmark or The Real Real account to start selling items
16. Bake a cake
Family
17. Do a puzzle
18. Take a walk around the block
19. Dine al fresco in your backyard
20. Set a pretty dining table
21. Remake a family recipe
22. Try a new recipe
23. Play cards
24. Play a board game
Solitude
25. Listen to a podcast
26. Learn a new skill via Youtube
27. Catch up on a show (Personal favorites: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel or Big Little Lies)
28. Download a new movie
29. Yoga
30. Read a new book
31. Call an old friend
32. Call and check on the elderly
33. Create a new board on Pinterest
34. Learn to meditate
35. Take an online course
36. Do your ancestry online
37. Paint
38. Create a vision board from magazines and other clippings
39. Get nostalgic and review old photos
40. Upload photos to print and order off of mpix.com
41. Gardening
42. Plan or research your next vacation
43. Try an online adult coloring app, such as Happy Color
44. Cancel unused subscription to apps
45. Give yourself a facial
But more importantly, use this time to disconnect to reconnect with whom you love most!
Stay safe!
Natalie