51: clear my computer space
52: make something to eat
53: make a to buy list
54: research my secret goal
55: research my operation
56: check my attendance online
57: read the truth about beauty
58: organise my ipod
59: find some new/old music
60: sleep if needed
61: sort out my thinspo
62: do a couple 43t entries
63: make all my online passwords the same
64: do a list of things ill need to spend
65: go on the xbox
66: hoover my floor
67: make a daily to do list
68: make a weekly to do list
69: call a firend
70: create a list of movies to watch
71: clean my car (once i get it)
72: bake something
73: go to the shop and get ingredients for a recipe
74: make a gratitude list
75: go to the doctors for a checkup
76: go onto miniclip.com
77: clean my tv/mirrors surface areas
78: practise my dancing
79: wash and change my bedding
80: do somebody a favour
81:learn a new song on guitar
82: research an intrest
83: go to the gym
84: go swimming
85: chill with my family
86: try something new
87: switch all electricals off
88: work on the photowall in my bedroom
89: read a magazine
90: iron my clothes
91: exfoliate
92: moisturise
93: clean my shoes
94: go to the salon
95: go for a walk
96: make a brew and relax
97: work on an art project
98: practise taking photos
99: get my homwork file in order
100: make sure everything is competed for college
101: go somewhere if possible
How to compile a list of 101 Useful Things To Do Besides Watch TV
How I did it: I would write new ones, each time a new idea would come to me. They would come to me in bits, I did not write the entire thing at one time. But now that I have finished the list I will definitely not be watching television next time I find myself with nothing to do. It will be really useful having the list as a bunch of ideas of things to do when I am bored that will help me out in an area of my life, and won't waste any of my time.
Lessons & tips: Just write down an idea as soon as you get it-even if you are in the middle of doing something else make a note of it. Make sure you write down things for the sake of having ideas that you will actually want to do, not just for the sake of finishing the list. I took so long with mine because I was really picky with the things I put down, making sure to only put down things that would be of use to me, and I would enjoy doing.
Resources: Imagination! 43 Things.
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1: do some jogging
2: do homework
3: practise guitar
4: take some photos
5: do flexability stretches
6: download some music
7: exercise
8: tidy my bedroom
9: practise singing
10: do a life plan
11: do my hair
12: do some yoga
13: go on ehow
14: have a long bath
15: study
16: learn a new recipe
17: persue a 43t goal
18: practise my spanish
19: organise my bedroom
20: sort out my pc files
21: go on deviant art/xanga/postsecret
22: draw
23: situps/crunches
24: do a driving lesson
25: watch a movie
26: charge my ipod/phone
27: declutter
28: tidy the house
29: go shopping
30: get stuff ready for tomorrow
31: practise my theory driving test
32: practise acting/ a monoloug
33: clean out my handbag
34: find photgraphy pics online
35: study maths
36: tan /use the face tanner
37: make money
38: find decor for my bedroom
39: e-shop
40: do my logbook
41: organise my photos
42: upload and store photos
43: drink some water
44: have a manicure
45: have a pedicure
46: do/get my eyebrows done
47: check my bank account
48: read a book
49: do some laundry
50: have a facial
1.)Study Art History
2.)Study Classics
3.)Study Media Studies
4.)Study English
5.)Study Biology
6.)Do my design work
7.)Take photos for bigstockphoto.com
8.)Paint a painting
9.)Go for a run
10.)Clean my mouse cage
11.)Download music
12.)Stretch legs (try to do splits)
13.)Do situps
14.)Do cosmo exercises
15.)Learn a new song on guitar
16.)Learn some french words
17.)Read an article on PETA
18.)Watch some short films
19.)Make my own short film
20.)Write a song
21.)Read one of my art books
22.)Have a driving lesson
23.)Learn about children in Africa
24.)Learn how to cook something new
25.)Go on to eHow and learn how to do something new
26.)Do exercises to tone where I want to tone
27.)Try Yoga
28.)Find a job
29.)Find out what those little spots under my eyes are and how to control them
30.)Go online and learn the meanings of some words
31.)Bus to the ice rink and practice
32.)Clean my room
33.)Watch one of the 50 movies that I have to watch
34.)Read one of the 50 books that I have to read
35.)Write up a five year plan
36.)Practice singing
37.)Learn more about snowboarding
38.)Learn more about surfing
39.)Learn the history of music
40.)Do a piece of artwork other than a painting
41.)Write a story
42.)Write a poem
43.)Make a music video
44.)Learn to use the Imac
45.)Create a piece on garageband
45.)Bus somewhere and explore a new area I haven’t before
46.)Take a shower, do my nails, etc
47.)Go to the supermarket and stock up on my food
48.)Organise my photos
49.)Learn about the history of France
50.)Create a travel plan
I’m always wasting time on the computer with nothing to do. And when I do something else, it almost always isn’t useful. I need ideas!
51. Recharge camcorder
52. Buy digital camera
53. Look over yearbooks
54. Help dad with his e-bills
55. Pay any late fees
56. Recite prayers
57. Read unread books
58. Watch unwatched youtube videos
59. Review dreams
60. Fill containers
61. Get my own luggage collection
62. Sort belongings
63. Remember expedia password
64. Fast
65. Practice techniques
66. Throw a reunion
67. Clean your bathroom
68. Defrag your computer
69. Get new windshield wipers for your car
70. Thaw out freezer
1. Eat an oreo… if you’re a person.
2. Read a book… if you’re not blind.
3. Write a book… if you don’t want to read one.
4. Listen to music… if you own a radio and/or CD.
5. Cook some food… If you’re hungry.
6. Develop some opinions… if you want one.
7. Research a topic… if you have the sources.
8. Sing a song… if you have decent breath.
9. Brush your teeth… if you don’t have decent breath.
10. Put on clothes… if you aren’t a nudist.
24) study big band charts
25) play guitar
26) take a long hot bath (stole that from Harijan)
27) paint my front door
28) breath
29) sort my clothes
30) move the boxes in the hallway
31) journal
32) dream
33) look up new recipes
34) lift weights
35) mow the grass
36) get the KORG ready for Maggie
37) teach
39) work on my dads 30’s CD
40) plan a vacation
41) make money
42) read the world is flat
43) go to dinners ready
44) trim the knick knick
45) clean under the kitchen sink
46) organize my CD’s and throw a bunch away
47) book gigs
48) do the “Songs I love” CD
49) volunteer
50) do push ups
51) sew that cute skirt I bought material for
52) clean out my purse
53) call people I love and tell them
7) feed my cat
8) do dishes
9) sew dougs pants
10) call my daughter
11) pray
12) call a friend
13) clean the garage
14) sing
15) do sit ups
16) play tennis
17) take pictures of things I love






