I am going into week 5 of social distancing and time away from my brick and mortar job. Fortunately, I am still going strong with my online teaching schedule. Posting frequently on the library’s Facebook has also taken up time while I try to remain productive at home. However, days have begun to run together and I only know the days of the week by the students I teach in the morning and early evening. So I devised this list of some productive and fun things to try while stuck at home.

1. Challenge yourself to discard so many items. (Example: 20 items in a week or 50 in a month.)
2. Read some books you already have sitting on your shelf.
3. Try watching some Korean dramas (#kdramas). Many are available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and the free Viki app.
4. Write a letter to a long lost friend.
5. Scan your old pre-digital pictures.
6. Learn a new language. (Verbling even offers face to face digital classes in all languages.)
7. Research your family history online for free.
8. Take an exercise class on YouTube.
9. Try those beautiful Pinterest cupcakes.
10. Keep a video vlog of your feelings during self-isolation.
11. Host a Zoom Happy Hour.
12. Plant an herb garden in random containers.
13. Fill out surveys for cash, air miles, or gift cards.
14. Pick a movie series you love and binge it with popcorn.
15. Plan your dream vacation for when all this is over.
16. Try some thing you loved as a kid again.
17. Foster an animal in need.
18. Trades stocks on Robinhood. (Get started with just 10 bucks!)
19. Satisfy your Starbucks craving by making your own cold brew.
20. Audit your finances by pulling old card and bank statements. (Challenge yourself to find your biggest money drains.)
21. Laugh until your sides hurt with the podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno. (Warning it is very explicit!)
22. DIY pedicure. (All you need is some Epson salt, lotion, and your favorite nail polish.)
23. Clean out your social media accounts.
24. Have a living room dance party with music from your teenage years.
25. Read a book on FaceTime to your favorite kids.
26. Take a free online course. (They are all over right now.)
27. Dig out the old board games and host a game night.
28. Find the “Most Instagram Worthy” spots in your neighborhood.
29. Make a fairy doors for your yard.
30. Check all your pens, highlighters, and markers to make sure they are not dry.
31. Back up your phone picks and free up space on your phone.
32. Camp in the backyard or stargaze from your balcony.
33. Now is a great time to try that natural deodorant, hair dye, nail polish, etc.
34. Complete a 24 hour read-a-thon.
35. Print free adult coloring sheets to try.
36. Have a tapas night and make sangria.
37. Repaint a beat up piece of furniture to make it beautiful again.
38. Make homemade ice cream in tin cans or zip lock bags.
39. Make a vision board or collage with old magazines.
40. Visit All Recipes to create your favorite restaurant dish.
41. Start a gratitude or bullet journal.
42. Trash all your expired beauty products. (Remember, mascara only is good for about 3 months!)
43. Make an Amazon Music play list that reminds you of happy times.
44. Release your inner artist with sidewalk chalk. (If it doesn’t work out you can always hose it off.)
45. Donate to Feeding America. They need help now!
46. Record an Instagram TV to share a skill or tutorial to help others. (Pick something you are good at.)
47. Clean your walls with a magic eraser.
48. Check into refinancing your mortgage or car loan. (Now is a good time!)
49. Clean out old email inboxes and unsubscribe from spam emails.
50. Try something on my 20 in 2020 list.

Get on with it!

I hope this list sparks some creativity and productivity this week. Although I have managed do get what is needed complete, I am still feeling unproductive. So I hope to use this week to get my creativity flowing again to create for this blog as well as new ones I am developing! (More to come later.). I would all my reader fam out there is safe and healthy.

What are you doing during your self-isolation?

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