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Do you ever feel uninspired to the point where you are bored out of your mind? Or let’s say all of your roommates are gone and you are home by yourself and it is during the beginning of quarantine and you are all alone and have absolutely nothing to do but stare at the wall. Well, hey I have been there, stared at some walls, and so here I am creating a list of things to do when you are bored!

• Go for a walk (by yourself or with someone).
• Grab a friend and drive to the nearest lake or pond and feed the ducks.
• Look up some DIY’s on Pinterest and get creative!
• Make a fort in the living room and have a movie night.
• Pick wildflowers and then take them home and put them in some water and jars.
• Pull out a cookbook, flip to a random page, and make that recipe.
• Go to a bunch of thrift stores with a friend and pick out each other’s outfits and then go to dinner in your new outfits.

• Reorganize your dresser drawers.
• Clean out your backpack! You might just find that chapstick you have been looking for.
• Call an old friend or a relative that you haven’t spoken with in a while.
• Create some playlists on Spotify.
• Clean out your closet and donate your old clothes to a Goodwill or Salvation Army.
• Go to the park with a cheese board and watercolors and enjoy the sun.
• Get organized and clean out your email and organize your planner.
• Get on YouTube and watch some conspiracy videos or whatever you are interested in.

• Make some cookies and then bring a few over to your neighbor!
• Do some networking on LinkedIn if you are needing a job or want to build your experience.
• Call your brother 200 times until he finally answers and will talk to you.
• Then get on PrankDial.com and prank call him ^^^.
• Go to Dollar General and buy some pens, stickers, and a notebook and start a journal.
• If you have an Eno, go to the park and set it up and relax!
• Borrow a kayak and find a body of water and take it from there, even if it’s a pool that could make a funny picture for your instagram?

• Go geocaching.
• Start planning for your next trip! Thinking of the future and future trips is always fun.
• Take 100 pictures of your mom until she yells at you. (I do this one too often)
• Send in photos to Walgreens to get printed and then put them in a photo journal.
• Pick up your grandmother and make her go to Target with you.
• Go to a coffee shop and order a drink you have never tried before.
• Call some friends and tell them that y’all are going to go snipe hunting. (If you know what that is, then good for you. If you don’t, I am sorry no one has ever taken you before)
• Grab a friend and go sit outside somewhere at a restaurant and enjoy an appetizer and a drink.
• Go to Walmart and buy some succulents for cheap and then decorate your room with them.
• Go get a drink from Sonic and then drive around for a bit until someone finally decides they want to hangout with you!!! 

• Learn a new language or practice the one you are already trying to learn.
• Go buy a goldfish from PetSmart for 27 cents and now you have a new pet!
• Set some new goals for yourself, whether they be weekly goals or monthly, etc.
• Go for a run or hit up the gym to get your blood flowing and a good workout in.
• Call your roommate and tell her that you broke your neck and can’t move so she will finally come home and entertain you.
• Go to a local art museum and enjoy the art around you.
• Walk around downtown and grab a smoothie or a coffee.
• Find a new series on Netflix to start watching!
• Get out the paint and get creative by painting pictures of things or whatever your heart desires.

• Invite a bunch of people over and have a potluck at your house for the night.
• Have a bonfire with s’mores and hotdogs and anything else you can think of!
• Drive to the nearest state park or national forest and go for a hike for the day.
• See if there are any free sporting events and go watch them play.
• Go bird watching! 
• Sign up for a free yoga class or pilates class and maybe you might just decide to get a membership and start going.
• Have a movie marathon and just watch a bunch of movies.
• Scroll on Tik Tok because that always ends up lasting way longer than we ever planned.
• Go for a drive with the windows down.
• Have a spa day and take a bubble bath and put on a face mask.

• Pick up that book that sits on your shelf and finally begin to read it.
• Buy a bird feeder and see if you can start having some reoccurring visitors at your house.
• Clean out your car and stop living in it so now people actually have a place to sit when they get in your car.
• Take a friend to your favorite restaurant and then let them take you to their favorite place for dessert
• Paint your nails.
• Write a letter to your future self!
• Find a new podcast to listen to.

• Update your resume and then add it to your LinkedIn and wherever else.
• Start a little garden with a few plants that you know you will be able to keep up with and water on a daily basis.
• Do your laundry!!!
• Make a bucket list for the summer or for life in general.
• Try to re-create your favorite restaurant meal.
• Unsubscribe from e-mails that you never look at.
• Strengthen your brain by doing crossword puzzles or practicing trivia.
• Make a to-do list for yourself for tomorrow or for the upcoming week.
• Put together a care package for a friend that is going through a tough time or for an elderly neighbor!

I hope that this gave you a few ideas of some things to do when you get bored! I know sometimes we can get in a funk and not have any motivation to do anything, so try out some of these ideas if you want to!