Posted on Wed 25 Mar 2020 at 10:29
Hi everyone!
I hope you are all doing great, avoiding contact and washing your hands regularly. The past few weeks have been extremely new for all of us and we are trying to provide students with the support and the information we have to make this difficult time slightly easier.
We are now officially in lockdown and leaving the house should be a rarity. I thought it might be a good idea to compile a list of 101 things to do at home while isolated, some of them might be things you can do on your own, some of them might be things you can do if you are isolated with other people in the house.
What to do at home
- Watch your favourite TV show from start to finish
- Pick a random Netflix show that you’ve never heard of and binge it
- Start to read that book that you’ve had for ages and never read
- Practise your handwriting/Learn how to write with your other hand
- Clean your kitchen
- Play Monopoly
- Sync all your electronic devices
- Sweep behind bed/sofa (it’s about time!)
- Clear out your phone gallery (long time lol)
- Learn how to do origami (maybe with all the loo roll you’ve bought)
- Untag yourself from all the pictures on your Facebook you don’t like
- Call your grandparents, you’re no longer busy so no excuses
- Talk to your crush without being afraid of bumping into them the next day
- Listen to your fave album on repeat
- Move around your room’s furniture
- Water your plants, poor things they look a bit sad
- Think of ways to become a millionaire
- Bring back Nintendogs in your DS
- Get rid of all those cream and make up testers
- Do home exercise and get fit
- Update your Linkedin
- Sort out your clothes/Organise your wardrobe
- Reread your fave book saga
- Watch your childhood show
- Open that special occasion bottle
- Change your look – no one will see it if it looks horrible lol
- Watch all Xfactor editions
- Try on some makeup tutorials
- Do some arts and crafts with home materials
- Learn how to cook your favourite meal (or any meals)
- Do some yoga
- Wash your hands, again
- Learn the tiktok dances
- Disney classics marathon
- Pair up all the loose socks
- Play Cluedo
- Learn all the rules to a sport you’ve always wanted to play
- Have a Skype-drink with your friends
- Make a natural face cream with your ingredients
- Learn how to paint (or just paint anything)
- Actually start your dissertation (like seriously)
- Play Sims
- Bake a good homemade cake
- Stop smoking – you can’t go buy more
- Update your CV
- Go through all your pockets and see what you find
- Nap – a personal favourite
- Customise your clothes
- Learn a new language
- Actually catch up with long-distance friends
- Create a new Spotify playlist
- Do a free online course
- Try on all your clothes and determine whether they “spark joy” á la Marie Kondo.
- Do the same with your junk drawer and supply shelves.
- Have a roommate meeting about how to be more considerate of one other. Bring baked goods.
- Text all your exes just in case you have one more thing you wanted to get off your chest.
- Will Tom Hanks into recovery from coronavirus by watching every Tom Hanks movie chronologically.
- Knit or crochet.
- Consider donating money to food banks to help families struggling to get meals.
- Look at yourself in the mirror. Attempt a self-portrait with pencil and paper.
- Coloring books: They’re not just for kids.
- Study the art of beatboxing.
- Actually try to reproduce something you see on Pinterest. Probably fail. Try again.
- Make a list of things for which you are grateful for.
- Work on your financial planning, where can you save?
- Indoor scavenger hunt
- Video Game Marathon
- How many keepy uppies can do with a racket and ball
- Indoor Obstacle Course
- Brain teasers – games like Sudoku, crosswords
- Mini spa day at home
- Clean the house
- Card games
- Dust off that old instrument and practice.
- Meditate
- Look at pictures of puppies and cute cat videos
- Write actual letters to family and friends. After that? Write thank-you notes to service people who you remember went out of their way for you
- Learn calligraphy. YouTube can help.
- Put on a soap opera. Mute the sound. Create your own dialogue.
- Learn about other things going on in the world.
- Psych! – app store game
- Journaling
- Learn origami (so good we've mentioned it twice)
- Clear a backlog of emails
- Unsubscribe to chain emails you never actually read or want to read
- Make slime
- Wax / clean any shoes
- Upcycle a piece of clothing or furniture
- Make handmade birthday cards
- Make a picky tea
- Learn to code
- Make a scrapbook
- Make your one flat party game rules
- Make your own face masks
- Clean your make up brushes because they nasty
- Put together care packages for others
- Check out volunteering opportunities and how you help local community
- Make a terrarium
- Sort out your Tupperware drawer
- Create your bucket list – what are your hopes and dreams
- Come up with your own ideas!
These are just some ideas, some more serious than others, to keep you entertained while trying to avoid contact with lots of people. This doesn’t mean all of them will apply to all of you, but hopefully everyone can find a few things that they would enjoy doing! I would love to see if anyone actually does/completes the list so please let me know if you do. Send us your pics!
Just a reminder that coronavirus affects the elderly and vulnerable people the most and that everyone should be looking out for others – it’s not about you caring whether you get it or not, it’s about social responsibility not to spread it!
If you are struggling with isolation, loneliness or anxiety please do not hesitate to contact me ([email protected]), Student Services, and the Student’s Union and we will try to help the best we can.
For more information on the University and SU guidance, please look at the FAQs on both websites.
Much love,
Ali xx