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65 Ways To Keep Busy At Home: You’re Welcome

Parenting· Physical· Relationships· Social

16 Mar

Being stuck at home doesn’t have to be boring. We’ve got just the thing to cure your monotony if you’re looking for ideas to keep you and your family busy on those days when leaving the house just isn’t an option. Arm yourself with these 65 ways to keep busy at home so you’ll be ready for anything. You can thank us later.

Being at home can rock!

It doesn’t have to make you feel like a caged animal.

It really all comes down to mindset.

65 Ways to keep busy at home
65 ways to keep busy at home

If you fill your mind with thoughts of all the things you can’t do, you will not only be miserable, you will also be wasting precious time.

Time you could be capitalizing on.

Plus, sitting around feeling sad and frustrated isn’t going to change anything.

I challenge you to have a change of heart and mind.

Tell yourself how fortunate you are to have this time at home to be productive.

How you now have some time to spend with your family or pets.

How often do you complain about not having enough time or energy to do all the things?

Make a freakin plan!

Come on, let’s do this!

65 Ways To Keep Busy At Home: You're Welcome

65 Ways To Keep Busy At Home

  1. Organize the pantry
  2. Clean out the closets – set aside a pile for donating later
  3. Declutter room by room – also set aside a pile for donations
  4. Binge a new TV show
  5. Learn a new dance
  6. Have a photoshoot
  7. Organize and clean the fridge
  8. Facials
  9. Sleep in or stay up late
  10. Deep clean the house
  11. Read a book
  12. Practice doing different hairstyles
  13. Make Jewelry
  14. Play Board Games
  15. Get dressed up and have a fancy dinner at home
  16. Write in your journal or start a journal
  17. Play video games
  18. Make bread from scratch
  19. Learn to paint – YouTube Tutorials
  20. Call your mom
  21. Camp out in the living room
  22. Have a dance party
  23. Do some exercise
  24. Soak in the tub
  25. Make a bucket list
  26. Listen to new music
  27. Have an indoor date night
  28. Redecorate a room
  29. Make an over the top dessert
  30. Watch an old movie
  31. Meditate
  32. Go outside in your back yard – get some fresh air
  33. Learn to crochet
  34. Wash your linens and blankets
  35. Clean up the hard drive on your computer
  36. Make a craft
  37. Do a puzzle
  38. Have cocktails at home
  39. Sketch
  40. Organize your makeup
  41. Have a scavenger hunt
  42. Color in an adult coloring book
  43. Dye your hair
  44. Do your taxes -ugh
  45. Cosplay
  46. Teach your dog a new trick
  47. Brush up on your keyboarding skills
  48. Use a hair mask
  49. Learn a magic trick
  50. Have an Iron Chef Competition
  51. Listen to a podcast
  52. Play hide and seek with your dog
  53. Have a bake-off
  54. Make greeting cards
  55. Make homemade soup
  56. Shop Online
  57. Make hot cocoa
  58. Take an online class
  59. Clean your hairbrush and makeup brushes
  60. Make Ice Cream
  61. Have a tea party
  62. Work on a home project
  63. Do a crossword puzzle
  64. Make freezer meals
  65. Skype with family or friends

Sweet!

Now you have an arsenal of ideas to keep you and yours productive and entertained.

Next time you’re sitting around wondering what you should do, just refer back to this list.

That’s what I’m going to do.

In fact…

I better go get started on that list and fast.

That pantry is looking pretty rough.

What will you start with first? Leave a comment below and share your thoughts and feelings about being stuck in your house.

Now we’ve got even more ways to keep busy at home with these 25 more ideas! Check out this post:

25 Unique Ideas to Keep Busy At Home

Stuck in the house with kids? Here are some ideas to help with that too.

65 Ways To Keep Busy At Home: You're Welcome

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