Things to Do While Stuck at Home

During this time, Americans are stuck at home. Even though many states are allowing stores and other businesses to open, people are not flocking to the gathering places. They are still afraid to catch a virus or disease. Many people are bored and trying to come up with things to do. Here are some tips for you.

Home Projects

Now is the perfect time to tackle those home projects. You could do spring cleaning and declutter your home. If your project involves more than cleaning, you also could order from Home Depot online or another retailer and get materials for your projects delivered to your door. If you want to put up new shelving in your closet, you could get the materials and begin hammering away. Just avoid making disasters in your home.

Discover New Things

So many videos are available online that you could learn almost anything while you are at home. You could learn a new language or a new skill. I want a patio for my back yard. I am not handy. Neither is my husband. But, I want to learn how to create a patio in my yard and actually build it. When I have learned the new skill, I will be able to use that information for other projects. It will be scary at first, but it will be worth the effort.

Write a Book

Because this blog is for budding writers, I am including this idea. If you are afraid to leave your house, you can sit at your computer and write a book. It could be fiction or nonfiction. It could be designed to pass your stories to your children and grandchildren. The book might be a memoir or inspirational. The book might include characters that you have seen in your head for a long time. The topic of the book doesn't matter as long as it is something you want to pursue. You could write your book using notebook and a pen if you don't want to use a computer. You also could write it using your phone or a tape recorder.

Cook Something New

The Internet is full of recipes that you could try. However, The Dressing Table, a cookbook due out June 1 has a section of recipes inspired by the COVID-19 situation. Because grocery stores had empty shelves and pantries lack certain items, these recipes are ones that could be cooked with items you have on hand or remain on store shelves. You also can order these ingredients from stores online sites.

Therefore, you can find things to do while you remain at home. Search the Internet for other ideas on what you can do at home.

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