Many of us have been stuck bored at home for one reason or another. Sometimes, it is for days or months such as in the pandemic. So how can we make the most of this time at home? Read our ten fantastic tips on how to keep yourself occupied and interested for long hours.
Get your hands on a book
Reading is an obvious choice when you are bored. It helps to distract you from all the stress that is cluttering your brain. You can choose a comic, a magazine or your holy book. And within minutes you will be taken into the wonderful world which the author invites you towards. Feel light and easy and ready to take on the world again after this activity.
Celebrate an at-home spa day
Create the perfect surroundings for relaxation. Light up some essential oil candles and take a relaxing bath. Spoil yourself with a facial of your choice, and indulge in a manicure and pedicure while you condition your hair. Go all in and come out feeling refreshed and squeaky clean!
Bake something
Baking can be fun if it’s done on a day when you are bored. Get your favourite recipe out and bake a cake or brownies or some scrumptious muffins. Search for an easy bake recipe for a beginner if you feel lazy. Or if you are really in the mood, bake a whole savoury dish and surprise family members.
Pop some popcorn
Popcorn is a snack where you can’t go wrong. It pairs finely with caffeinated or soft drinks. Further, it is the best option if you want to binge watch something on Netflix. Try the stove-top popped version. It’s not too tricky. You can make a batch easily if you pour a cupful of oil in a pan then add a handful or two of corn kernels. Add salt to taste, cover the lid on medium heat and wait for the popping to begin.
Practice yoga
Yoga is an excellent form of exercise to get blood rushing to all the muscles of the body when you are bored. For those of us who are so wrapped up in work, we forget to stretch certain key muscles that get tight from habitual pattern of movements. So yoga is an amazing chance to improve balance and flexibility and also regulate breathing while you extend all parts of your body to full capacity. Sublime!
Do some journaling
Journaling is said to be one of the most relieving activities for mental health, provided you are consistent. Feeling down and out? Write about it. The more you express yourself in words, the more habitual you become. As humans, we yearn to vent out to someone when we are stressed. But if the pandemic has isolated you then your journal can be your best friend. Doodle in it or get creative with coloured markers and pens. Your choice!
Sort out your email inbox
Have you ever thought about the hundreds of unopened emails in your inbox? The ones you promised you would read or save for as important for some reason but you never got a chance to? Well, now is your chance to sift through that pile and deal with it finally. Delete irrelevant emails, and read ignored ones, then sort them in relevant folders. Bless those boredom hours!
Make the to-do list
Be honest! How many times you have delayed that important task or clean-up because you forgot or didn’t have time? Well, finally you can make that all functional to-do list with all the chores that need to get done that are cluttering your head. You can finally get to number each job in order of urgency and get them arranged on paper for later perusal.
Call that friend
Call that friend you have been meaning to keep in touch with. You know that one friend whose always there for you when it gets rough. Or phone that relative of yours whose on a bad page and sort it out. Or that one colleague who you wanted to be like, how do they keep up with it? Well, why delay it further, dial that number and feel relieved.
Get on with that clean-up
Be it your car or garden or wardrobe, there is something on the list of clean-ups that needs to get done. Why don’t you put on some good music and get on with it? While you sing your favourite melody and swing to the music, tidy up the dirty and unburden that load off you.
Conclusion
Therefore, try the above-mentioned boredom busters every time you are stuck at home or are under a lockdown. Spruce up your living with these 10 tips and feel ten times lighter later.
