This is a rather uncertain time for us all so we wanted to give you a few ideas that are helping us pass the time at home.

Tackle unfinished projects

Whether its cleaning out a room or the garage, organizing pictures and photo albums, updating your address book, sending thank you notes, there’s always an unfinished project to take on.

Finish DIY projects you’ve already started

This might be knitting, needlepoint, painting or building.

Catch up on your reading list or revisit your favorite books

Some of our suggestions are:

• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

• Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

• Diving for Starfish by Cherie Burns

• Educated by Tara Westover

• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

• Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

• The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis

• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

• When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Take a virtual tour of Museums

These 12 world-famous museums offer virtual tours that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home.

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Get outside to exercise

Go for a hike, take a walk around your neighborhood, practice yoga, follow an online dance cardio class or stretch, but always practice social distancing and do not gather in groups. Exercise can make you feel happier, more energetic and help with relaxation and sleep.

Have a spa day

Brighten, tighten and firm and clear your skin by making a homemade face mask.

Watch your favorite movies or the Best Picture winners

Our family has made a ‘movie bowl’ where everyone has dropped in three to five movie titles. We plan to draw from the bowl every night and watch the selected movie. No complaining or arguments allowed - just family movie nights every night until this crisis is over!

Binge watch the best TV shows you missed

We recommend:

• The Crown

• Game of Thrones

• Downton Abbey

• Stranger Things

• Breaking Bad

• House of Cards

• Succession

• Killing Eve

• The Office

• Friends

• Parks and Recreation

• Weeds

• Homeland

• Portlandia

• Gilmore Girls

• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Get nostalgic watching family videos or going through old photo albums

Revisiting home videos and old family photo albums offer plenty of comic relief and is a great way to relive some of your fondest memories.

Play games

Give Rummikub, Cards, Mahjong and Trivial Pursuit a try.

Pick up that instrument that you started learning

You can watch YouTube videos for almost anything, including learning an instrument. 

Make playlists

Save all your favorite tunes in one place using Spotify.

Watch or rewatch the most iconic sports games/moments in history 

NFL films, FOX Sports, ESPN and NFL Channel are great sources for watching past sporting events. They also have original sports-related programming.

Try new recipes

We love to get ideas from:

• NY Times Cooking

• Tasty

• Food.com

Make a pinterest board

Check out our boards here!

Start a blog

This is a fun way to get your creativity flowing.

Reconnect with old friends near and far

Calling, sending a text or reaching out on social media is a great way to reconnect during this time of self quarantining.

Catch up on Sleep

Getting enough sleep is vital for a health immune system.

Do the NYTimes crossword

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Bake homemade bread

Everyone will enjoy the smell of fresh bread drifting through the house.

Puzzles, puzzles, puzzles

Puzzles improve mental speed and thought processes and improve short-term memory. Two of our favorite puzzle companies are Wentworth and Liberty.