25 Things to Do when You are Bored

I am so accustomed to being busy and having a never ending to do list that when I do get down time, my mind blanks on how I should be spending it. Inevitably, I end up wasting time planning out what I should do and then, there goes half my free time down the drain! Does this ever happen to you? Well, if it does, I think this post could be a helpful reference when you have nothing to do or find that your struck with boredom but still want to do something productive. I suggest printing this out or book marking this page and rereading it whenever you have extra time that you don’t want to waste!

1. Choose a room or small area of your house to clean and organize
2. Create a new playlist from your existing music collection
3. Take pictures of all the valuable items in your home and save them in a file in case you one day need to file an insurance claim
4. Go through your makeup and throw out any expired products
5. Lie in bed and do stretches and meditation
6. Start a gratitude journal
7. Pin a simple workout routine and give it a shot (then schedule yourself time a few days a week to repeat)
8. Look up YouTube videos on how to give yourself a new hairdo like a fishtail braid or sock bun
9. Write yourself a todo list of all the fun things you want to do or try in the next few months
10. Take an online class from iTunes U
11. Find a healthy recipe for your favorite comfort food and add the ingredients to your grocery list
12. Break out your tool kit and tackle a minor home repair yourself
13. Plan out some long term or short term goals for yourself
14. Write someone a letter
15. Send a thank you note
16. Unsubscribe yourself from random email subscriptions or mailing lists that annoy you
17. Subscribe to a free inspirational email service
18. Clean our your handbag or switch to a different purse
19. Say a prayer for someone who needs it
20. Write down your favorite quotes on sticky notes and put them all around your workspace or planner
21. Develop a cleaning schedule for your place
22. Think of a topic you have always wanted to learn about and google the heck out of it
23. Collect all the loose change around your home and start a change jar
24. Read the entire front page of a news website or newspaper
25. Find things around your house that you are no longer using and take them to be donated

Okay, now go forth and be productive! Did you like this list? If you would like me to do lists like these more often, leave me a comment and tell me what sort of list you would like?