Things to do during lockdown

Am49704 · Nov 11, 2020

The area I live has went back in to complete lockdown and I am looking for ideas on things to do to keep me occupied as I started to stuggle during the last full lockdown in March, there's only so much tv you can watch and food you can cook.

I have been on furlough from work for 7 months so no work to keep me occupied
I have no kids and my parter works full time from home
I live in a very small area which we aren't allowed to leave so outside activities can't really be done.

I have been trying to read a lot and take language classes but that's not enough to fill all the hours in the day

Mulholland Drive · Nov 11, 2020

Decluttering your house, DIY, minor repairs, painting, desktop publishing, home crafts.

These are a few I've started trying my hand at

WilmaHun · Nov 11, 2020

Try to teach yourself something new? Amazon has loads of things on there you could try. I taught myself to knit during lockdown whilst I was furloughed. I just bought some needles and wool off Amazon and watched a youtube video.

You could bake, exercise, de-clutter/organise your home.

Am49704 · Nov 11, 2020

Thanks for the suggestions, I just moved in to a new home this year so no decorating/decluttering to be done!

I have been trying to do a 45 min exercise video every day but again that doesn't take up much time.

Countrybumpkingirl · Nov 11, 2020

Open university have lots of free courses so you could develop skills which may come in handy in the future

JoeBloggs · Nov 11, 2020

Learn something new, knitting/language/baking. Get a qualification, open an online shop, offer to walk a neighbours dog. Make Christmas presents for your family, make your own cards.

abitfairytale · Nov 11, 2020

Teach yourself something new... I learnt (well, still learning) candle making during the first lockdown.

Mulholland Drive · Nov 14, 2020

Learning a second language might be beneficial. (It can be a challenge, but I loved learning English when I was a preteen.)

Do some volunteer work in your local community - covid-permitting.

Rippedjeanmaybe · Nov 14, 2020

I’m out of work at the moment so I’ve been doing matched betting to try and earn myself a little bit extra.

Am49704 · Nov 14, 2020

Thanks everyone for the suggestions - I'm currently learning a language, I moved abroad from the UK last year so I am learning Spanish online.

RoseBush23 · Nov 15, 2020

Make some homemade Christmas presents! Seen people making personalised chocolate puddings out of terry chocolate oranges and white fondant!

Lauz666 · Nov 16, 2020

Do you live by any woodlands or could go exploring? We've lived in our house nearly 5 years and only just discovered two lovely 1 hour walks just 5 mins walk away

Mayday · Nov 16, 2020

I second learning something new - maybe crochet, knitting, embroidery? There's lots of tutorials on Youtube. If you have an iPad/tablet then digital illustration, calligraphy? Baking? Maybe a language on Duolingo?

Free online courses - Could be career related or just for fun.

Paint by numbers or big puzzles (as they can be pretty time-consuming)

Gardening - If you have room in your garden then you could maybe set up a patch to grow some fruit/vegetables?