Summer Activities for the Easily Bored
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Summer Activities for the Easily Bored
If you find yourself sitting in your bedroom pulling out your hair in the middle of July because you’re “bored,” then here are some activities for you to try out.
- Find a great book and finish it.
It’s not always the easiest thing in the world to find a good book that you’re interested in. A problem I frequently experience is that when I stop reading, I never find the motivation to pick it up and continue reading. A good way to find the right book for you is to go to www.openingthebook.com/whichbook and they will give you suggestions based on your mood.
- Watch an entire TV series on Netflix.
Netflix offers thousands of movies, but why watch a movie when you can enjoy five plus seasons of a show. Some
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popular shows include: 30 Rock, Breaking Bad, Parks and Recreation, and Supernatural. The site also offers older shows to bring you back to the good old days of youth, with shows such as Freaks and Geeks, Cheers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Netflix has also gotten into the business of making their own series that are solely aired on the site such as House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, and seasons four and up of Arrested Development (the other three can still be watched.)
- Write a biography for when you’re famous
Whether or not people will want to read it when you’re older, you should start jotting down your thoughts on a daily, weekly, maybe monthly basis. Not only will it supply your future autobiography but it will also help you out with how you’re feeling and help decision making throughout your life.
- Tie dye every piece of white clothing you own
Merriam-webster.com defines tie-dying as “a hand method of producing patterns in textiles by tying portions of the fabric or yarn so that they will not absorb the dye” but this concept coined in the 1960s will add some fun to your closet. Instead of tie-dying your own white clothes try someone else’s and then hide.
- Set up a tent in your back yard and live in it for a week,
Colorado is a great state for camping, with places such as Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Not all people, though, are accustomed to such a rugged environment of living and where is the best place to start out camping? Your backyard! When you are out there, make a list of all the things you initially forgot to take with you. Despite the fact you can go back and get them, you will be better prepared for when it comes to the real thing.
- Learn to play a new instrument.
Playing an instrument is a great way to spend/waste time in an enjoyable manner. But before you can play an instrument you need to decide what instrument you want to play and learn how to play it. The common choices amongst teenagers would be guitar, ukulele, drums, and the piano, but there are many more much less played instruments that you can find in any music store. If you want a simple instrument then try the didgeridoo; a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians. It is a hollow wooden “trumpet” that can be up to 10 feet long. Other competitors to choose from are the mandolin, piccolo, and the “banjolele.”
- Get a summer job.
A job is a great way to spend your summer because not only will you get paid but also it will kill some time, allow you to take on more opportunities, and possibly make new acquaintances.
- Learn your blood type
Knowing your blood type will let you know whether you are at an increased chance of getting heart disease, stomach cancer, and blood types (A, B, and AB) and at a lower chance of fertility (O). You can learn your blood type when you donate blood, go in for a surgery, or donate an organ. Other ways to find out are to send your blood away to a lab or to rummage through your medical records and I’m sure you’ll find it somewhere.
- Go on a trip
Go to New York or go to New Mexico or go to Durango or just go to Manitou Springs. A trip isn’t where you go, it’s the memories you make while you’re there so go where you want to and make the best of it.
10. Write a list of things you want to do before summer is over.
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