A lot of the time when we have time off (if we have any) we don’t do much. When there is time off we spend the day at home. Now this can be nice because you get to home, NOT working, just relaxing. But sometimes in the misted of relaxation we find ourselves realizing that we’re kinda bored. There are probably endless things to do when you have a day off. Here I will list 10 of my favorite ways that I like to do when I am bored.
1) Going out into the world and explore
One of my top favorite things to do is to just go out with no direction and see where you go or end up. If you live in a big city this can be even better. You can just get on a train or a bus and take a ride to the end of the line or a stop you don’t usually get off at and see where you end up. You may find a great new food place, a local business that sells great clothes, etc. If you don’t wanna deal with people and having to have interactions with them (I got you introverts), you can also just go to a park. Going to a park is a great way of exploring your community and city. You can go to your local park or maybe even take a walk and go to a park that is a little further than you live. Not only will you be getting fresh air, you will also be getting a mini workout without knowing it. When at the park you can just be on your phone, listen to your music, even read a book. Which leads to my second thing you can do when bored.
.2) Read a book
Yes, the old saying is true. If you are bored, you should read a book. Although a lot of people might find reading a book boring, or they get flashbacks of school and hate it; reading books is fun. You have to be the one that chooses your books. What’s your favorite type of movie? Ok, now find a book in that same genre, you will probably like it, if not love it. Also pick the length of the book, don’t want a long book to read, don’t grab one. Choose a book that you think you will be able to get through. If you are trying to challenge yourself, don’t go to hard and have a sour experience after that will push you away from books. Books are our friends!
.3) Go to the Library
If you don’t have a book at home to read the best place to go find a book to read is the library! Did I mention it’s free? Because it is! All you need is a library card. (Might cost you $1 to get a new library card if you lost a previous one or had it expired.) When being at the library you can just go and walk through the aisles of books. What I like to do is just walk through the aisles and scan the books and see which book catches my attention. This is a good way to find books that you might have never chosen before. But you don’t only have to read books at a library. They also have a magazine section, read the latest trends in Vogue or see the wild life pictures in National Geographic. If not you can also rent a computer for an hour or so and surf the web there. If not you can see if they have any cool clubs or programs to join. A lot of library’s have book clubs, or programs where they either teach you a language or teach you how to use various computer programs.
.4) Thrift Shopping
Going thrift shopping is A great way to pass time. Not only is it an affordable way to shop, but also eco-friendly because you are buying clothes that has been already made and made no new waste, you don’t give in to the fast fashion either. At the thrift shop you can literally spend HOURS in there, looking from rack to rack looking for special pieces for your closet. If you actually go and look you can find good things. I have found multiple Adidas and Nike wind breakers and track pants. I have even found designer duds, I found a vintage Saint Laurent button up, and some old school Givenchy track pants. I like going to the thrift shop 1. Because everything is very cheap and sometimes they have things at half off making them even more cheaper. 2. You find things that you normally wouldn’t find at a regular store. You find more unique pieces being an interesting pattern on a shirt or a cool jacket, you find things that other people do not have.
.5) Start a blog
Yes, even you can start a blog. Why not? You don’t have to post everyday, post when you feel like it. Also, you don’t have to write on your blog, if you want you can post pictures, videos, gifs, anything to be honest. You can create a blog here in wordpress or tumblr. I started with a blog in tumblr back in 2012, it was I guess a fashion/trendy blog. I reblogged a lot of pictures of clothes, fashion shoots, fashion models, runways, city landscapes, etc. In my opinion, it was aesthetically pleasing(lol). This is a great way to spend time when you are bored. You can spend hours just going from one blog to the next by clicking on the people who posted the picture and checking their blog out. It’s very fun, I highly recommend it.
J’s Journal 