One Hundred Things To Do Instead of Drugs and Alcohol
1. Write a poem
2. Call up an old friend
3. Read a book
4. Make sandwiches to save for later
5. Call your mom
6. Go for a walk
7. Go for a jog
8. Draw fantastical creatures
9. Eat healthy snacks
10. Play with my kids
11. Do laundry
12. Clean a room in the house
13. Mow the lawn
14. Drive around town
15. Write love letters to my wife
16. Write love letters to my brothers
17. Send my sister flowers
18. Research my ancestry
19. Watch a nature show
20. Watch a classic comedy
21. Watch Rick Steve's Travel show
22. Watch an old Twilight Zone
23. Buy a newspaper and read it
24. Buy a fantasy football magazine and do research
25. Help my kids with their academic books
26. Go to the park with my kids
27. Shop online on something I actually need
28. Organize my shirts
29. Go to the library
30. Get a haircut
31. Water the plants
32. Pick some blackberries
33. Pick some blueberries
34. Pick on your sister (after the flowers are received)
35. Call your dad and talk about the Red Sox
36. Draw a self-portrait
36. Paint a picture of you drinking ginger ale
37. Put on music and dance
38. Eat raw veggies
39. Make a smoothie and drink it
40. Write some emails to some old friends
41. Meditate
42. Take a nap
43. Wipe all the dusty surfaces in the house
44. Make a salad
45. Organize your nightstand drawers
46. Clean the windows
47. Use the edger
48. Sweep the floors
49. Mop the floors
50. Vacuum the carpets
51. Bring old, unworn clothes to goodwill
52. Say something nice to someone near you
53. Clean the garage
54. Join some clubs online that are free
55. Wash the cars
56. Get oil changes for the cars
57. Clean out the inside of the cars
58. Go grab the mail from the mailbox
59. Attend to some BCBA work
60. Listen to music
61. Start learning a new language
62. Learn a new dance
63. Go for a swim
64. Treat yourself to ice cream
65. Drive to the ocean
66. Drive to the nearest lake
67. Start a journal
68. Look up the value of old baseball cards
69. Buy a new pack of baseball cards
70. Learn a new instrument
71. Go bowling
72. Find someone to play tennis with
73. Play basketball
74. Play ping pong w/ someone
75. Play foosball w/ someone
76. Clean out the fridge
77. Clean out the pantry
78. Clean out the kitchen shelves
79. Work on your novel
80. Write a short story
81. Brainstorm new story ideas
82. Write down jokes
83. Take a shower
84. Shave your beard
85. Eat avocado toast
86. Join a softball league
87. Draw a cartoon strip
88. Eat the sandwiches you made earlier
89. Plant a tree in the yard
90. Take a good look at yourself in the mirror
91. Read the Bible
92. Read the Torah
93. Read the Koran
94. Read Garfield
95. Recite your old poems to people who you think might like them
96. Do chalk art outside with or without the kids
97. Look up airline tickets to Hawaii or New Orleans
98. Buy a new flavor seltzer you've never tried
99. Do a collage
100. Write another poem
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