Comments on: Sick day activities

Question: Sick day activities

commasplice — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:00:31 -0800

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?

By: occhiblu

occhiblu — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:03:30 -0800

Relax and rest?

By: CRM114

CRM114 — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:04:15 -0800

Read a book you've been meaning to?

By: drobot

drobot — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:05:24 -0800

shred stuff in the shredder?

By: ifranzen

ifranzen — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:06:18 -0800

Consider the mystery of your own existence.

By: mezzanayne

mezzanayne — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:06:41 -0800

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.

By: beccaj

beccaj — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:06:53 -0800

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.

By: teleskiving

teleskiving — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:11:15 -0800

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.

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:51:07 -0800

Booo, no, don't go into work!

Do you have any personal grooming you could do- pedicures, manicures, facials, hair mask?

By: nomad

nomad — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:54:33 -0800

it may be too late, but watch The Price is Right

By: andifsohow

andifsohow — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:07:51 -0800

Balance your finances?

By: travosaurus

travosaurus — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:35:23 -0800

Do something creative. Draw, write and re-arrange your furniture (as has been suggested).

By: commasplice

commasplice — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:39:34 -0800

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.

By: lyam

lyam — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:51:06 -0800

Organize closet
get some paint mixed for touching up the walls/details
Change/Paint hardware accents
Rent some movies

By: booknerd

booknerd — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:58:02 -0800

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.

By: jdroth

jdroth — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:20:22 -0800

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. :)

By: banshee

banshee — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:23:35 -0800

masterbate

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:49:37 -0800

Update your CV. Apply for new jobs. Back-up your files.

By: jdroth

jdroth — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:55:25 -0800

masterbate

If you're going to make an asinine one-word comment, at least spell the one word correctly. Sheesh.

By: bink

bink — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:43:44 -0800

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.

By: heeeraldo

heeeraldo — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:35:39 -0800

exercise your Kegels!