stir crazy after all these fears
Going Stir Crazy?
So you have been locked inside. Whether it is from the crazy March Storm that just dumped a ton of snow, another Sunday without sports, or from the virus. You are running out of ideas, and going a bit stir crazy. Here is a list of 100 things to do when you are trapped alone inside.
- read
- wash the dog
- clean out the linen closet
- bake cookies
- play solitaire
- watch Downton Abbey
- make campfire cones
- write thank you notes from the holidays
- call your mom
- shop online
- clean out your inbox for email
- throw out all your junk mail and old catalogs
- floss your teeth
- make popcorn and watch a classic movie
- take photos of random things around the house, and post on social media
- make a grocery list
- create the ultimate smoothie
- make oragami out of dollar bills
- make coffee
- try out a wild new hairstyle and post on social media
- give yourself a pedicure
- give the dog a pedicure
- plan a happy hour in the living room
- do laundry
- invent a new cocktail
- learn something new off YouTube
- practice a musical instrument
- tie-dye white underwear using food coloring and vinegar
- join a wine club
- do squats… or diddily-squats
- update your resume
- look at adoptable animals at the shelter online site
- yoga
- clean under the sink
- try on all the clothes in the closet, and donate most of them
- take a bubble bath
- dance in the kitchen
- sing opera
- practice your Miss America wave
- give the cat a haircut
- shoot marbles in the kitchen
- practice doing a plank for as long as you can
- find a place to volunteer
- donate online to a worthy cause
- join a Facebook page and comment
- post photo of cat with new haircut on Instagram
- Start a travel bucket list
- make children’s clothing out of drapes after watching The Sound of Music
- learn how to yodel
- binge watch TEDtalk
Still stir crazy? Here are 50 more…
- uncork a great bottle of wine
- shave your legs
- flip over the mattress
- iron
- knit something
- go through photo albums and write names and dates on photos
- cruise Pinterest for cool ideas
- plan a party
- write a glowing review for a service provider
- work on an acceptance speech for an Oscar… when your life is made into a movie
- shopvac the fireplace or oven
- doodle on all the pages in your daytimer that aren’t filled with something
- make something out of macaroni
- define your career goals
- teach your dog a cool parlor trick
- color
- put on cool sunglasses, red lipstick and lipsinc a video
- pretend to be someone else for 5 minutes, and see how that feels
- pretend the person you are with is someone else
- act like you are waiting for the servants to show up, and keep a straight face
- work on you monthly goals
- come up with the 5 worst jokes you can…. that make you laugh
- iron some clothes, singing “I am Iron Man”
- throw out all the expired medicine in your medicine cabinet
- wash the dog blanket
- call an older person and have a nice long chat
- record a new phone message
- develop an age-appropriate gymnastics routine to be done in the living room
- balance your checkbook
- figure out the Instant Pot thing
- do your taxes
- sing loudly
- rearrange the furniture
- take up scrapbooking
- have a teaparty
- write a love letter
- try to play the spoons like Abby the Spoon Lady
- redo your Facebook bio
- watch Ken Burns Country Music
- Learn how to say Hello, Goodbye and Thank You in a different language
- see what is living under the silverware divider
- start a wine journal
- plant some seeds inside in an egg carton
- listen to music
- send positive thoughts out into the universe
- be grateful
- begin a journal
- wash the windows
- take a nap
- blog
Hope these suggestions prove to be helpful with your stir crazy days.