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This is a list of distractions for anyone, whether that’s because you are feeling anxious, stressed, alone…anything or nothing, this is for you <3
- Do a jigsaw puzzle*
- Read a book
- Rewatch one of your favourite series/films
- Do some journalling
- Bake a cake
- Facetime a friend
- Listen to a podcast
- Water your plants
- Do some painting
- Make your room cosy
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- Do some (online) window shopping
- Have breakfast for dinner
- Start a bullet journal
- Do some colouring
- Plan your next holiday
- Declutter your wardrobe
- Text a friend
- Put on your favourite outfit
- Watch a new series
- Read a blog post
- Watch a TED talk
- Go on a walk
- Paint your nails
- Try out a new make-up look
- Play an instrument
- Do a crossword
- Watch the sunset
- Play a board game
- Do some creative writing
- Play a computer game
- Organise your shelves
- Take some photos
- Play a card game
- Plan what you’re going to buy your friends/family for their birthdays
- Cook your favourite meal
- Watch a nature documentary
- Tidy your room
- Do some yoga
- Write a poem
- Revise
- Cuddle your pet
- Do some Instagram templates
- Make a cup of tea
- Watch a game show
- Learn a new language
- Play chess
- Read a magazine
- Practice drawing
- Do a word search
- Play Mario kart
- Organise your photos
- Unfollow negative accounts
- Do a photoshoot
- Listen to a new album
- Do an online zoom event
- Sort out all your stationary
- Have a bubble bath
- Start doing cross-stitch
- Learn the words to a song
- Make an Instagram reel
- Put on a sheet face mask
- Start a blog
- Listen to an audiobook
- Start a book club with some friends
- Take a virtual tour at a museum
- Read/watch all of the Harry Potter saga
- Host a Netflix party
- Do a DIY project
- Do some BuzzFeed quizzes
- Organise your email subscriptions
- Create a bucket list
- Straighten/curl your hair
- Write a letter to your future self
- Take a nap
- Have a digital detox*
- Do a random act of kindness*
- Write a song
- Put together a photo album
- Learn origami
- Stretch
- Do some birdwatching
- Plant some seeds
- Have a solo dance party
- Write a gratitude list*
- Learn how to juggle
- Make a candle
- Donate some money to charity
- Do a virtual escape room – I found a great Hogwarts one
- Create a time capsule
- Start a Youtube channel
- Watch a film in another language
- Look through an old photo album
- Learn a TikTok dance
- Take a breath
- Learn the lines to a Shakespeare play
- Sit in your garden
- Do some cloud watching
- Watch the sunrise
- Squeeze a stress ball
- Write a letter to someone you miss
I hope you’ve found something on this list to do when you need a distraction or even something to do in lockdown.
What is your favourite distraction?
Best wishes, Cx
Love these Caroline! Journalling, writing poems and listening podcasts really distract me! And I love Dianne’s podcasts too!😊x Penny / whatdidshetype.blogspot.com
Thank you! xx
Wow! This must have taken some time to think of – loved the post! Your cat is super cute too! x
Not gonna lie, it did take me several days! Thank you 😺xx
I painted my nails yesterday and cooked and today I was doing laundry and cleaning. My anxiety and depression has decreased because I find that I feel according to how my environment looks. I also love wriring poetry . Lockdown can get really boring when you dont constantly keep yourself busy.
So I’m doing to try other ideas that you mentioned as well 😍😍. I loved your post. I also loved your floating candle
I totally get you, doing a bit of organising helps me and improves my environment too 🙂 Thank you! xx
Woah – what an incredible list. Love the ideas and thanks for sharing the Hogwarts escape room – definitely checking that out.
Thank you! The escape room was really fun 🙂 x
holy crap, must’ve been hard having to come up with 100 things to put on this list (but then again, I get distracted by literally anything, even a bug that flies across my face). this is so handy for me, esp since i have to stay at home :((( great suggestions!
Thank you! It did take me a few days to come up with these & not repeat aha, enjoy xx
I found knitting very soothing for my mind – mostly because as a newbie I had to fully concentrate on it and stop thinking about all the bad I had around. Will give a shot to this list next time I need, bookmarking it now x
I love having a go at knitting 🧶 Thank you! x
Its great that you shared these ideas. I think its important to have plenty of distraction Techniques xx
Thank you! xx
Amazing! You give me so many ideas here haha thank you x
Thank you x
This is such a great list to refer to when I next need a distraction. I re-read and re-watched the whole Harry Potter series last year! x
Thanks! Harry Potter is so much fun 🙂 x
Great list! I really appreciate the effort you went through to put it all together xD I think I would have lost my patience somewhere around entry no 30 :))
Haha, thank you! I did consider stopping at 50 🙈💗💗
What a great detailed list of things you can do to distract yourself. This is great if you are feeling anxious and need a distraction, or bored due to this pandemic if you are furloughed. Thank you for sharing.
Lauren
Thank you 🙂 x
What a great list! Watching films in other languages is something that I try to do on the regular. Lockdown has seen me get really into Korean dramas so I’ve been watching a fair few of them 🙂 x
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I love that! x
Great list! Taking a bath with a Lush bathbomb is one of my favorite ways to unwind.
Thank you, same 🙂 x
Great post! I tend to read some blog posts to distract myself and also starting a blog, it became one of my favorite distractions lol.
Thank you, same! xx
Love this! I have anxiety and with everything going on it’s been even worse and distractions definitely help. I already do some of these but will definitely do some more of your suggestions, if my kids let me lol
Aw thank you 🙂 x
You’ve included so many great suggestions. I personally love getting lost in a book and choose different genres depending on what mood I’m in.
Thank you, that sounds great x
Great ideas! I’m gonna try this soon. Btw, your blog is amazing.👏
Thank you!! xx
What a great list of ideas! I’m going to bookmark this and use it when I need inspiration for some distraction (sometimes motivation is compounded by lack of ideas so this is so useful).
Thank you, glad you enjoy it 🙂 x
Gardening and going for a walk or horse riding are the things that calm me down. This is a fabulous list, thank you so much for compiling it!
Thank you for reading and commenting :)) x
These are some great ideas to distract yourself. Thank you so much for sharing this journal.
Thank you 🙂
Wow this is a mega list! Very helpful reminders, especially now when we might need distractions more than normally! x
Thank you 🙂 x
This is such a well thought out list, I love this. Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you, glad you liked it 🙂 x
This is such a great list! I have noted down some of the things to use in the future. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks! x
This is a wonderful list – so many ideas! I really like how some of them are very creative compared to what you typically see with take a bath, go for a walk, journal. Thanks for sharing these 🙂
Thank you x