- Wear a mask everywhere you go. This helps prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It is not a political statement, it is how we're going to get closer to a post-pandemic world. Please, please, please be responsible.
- Keep reading and learning how to be actively anti-racist and keep donating to Black Lives Matter causes. The work is far from finished.
- Make friendship bracelets!
- Make one of those fun volcanoes that we made when we were kids.
- Write letters to your future self to open up on birthdays and holidays and life events! I have always loved getting little notes from my past self, and it feels nice to know that I will open this letter up when things are normal again.
- Watch Hamilton on Disney+!
- Pick up yoga!
- Write in a journal!
- Study a new language on Duolingo!
- Find a new skill on SkillShare.com!
- FaceTime your friends and family.
- Play Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery on your phone!
- Write your own novel!
- Plan a dream vacation and a budgeting plan to help you achieve it!
- Hammock in your yard or at a local park! (Best naps ever!)
- Get deep with yourself: ask what do you truly want out of life? Who do you need to forgive?
- Find some fun podcasts on Spotify!
- Try going 48 hours without your phone.
- Try puzzles!
- Start a blog or vlog!
- Sew your own Halloween costume!
- Research skincare and find the best facemask for your skin!
- Read all the American Girl books (or any books from your childhood)!
- Run a trivia night for your friends!
- Practice giving yourself manicures!
Overall, it matters very little how you spend your time in the shutdown, as long as you are taking care of yourself and continue to educate yourself and continue striving to become better than you were the day before.














