Sick day activities

August 3, 2006 9:00 AM

I'm home sick from work today, but not bed-ridden. Are there any small life-maintenance-type projects I can do while I'm home? I've already cleaned out my email, done laundry, searched for new music, organized my digital photos and checked out my daily sites. Suggestions?
posted by commasplice to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (20 answers total)

Relax and rest?
posted by occhiblu at 9:03 AM on August 3, 2006

Read a book you've been meaning to?
posted by CRM114 at 9:04 AM on August 3, 2006

shred stuff in the shredder?
posted by drobot at 9:05 AM on August 3, 2006

Consider the mystery of your own existence.
posted by ifranzen at 9:06 AM on August 3, 2006 [1 favorite]

Wow, you've done all of that before 9am PST? You deserve a nap. Go back to bed.

Or you could rearrange your furniture, clean out your refrigerator, donate or sell any unused clothes that are in your closet, fix any minor repairs around your house/apartment, or bake a nice pie for tonight's dinner.
posted by mezzanayne at 9:06 AM on August 3, 2006

Hmmm... Junk drawer clean -out, organizing photos (going thru them send duplicates to friends that are in them, throwing out ones that are blurry , completely unidentifiable), giving the fridge a good scrub, organizing / underwear sock drawers and throwing out ones that i seem to avoid, elastic ruined, going thru medicine cabinets and tossing out old toiletries/meds, etc.
posted by beccaj at 9:06 AM on August 3, 2006

Email friends you've not been in touch with in a while. Another thing that's nice to do when you're a bit sick but don't need to be in bed all day is to go on virtual walking tours.
posted by teleskiving at 9:11 AM on August 3, 2006

Booo, no, don't go into work!

Do you have any personal grooming you could do- pedicures, manicures, facials, hair mask?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:51 AM on August 3, 2006 [1 favorite]

it may be too late, but watch The Price is Right
posted by nomad at 9:54 AM on August 3, 2006

Balance your finances?
posted by andifsohow at 10:07 AM on August 3, 2006

Do something creative. Draw, write and re-arrange your furniture (as has been suggested).
posted by travosaurus at 10:35 AM on August 3, 2006

Response by poster: I didn't want to infect everyone else. Besides, sometimes you just need a random day off.

Thanks for the suggestions! My roommate scrubbed the fridge last week, so I'm making a pile of clothes for Salvation Army and organizing all the crap that gets thrown in drawers...and catching up on cartoons.
posted by commasplice at 10:39 AM on August 3, 2006

Organize closet
get some paint mixed for touching up the walls/details
Change/Paint hardware accents
Rent some movies
posted by lyam at 10:51 AM on August 3, 2006

catch up on filing (or redo your filing system), write letters to friends, fold your underwear, alphabetize your record or book collection, color coordinate your closet, polish your floors and wood furniture, wash/vacuum/armor-all your car, weed your garden, make a big pot of soup, have a pot of tea, print out digital photos to frame or put in albums, organize your negatives if you shoot 35mm, take up a knitting project, etc.
posted by booknerd at 10:58 AM on August 3, 2006 [1 favorite]

This might sound over-ambitious, but often when I'm home sick I perform a "Getting Things Done" reset. That is, I sort out *everything* and then put it in its proper place. But then I'm something of a slob, and this is the sort of thing that needs done now and then around my house. :)
posted by jdroth at 11:20 AM on August 3, 2006

masterbate
posted by banshee at 2:23 PM on August 3, 2006

Update your CV. Apply for new jobs. Back-up your files.
posted by pompomtom at 2:49 PM on August 3, 2006

masterbate

If you're going to make an asinine one-word comment, at least spell the one word correctly. Sheesh.
posted by jdroth at 2:55 PM on August 3, 2006

Tidy up the tags on your music collection.
Clean one bathroom in your house.
Give your houseplants some love.
Brush the cats.
Back up your important files.
Write a letter.
Fix some small thing that's been bugging you: oil a squeaky door, tighten a hinge, replace a lightbulb, etc.
posted by bink at 7:43 PM on August 3, 2006

exercise your Kegels!
posted by heeeraldo at 9:35 PM on August 3, 2006