It's Coronavirus time, now what? Here's a massive list of 157 things to do now that you have some extra time.
Now that you’ve been quarantined into the abyss of loneliness and despair, just think, now’s the time to do those things you wish you had the time for. Plus Spring Break is here, so you're bound to be looking for some ideas to keep you busy.
Just a reminder, it's still an amazing time to be alive!
And if you’re an opportunist like me, you’re also thinking, “what can I do now to get ahead?”. I just love getting ahead. It drives me. When I’m doing something, I think, what else can I add to the mix. You know, 2 birds 1 stone. So now that we're all forced to consider the consequences of being in public, and getting sick, this really is a great opportunity to catch up on the backlog of "to-do's" and "wish I could's".
Without further ado, here’s my list of things I’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to start, finish, or try.
- Read a book, of course that’s #1
- Read another book, betcha didn’t expect that
- Write down your fears
- Start a new blog, check out medium.com
- Send a text to a old friend
- Ride your bike a few uncharted miles
- Organize your Google Drive folders
- Binge watch Cheer on Netflix
- Then follow Monica on Instagram
- Find new music on Spotify, try this playlist
- Clean out your garage and throw stuff away
- Organize your sock drawer
- Start a new business, here’s a checklist
- Paint a picture using watercolors
- Cook a meal with almost expired ingredients
- Walk the dog for fun, or
- Take a solo walk around the neighborhood
- Read your kids a book, The Book with No Pictures or anything by Mo Willems
- Spend time with your kids and listen
- Wash your sheets
- Wash comforters, blankets, and pillows
- Learn Spanish - 20 words you should know
- Learn to code, start with HTML
- Research your next trip, build a travel plan
- Plan your next birthday party
- Write your obituary
- Learn to spell the 350 most commonly misspelled words
- Call your mom, dad, or grandparents
- Write a letter to a loved one, send it
- **Clean out your email, **inbox zero, baby!
- **Meet your neighbors, **stay 3 ft away, of course!
- Make 500 shots on a basketball goal
- Kick a soccer ball into a goal from 25 yards
- Throw a football as far as you can
- Drive around the city, 2 hrs minimum
- Bake a vanilla cake with frosting
- Bake chocolate chip cookies
- Watch every episode of Seinfeld, or The Office
- Learn how Elon Musk became Elon Musk
- Learn to juggle, it's not as hard as you think
- Design a logo for yourself or someone else, and
- Learn Canva
- Buy a coloring book and colored pencils
- Learn how Google makes all that money
- Have sex with your spouse, or
- Go on an exercise date with your significant other
- Read a book of the Bible, Start with Romans
- Pray and ask God to speak
- **Make a list of everyone **you appreciate
- Backup your iPhone pictures and videos
- **Write down **your last 3 dreams
- Lay down with your dog for 20 mins
- Go outside at night and look at the stars
- Download SkyView
- Order more Vitamin C
- Meditate for 5 mins
- Go camping
- Build a campfire
- Practice your math tables
- Research what WHO and CDC really do, and who they are
- Look through an old photo album, star your favs
- **Write a letter **to your future self
- **Research **your family history
- Write a joke, test it on some people
- Learn to crochet, knit, or just sew a button
- Write your child’s birth story
- Watch The Breakfast Club (R)
- Listen to Ben Harper’s “There Will Be A Light”
- **Start and finish **a puzzle
- Clean out your closet, donate things you don’t wear
- Pull the weeds in your lawn
- Plants flowers in your yard and take pictures, of course
- Clean the baseboards in your house
- Clean all the windows in your house
- Wash your car, kids can put on their bathing suites
- **Vacuum **out your car
- **Floss **your teeth
- Google howmanyofme.com
- See the power of [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=coronavirus,covid-19)
- Try a new beer
- Try a new wine
- Read 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Listen to This American Life, specifically episode 360, Switched at Birth
- Listen to Radiolab, specifically Patient Zero
- Play Farkle with your family
- Look up the meaning to bellicose and erudite
- Practice yoga
- Build a website, email me if you need help
- Sing out loud with your favorite song
- Do 100 pushups
- **Do **100 situps
- Run a mile, or two, or 13.1
- Share stories with your family, especially the kids
- Eat dinner with your family, no distractions
- Update your LinkedIn profile
- Update your Facebook profile
- **Update **your resume
- **Flip **your mattress
- Clean under your bed
- Play with legos, build something breathtaking
- Delete old apps from your phone
- Write a story about your favorite family vacation
- Hold a plank for 2 mins
- Watch Game Changers on Netflix
- Write your birthday wish list, Sarah sent me hers today
- Make a list of what you want to accomplish in 2020
- Drive into the countryside, listen to country music
- Ask your child about their friendships, go down the list, one by one
- Ask your baby, “who’s your daddy?”, lol
- **Have **a pillow fight
- Learn self-defense moves, check out Tiffany
- Light some candles, turn off the lights, and take a bubble bath
- Recreate a famous piece of artwork, it doesn’t have to be good
- Build a planter box, plant some peppers
- **Brush **your dog
- **Clean **the kitty litter
- Rearrange the living room
- Hang some new pictures
- Play Monopoly
- Read Hyperloop Alpha
- Change your batteries in your fire detectors
- Change your air filters
- FaceTime your family in another state
- Watch The Odd Ones Out, you’ll thank me
- Subscribe to Let me Explain Studios
- Review the last 3 months of bank statements, cancel unused subscriptions
- Watch Harry Potter memes on TikTok
- Create a TikTok account
- Go bird watching 130.** Update your phone** with a new wallpaper
- Make a green smoothie, Mmmm
- Read about Growth Mindset
- Clean your room from top to bottom
- Vacuum under the couch cushions
- Have a dance party, do it alone
- Strut your stuff in a mirror like a model, Yas queen!
- Decorate your room with Christmas lights
- Ask Siri "what is 0 divided by 0?"
- Have a romantic dinner with candles
- **Bonus: **make your kids be your servers
- Water the plants in the house
- Write a Christmas shopping list now
- **Design **your Christmas card now
- Look at a High School yearbook with someone special
- Learn how to play Fortnite
- Learn how to play Minecraft
- Work on a new side hustle to earn some extra cash
- Close old bank accounts that you don’t need
- Watch Kobe talk about work ethic
- Watch the tennis monster, Nick Kyrgios
- Start a YouTube Channel
- Start a Twitch streaming channel, or
- Learn what Twitch is, and how it works
- Check out Sypherok
- Tell someone you love them
- Write a blog post, kinda like this
- **Learn **a magic trick
Stay curious my friends. Don’t fear, life is still very very good!
Just think, if you did everything you’ve always wanted to do, or even just 20 or 30 items from this list, you’d be in a much much better mood. More fulfilled. More hopeful. More accomplished.
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