Things To Do When Stuck Inside —
Besides Working From Home
A lot of people are spending more time at home these days while stores and other places are closed. More and more non-essential stores are being closed for the time being. For me, not much in my life has changed. I already worked at home, being an author. Add to that being an introvert, and I didn’t go a lot of places. I usually planned my outings to run several errands in one trip, so I generally didn’t go out more than two times a week, three if it was a busy week. The more time I spend away from home means I don’t get much writing done. It takes awhile for me to get cabin-fever. For others, they get cabin-fever with just the thought of not being able to go out.
When our regular schedules get disrupted, it’s sometimes hard to figure out what to do.
Here are some things to do to occupy your time.
Read: Catch up on your reading. Pick up a good book and read. If you don’t already have a To-Be-Read pile, you can order ebooks or checkout ebooks from the library. You can go anywhere in a book.
Binge Watch: Your favorite shows on Netflix and other streaming services, have a movie marathon and watch all the Lord of the Rings extended director’s cut versions, watch all the Harry Potter movies, or watch every musical (or other category) you can.
Crafting: I like to quilt, sew, do paper crafts, crochet, knit, repurposed-denim crafts, as well as other crafty things. If you aren’t normally a crafting-type person and want ideas of what kinds of crafts you can do, YouTube has a lot of crafting videos. Type in what you might like to do, and see what comes up. You might say you don’t have crafting supplies. Crafters create many things out of normal household supplies. You can make totes out of old T-shirts. You can make a journal out of junk mail, old calendars, magazines, catalogues, leftover paper at the end of a spiral notebook, and other often thrown away items. These are called junk journals. You can make things out of water and soda bottles. And the number of things you can do with a cardboard box are just about endless.
Games: Board games or video games or, if weather permits, yard games. Has it been awhile since you played Monopoly or Twister or Pinochle?
Get Organized: Organize something in your house, perhaps something you’ve been putting off. Rearrange you kitchen cabinets. Organize a closet. Organize a drawer. Organize your DVDs. Organize the kids’ toys.
Bake Cookies: Or cupcakes, or cinnamon rolls.
Cook: Prepare extra meals you can put in the freezer. It would be nice to have things ready to pop into the oven.
Brighten Someone’s Day: Write a handwritten letter to someone. Think about how someone you know would smile at receiving a letter or card in their mailbox — their snail-mailbox.
Wash Your Car: If weather permits in your area, now would be a great time to clean your car, inside and out.
Go for a walk.
Video Chat: Video chat with family and friends. With people not going out so much these days — even when they do, people keep their distance from others — it would be nice to see a friendly face. I love seeing my critique partners each week via video conferencing.
Plan a Post COVID-19 Outing: This too shall pass. COVID-19 isn’t going to be around forever. What fun things do you want to do when life returns to normal?
What else can you think to do?
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MARY DAVIS s a bestselling, award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. Her 2018 titles include; "Holly and Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection, Courting Her Amish Heart, The Widow’s Plight, Courting Her Secret Heart , “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in The MISSAdventure Brides Collection , and Courting Her Prodigal Heart . 2019 titles include The Daughter's Predicament and "Bygones" in Thimbles and Threads. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:
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