Shakespeare, Newton, and 50 Things To Do While Social Distancing.

While the world has flipped upside down for most of us in the last few weeks, I felt the need to log on and talk about things to do while we are social distancing. A perfect and high standard set for us would be that of William Shakespeare and Sir Isaac Newton.

Shakespeare went into quarantine (social distancing) when the Bubonic plague hit in England where he lived, the poet, playwright, and actor proceeded to write Venus and Adonis in 1593, and during another outbreak in 1606, Shakespeare managed to push out King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra.

Isaac Newton went into quarantine after his university shut down amid the bubonic plague in 1665. During his time in quarantine, Newton studied on his own from what he learned while attending university; this led to his discovery of Calculus, Newton’s Theory of Gravity, and the Theory of Optics.

Although they both set the bar pretty high as far as how they spent their time amidst quarintine, we can still take our time in quarantine and use it for the best. I have put together a list of 50 things you can do while social distancing that is completely free. Feel free to submit additional suggestions in the comments.

50 Things To Do While Social Distancing

1. Have a movie marathon or binge watch a tv show.

2. Tackle a project that you have been putting off.

3. Curl up with a good book you have been wanting to read

4. Organize and clean a specific room in your home.

5. Take this time and start working out in some way.

6. Bake a new recipe or yummy snack if you have the ingredients on hand.

7. Go for a walk in your neighborhood or local park. (I personally have been fishing with my free time.)

8. Play a board game, the longer the better.

9. Facetime or call your friends and family to chat and check up on one another

10. Clean out and wash your car using household appliances and supplies.

11. Listen to your favorite podcast or music or find something totally new!

12. Learn a craft skill like sewing, knitting, or my favorite, crochet.

13. Learn a new skill on YouTube, I have been learning how to draw.

14. Watch a documentary or interesting docuseries, there are a lot on Netflix, I’ve been watching Our Planet.

15. Clean out old text messages and pictures on your phone that are taking up unwanted space.

16. Watch a lives stream from many of our country’s zoos on your favorite animal.

17. Take a virtual museum tour.

18. If you have a dog, take him on an adventure. I took my Jack Russell fishing with me and I think he thoroughly enjoyed it aside from the rain.

19. Pray, worship, find a free bible study online to do.

20. Garden or do yard work around your house

21. Journal if you don’t already, I love bullet journaling and now have the time to be creative in my journal while social distancing.

22. Color, do crosswords or sudoku.

23. Digital scrapbook that album you have been putting off.

24. Go through your closet and decide whether to keep certain items or donate them to charity.

25. Spend time with your significant other.

26. Practice some self-care, give yourself a mini spa day. Take a bath, do a facemask, and paint your nails a fun color.

27. Take an online class for almost anything free online.

28. Refocus your spending and budget habits, balance those books!

29. Enjoy nature in your backyard, learn the different bird calls and species of bird.

30. Play around with your phone camera and explore the world of digital photography.

31. Plan a picnic with your significant other at a local park or body of water.

32. Rearrange a room in your house.

33. Unsubscribe from all of those online sites you have given your email to.

34. Watch the sunrise or sunset.

35. Go through old photo albums and keepsakes, organize them if you are up for the challenge.

36. Take a drive around your area and enjoy being out and soaking up the scenery.

37. Play your favorite video game, even make it a competition against family and friends if they have it to.

38. D.I.Y. something if you have all the materials on hand or refurbish something.

39. Bike, skate, or run in your neighborhood.

40. If you have a pool or hot tub in your yard, use it.

41. Repaint or touch up a room in your house.

42. Find a craft to do online.

43. Play a trivia game online.

44. Practice social distancing while talking to neighbors from a safe distance (6 feet).

45. Find a new e-book online from multiple libraries throughout the country.

46. Play or learn a new card game

47. Soak up some vitamin-D outside by sunbathing, air out your house by opening the windows

48. Dance or sing to your favorite song

49. Deep clean your carpets and flooring throughout your house.

50. Take a nap. (one of my personal favorites)

Most of all, remember to enjoy the slower pace, quality time with family, and shift in your daily schedule during this unique time in our lives.