1. Do all of the chores that you usually put off! (Go on, you know you want to.)
2. Make a list of films you’ve been wanting to watch and make your way through them
3. Do the same for books!
4. TV shows, too. If you’re having trouble deciding which one to pick first, put the titles in a jar and take them out one by one.
5. Bake. (Just make sure you get all of the ingredients in your weekly shop!)
6. Cook your favourite recipes
7. Learn new recipes. Missing your favourite restaurant or takeaway? See if you can learn how to make your fave meals of theirs from home!
8. Learn a new language. Give Duolingo a try!
9. Make playlists. A lockdown playlist, a spring/summer playlist, a throwback playlist, a cheer-up playlist… (You can find my own cheer-up playlist here.)
10. Invite the other members of your household to a movie marathon with snacks. Or just do it solo! (Just be careful not to eat all of your quarantine snacks in one go!)
11. Got a garden? Eat outside!
12. Better yet, have a barbecue!
13. Have a picnic in your garden or living room
14. Host a D.I.Y afternoon tea
15. Build a fort
16. Make some post-pandemic travel plans! With pubs, clubs and clothes shops shut, now is the perfect time to start saving up all of those pennies that you'd usually be spending!
19. Reach out to a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while. They’ll probably be glad you did!
20. Binge-watch your favourite series
21. Start a scrapbook
22. Clean
23. Clear out your wardrobe and/or makeup
24. Reorganise your wardrobe
25. Reorganise a room
26. Make time for a hobby
27. Find a new hobby
28. Experiment with your hair or makeup. Maybe you’ll find a new favourite look? (Don’t forget to post a selfie of the finished result!)
29. Craft. You can find heaps of crafting inspiration on Pinterest!
30. Colour. If you don’t have a colouring book, find some colouring sheets online and print them off.
31. Workout from home! There’s plenty of workout videos on YouTube, and a tonne of fitness Instagram accounts.
32. Same goes for yoga and Pilates!
33. Meditate. You’ll be able to find lots of guided meditations on your app store or on YouTube.
34. Play or cuddle with a pet
35. Play video or computer games. (Animal Crossing is currently my game of choice.)
36. Play a board game
37. Complete a jigsaw puzzle
38. Organise the files on your laptop
39. Clear out your photo gallery on your phone. (If you’re anything like me, it’ll be overflowing with out-of-date memes!)
40. Pamper yourself. Facemasks, baths, painting your nails… Do whatever makes you feel good!
41. Do an online course. I’ve previously completed free courses on FutureLearn, but a quick Google search will show you that there’s so many to choose from!
43. Write a diary
44. Keep a daily gratitude list. Spend some time focussing on the positives.
45. Make a vision board. Check out Pinterest for inspo.
46. Learn a TikTok dance
47. Start a TikTok. Have you been able to resist so far?
48. Start a YouTube
49. Start a blog! Come join the club.
50. Meal prep
51. Phone a loved one
52. Join or start a virtual book club
53. Pick some flowers and try your hand at flower-pressing
54. Volunteer to help in your local area. You can volunteer to support the NHS here.
55. Find things around the house to donate when charity shops re-open. Charity fundraising is suffering massively due to the pandemic.
56. Not currently travelling to work? Donate the price of your work commute or morning coffee to a charity of your choice each day.
57. Come up with a list of coping strategies to turn to if you’re mentally struggling. (There’s an endless amount of brilliant ideas here.)
58. Google feel-good stories and good news
59. Make a list of things to look forward to when this is over. Hold onto those things any time you’re finding lockdown tough.
60. Plan a "Freedom Party"
61. And last but not least: Write your own list of things to do in lockdown!
How many things on this list have you already ticked off? Do you have any ideas to add?
Stay safe and stay sane, everyone!
Love,
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