how to make every day sick (pt. 2)
how to make everyday sick, no matter the day
*Please comment or write to me if you have more suggestions and ideas*
How to make everyday sick if you’re literally sick or unwell?
Getting sleep — honestly rest and recovery is important and sleep is one of the best ways to do that.
Calling a friend that makes you chuckle.
Having a sweet treat (just a piece of chocolate, don’t mind)
Buying something that would start a new activity that you’ve always wanted to get into so you can look forward to something post-sickness
Doing small things that give you a sense of achievement (make your bed, clean your room)
Get yourself in nice clothes and make yourself ready to feel good. Go outside, touch grass, feel the sunlight.
Plan a small day trip to somewhere fun nearby to get excited about an adventure. Lakes are always fun to see
Write a fictional story. Make it up and make it as funny or absurd as possible.
Watch a movie marathon of Lord of the Rings or Narnia or a sappy Bollywood film.
Play Civ
What if it’s a rainy day? How to make a rainy day sick?
Challenge yourself to work through a book completely that you’ve always wanted to get to
Invite friends for food and play a really fun board game and card games (I currently enjoy and suggest monopoly, hanabi, and terraforming mars)
Get a giant 1000+ puzzle pieces of a national park or something beautiful in nature and spend your day putting it together with a friend
Prepare a hearty soup to warm the soul.
Think about a chore that you don’t enjoy doing and find out how to build a robot or automation so you don’t have to do it anymore (e.g. cleaning, dishes, folding clothes)
Start looking up how to make sprouts and germinate the seeds of fruits you have at home into new plants (e.g. turn a seed from your lemon into a lemon tree)
Write a manifesto for your life and life’s purpose
Get your bestie to do your nails (so true, bestie)
Try doing your own nails (you got this)
Bake something new and give it to your people (perhaps a strawberry cake).
Make lists of various things you want to do, see, create, make
Start a woodworking project and make something cool you'd use (cutting board, shoe shelf, bookshelf, etc)
Make a website about something you have a lot to say about (yourself, cheese, rattlesnakes)
Think of a fun game you've enjoyed (e.g. Monopoly) and think about how to make it better and then program that
Learn to make candles and soaps at home
Try a new Pilates home workout
Get an instrument like a ukelele and learn to play theme songs from your favorite childhood shows (a spongebob one would be very funny)
Start a blog and write to answer questions you have about your field, life, universe, etc.
Look up small ways to monetize your hobbies and interests and do it (e.g. monetize your photography or start selling your at-home candles)
Start a photography project focusing on a theme like “Rainy Day Beauty” to make the best of rainy day at home. Have fun with it!
Write a letter to someone dear to you and mail it. You can make it interesting like sending it to them in the future and let them hear a past version of you. You can also do this for yourself.
Build a physical birdhouse (out of wood) and get bird feeding supplies and enjoy seeing more birds in your balcony or backyard every day.
Melt chocolate, coat strawberries, and put in fridge for chocolate-covered strawberries
Run in the rain (try it even if you might hate it)
Write an essay about something stirring in your mind
Start a new online course on something you've wanted to learn more about or skill up (biology, physics, writing, etc)
How to make a sunny day sick?
Plan a trail to run/walk the night before and run a fun trail in the morning
Pack a delicious picnic and head to a nice big field and play frisbee, read a book, and enjoy with friends
Spend the day at the beach and play beach volleyball and swim in the water
Go for a long bike ride on a route you have enjoyed or haven't gone on before
Rent a kayak or canoe if you're near a lake/river and spend the day on the water
Learn the requirements for fishing off of a public pier and go fishing with a couple friends and perhaps catch a sea bass
Find a friend that has a boat and go on their boat
Drive somewhere about 2 hours away from the city to catch some beautiful stars in the night
Organize a BBQ and Indiana Jones (or any) movie night with friends
Host or go to a beach bonfire, get some wood, and hot dogs and s'mores to enjoy with friends.
Go on a long walk without your phone and just enjoy your thoughts
Why not fly a kite? They are pretty cheap, beautiful, and enjoyable
Lay on a big field and stare at the sky
Visit a botanical garden or museum.
Play sports or go swimming! Pickleball is pretty accessible and public. Rally your friends to play volleyball, soccer, tennis, or basketball!
Organize various athletic competitions to challenge your friends and spend a day on a field sweating
Take your local Amtrak to somewhere you haven't been before and take a short day trip and enjoy a nice train ride.
Hike a mountain!
Set a record for yourself and try to walk the longest distance you have ever walked.
Go horseback riding!
literally if you do any of these with brian timar, it'll be a sick day by a factor of 10.