This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at IUP chapter.
I think it’s safe to say that everyone, at some point in their life, has been bored. Although being a college student doesn’t allow for much downtime, you may still find yourself becoming tired of your day to day life. Here are 20 things to do when you’re bored or just feel like switching things up.
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- Build a puzzle.
- Read a book that you never thought you’d read.
- Make a Pinterest board for your future wedding.
- Clean out your closet and donate your clothes to a local charity.
- Try your mom’s sugar cookie recipe.
- Teach yourself a new yoga pose.
- Take a walk in a park you’ve never been to.
- Knit a hat.
- Paint your nails an outrageous color.
- Go old-school and write a letter to your friend or family member.
- Listen to a new genre of music.
- Take a long bath to relax.
- Write in a journal about how bored you are.
- Call your friend from high school who you haven’t talked to in months.
- Go to the gym and run a mile on the treadmill.
- Play a game of solitaire.
- Belt out you favorite High School Musical song.
- Do a DIY project so everyone thinks you have your life together.
- Plan a vacation for you and your friends that you’ll probably never take, but it’s still fun to think about.
- Plays the Sims so you can forget about your boring life and live vicariously through the characters you made.
*List could also be used for procrastinating