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SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357) (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.

Also visit the online treatment locator, or send your zip code via text message: 435748 (HELP4U) to find help near you. Read more about the HELP4U text messaging service.

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In 2020, the Helpline received 833,598 calls. This is a 27 percent increase from 2019, when the Helpline received a total of 656,953 calls for the year.

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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

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Misusing alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs can have both immediate and long-term health effects.

The misuse and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and prescription medications affect the health and well-being of millions of Americans. SAMHSA’s 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that approximately 19.3 million people aged 18 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year.

Alcohol

Data:

  • In 2020, 50.0% of people aged 12 or older (or 138.5 million people) used alcohol in the past month (i.e., current alcohol users) (2020 NSDUH)
  • Among the 138.5 million people who were current alcohol users, 61. 6 million people (or 44.4%) were classified as binge drinkers and 17.7 million people (28.8% of current binge drinkers and 12.8% of current alcohol users) were classified as heavy drinkers (2020 NSDUH)
  • The percentage of people who were past month binge alcohol users was highest among young adults aged 18 to 25 (31.4%) compared with 22.9% of adults aged 26 or older and 4.1% of adolescents aged 12 to 17 (2020 NSDUH)
  • The 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 139.7 million Americans age 12 or older were past month alcohol users, 65.8 million people were binge drinkers in the past month, and 16 million were heavy drinkers in the past month
  • About 2.3 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in 2019 drank alcohol in the past month, and 1.2 million of these adolescents binge drank in that period (2019 NSDUH)
  • Approximately 14.5 million people age 12 or older had an alcohol use disorder (2019 NSDUH)
  • Excessive alcohol use can increase a person’s risk of stroke, liver cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, cancer, and other serious health conditions
  • Excessive alcohol use can also lead to risk-taking behavior, including driving while impaired. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 29 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver daily

Programs/Initiatives:

  • STOP Underage Drinking interagency portal - Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking
  • Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking
  • Talk. They Hear You.
  • Underage Drinking: Myths vs. Facts
  • Talking with your College-Bound Young Adult About Alcohol

Relevant links:

  • National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
  • Department of Transportation Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance
  • Alcohol Policy Information Systems Database (APIS)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Tobacco

Data:

  • In 2020, 20.7% of people aged 12 or older (or 57. 3 million people) used nicotine products (i.e., used tobacco products or vaped nicotine) in the past month (2020 NSDUH)
  • Among past month users of nicotine products, nearly two thirds of adolescents aged 12 to 17 (63.1%) vaped nicotine but did not use tobacco products. In contrast, 88.9% of past month nicotine product users aged 26 or older used only tobacco products (2020 NSDUH)
  • Data from the 2019 NSDUH reports that 58.1 million people were current (i.e., past month) tobacco users. Specifically, 45.9 million people aged 12 or older in 2019 were past month cigarette smokers (2019 NSDUH)
  • Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, often leading to lung cancer, respiratory disorders, heart disease, stroke, and other serious illnesses. The CDC reports that cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States
  • The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health reports that more than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking cigarettes

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use data:

  • Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey.  Among both middle and high school students, current use of e-cigarettes declined from 2019 to 2020, reversing previous trends and returning current e-cigarette use to levels similar to those observed in 2018
  • E-cigarettes are not safe for youth, young adults, or pregnant women, especially because they contain nicotine and other chemicals

Resources:

  • Tips for Teens: Tobacco
  • Tips for Teens: E-cigarettes
  • Implementing Tobacco Cessation Programs in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings
  • Synar Amendment Program

Links:

  • Truth Initiative
  • FDA Center for Tobacco Products
  • CDC Office on Smoking and Health
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse: Tobacco, Nicotine, and E-Cigarettes
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse: E-Cigarettes

Opioids

Data:

  • Among people aged 12 or older in 2020, 3.4% (or 9.5 million people) misused opioids in the past year. Among the 9.5 million people who misused opioids in the past year, 9.3 million people misused prescription pain relievers and 902,000 people used heroin (2020 NSDUH)
  • An estimated 745,000 people had used heroin in the past year, based on 2019 NSDUH data
  • In 2019, there were 10.1 million people age 12 or older who misused opioids in the past year. The vast majority of people misused prescription pain relievers (2019 NSDUH)
  • An estimated 1.6 million people aged 12 or older had an opioid use disorder based on 2019 NSDUH data
  • Opioid use, specifically injection drug use, is a risk factor for contracting HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. The CDC reports that people who inject drugs accounted for 9 percent of HIV diagnoses in the United States in 2016
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Understanding the Epidemic, an average of 128 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose

Resources:

  • Medication-Assisted Treatment
  • Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
  • TIP 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings
  • Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy
  • Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants
  • The Facts about Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Addiction
  • Pregnancy Planning for Women Being Treated for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Tips for Teens: Opioids
  • Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Grants
  • Tribal Opioid Response Grants
  • Provider’s Clinical Support System - Medication Assisted Treatment Grant Program

Links:

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse: Opioids
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse: Heroin
  • HHS Prevent Opioid Abuse
  • Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
  • Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
  • Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network

Marijuana

Data:

  • The percentage of people who used marijuana in the past year was highest among young adults aged 18 to 25 (34. 5%) compared with 16.3% of adults aged 26 or older and 10.1% of adolescents aged 12 to 17 (2020 NSDUH)
  • 2019 NSDUH data indicates that 48.2 million Americans aged 12 or older, 17.5 percent of the population, used marijuana in the past year
  • Approximately 4.8 million people aged 12 or older in 2019 had a marijuana use disorder in the past year (2019 NSDUH)
  • Marijuana can impair judgment and distort perception in the short term and can lead to memory impairment in the long term
  • Marijuana can have significant health effects on youth and pregnant women.

Resources:

  • Know the Risks of Marijuana
  • Marijuana and Pregnancy
  • Tips for Teens: Marijuana

Relevant links:

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse: Marijuana
  • Addiction Technology Transfer Centers on Marijuana
  • CDC Marijuana and Public Health

Emerging Trends in Substance Misuse:

  • Methamphetamine—In 2019, NSDUH data show that approximately 2 million people used methamphetamine in the past year. Approximately 1 million people had a methamphetamine use disorder, which was higher than the percentage in 2016, but similar to the percentages in 2015 and 2018. The National Institute on Drug Abuse Data shows that overdose death rates involving methamphetamine have quadrupled from 2011 to 2017. Frequent meth use is associated with mood disturbances, hallucinations, and paranoia.
  • Cocaine—In 2019, NSDUH data show an estimated 5.5 million people aged 12 or older were past users of cocaine, including about 778,000 users of crack. The CDC reports that overdose deaths involving have increased by one-third from 2016 to 2017. In the short term, cocaine use can result in increased blood pressure, restlessness, and irritability. In the long term, severe medical complications of cocaine use include heart attacks, seizures, and abdominal pain.
  • Kratom—In 2019, NSDUH data show that about 825,000 people had used Kratom in the past month. Kratom is a tropical plant that grows naturally in Southeast Asia with leaves that can have psychotropic effects by affecting opioid brain receptors. It is currently unregulated and has risk of abuse and dependence. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that health effects of Kratom can include nausea, itching, seizures, and hallucinations.

Resources:

  • Tips for Teens: Methamphetamine
  • Tips for Teens: Cocaine
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse

More SAMHSA publications on substance use prevention and treatment.

Last Updated: 04/27/2022

Things to do at home. 80 exciting, enjoyable and rewarding activities

May 1 Likbez Relaxation

It just seems that staying at home is boring.

Print this list, cut it into narrow strips with one item each, and put them in a box or jar. When you get bored at home, just pull out any note at random - and act according to the plan.

1. Dance. To your favorite music, of course!

2. Test the new game. For example, Morphite or Alto's Odyssey.

3. Watch all episodes of Game of Thrones in one fell swoop. If enough weekends, of course.

4. Take a lot of selfies, choose the best and update avatars in instant messengers and social networks.

5. Try on all the current clothes, putting together a few stylish looks.

6. Move furniture to freshen up the interior. Any changes in the surrounding space benefit brain cells, improve memory and mood.

7. Make a plank.

8. Discover new music. You can search for it in as many as 40 different ways. Try it and you will understand how many great songs you have not heard yet!

9. Rhyme everything that you see around, even if it is "cat - cattle." Perhaps you will have a poem! It's also a great brain workout.

10. Compose and beautifully design a crossword puzzle.

11. Explore a site you like and get ideas from it. Dig deep!

12. Start your own blog or Telegram channel.

13. Get lost on Pinterest. What to pair your new pencil skirt with, how to spend your child's first birthday - millions of ideas await you for every taste!

14. Build your own private Pinterest page by saving ideas that interest you.

15. Take a bubble bath with a few drops of your favorite aromatic oil.

16. Arrange a spa at home: with face and hair masks, hand bath and heel brush.

17. Prepare and slowly, savoring every sip, drink cocoa or perfect hot chocolate.

18. Give yourself a massage.

19. Start reading a book about travel, space or magic.

20. Turn on a light relaxing film - about something good and without unnecessary frills.

21. Thoughtfully fill an anti-stress coloring book with all possible colors.

22. Start painting by numbers.

23. Practice yoga. All you need is some floor space and a rug (although a rug will do).

24. Seduce a partner.

25. Learn to meditate.

26. Take a nap.

27. Sit in front of the window with a cup of coffee and watch passers-by, leaves and clouds. Feel happy.

28. Spend the whole day on the couch and not worry a bit about it.

29. Read the instructions for household appliances and finally figure out how to make a double latte in a cool new coffee maker.

30. Cook something interesting according to the recipe of some culinary guru. Or master express dishes that take no more than 5 minutes. Or finally cook the best borscht in your life.

31. Clean your computer and smartphone from unnecessary applications.

32. Start listening to podcasts: educational or entertaining.

33. Choose an interesting online course and listen to it.

34. View photos and videos stored in the smartphone's memory. Remove redundant.

35. Update the software on the laptop and gadgets. Make sure you have the latest OS and antivirus installed.

36. Take pictures of unnecessary things and post them on Avito.

37. Go to Avito and look for the thing you've been thinking about buying for a long time. Find an inexpensive ideal option, order.

38. Go through the closet and put things in a bag that you can then give to those in need.

39. Dismantle the first-aid kit, leaving only the necessary and not expired in it.

40. Make a unique interior decoration with your own hands. Lots of ideas and instructions.

41. Start keeping a personal diary.

42. Make a list of goals for the next month, six months, year.

43. Update and expand your resume with hacks that can double your salary.

44. Update your profile on a dating site. If you are registered there, of course.

45. Make a facial massage.

46. Explore Wikipedia. Fall down the "rabbit hole" for a while: follow the links inside the article that interests you, expanding your knowledge of the issue more and more.

47. Set up a mini-garden on the windowsill: in a couple of weeks you will have your own organic greenery.

48. Prepare lunches for the office ahead of time, divide them into portions and place them in the refrigerator.

49. Clean up. For example, according to the Japanese principles of kaizen.

50. Shine a bathroom.

51. Wash windows.

52. List the pros and cons of a task that you think about a lot. Whether to have children? Should I buy a car? Go on vacation abroad or within the country?

53. Assemble an emergency case in case of an emergency.

54. Wash and clean combs and makeup brushes.

55. Learn how to tie a tie or scarf in a dozen stylish ways.

56. Recall an old friend with whom you have not communicated for a long time and send him a message in a messenger or voice mail.

57. Write a letter (real paper!) to grandparents. Tell everything about yourself, your life and how you love your recipients.

58. Write short messages to your loved one on small pieces of paper, so that later you can put them discreetly in his pockets and bag.

59. Take colored paper, scissors, glue and make some greeting cards for friends and family for the coming holidays. Lifehacker wrote about homemade gifts for February 23 and March 8. But the ideas are so good that they can be used all year round.

60. Make (and write down, so as not to forget!) a list of gifts that will please your loved ones.

61. Watch with friends those series that perfectly match your mood. Don't forget to order pizza!

62. Talk with a partner about joint plans and goals and be sure to agree on the dates of the next adventure.

63. Meet a friend. Make each other cool hairstyles.

64. Play board games with friends or children.

65. Teach your friends card tricks or surprise them with simple tricks based on the laws of physics.

66. Compete: who can fold the farthest-flying paper airplane? Anything can be used for aircraft construction: from office paper to old magazines and newspapers.

67. Together with someone, start putting together a huge puzzle of a thousand pieces.

68. Give your partner a foot massage.

69. Fortune telling. For example, take the thickest book and invite friends to name the page and line number, and then read the prediction together. Or make magic cookies.

70. Enough to take pictures with friends.

71. Blow soap bubbles.

72. Make a new bed, toy or scratching post for your pet. Lifehacker has already collected instructions.

73. Write a letter with your children to your family in the future. Hide it in a time capsule and promise to open it and read it in a year.

74. Make a clear joint plan with the children on how you will spend your summer holidays or the next weekend. Choose movies on the sites of the nearest cinemas, book a ticket, make an itinerary…

75. Snuggle the kids, arrange pillow fights (it's nice, and such memories will remain in children for a long time).

76. Finally go in for sports. Have you been dreaming of tightening your stomach or buttocks for a long time?

77. Together with the children, build a cardboard castle from old boxes and color it. If you put several boxes together, cutting doors into them, you get a multi-room house!

78. Arrange a dress-up show with the children (at the same time you will sort out the closet in the nursery).

79. Draw a big picture together on a huge sheet or glued landscape sheets.

80. Take paints and a piece of drawing paper and leave prints of your palms on it. Date and store carefully.

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what to do when bored at home, what to do at home from idleness

To overcome boredom, below are 50 activities. Not all of them are interesting for everyone who is bored, however, there is something to choose from such a variety. And if you add the site to your bookmarks, then when a boring period in life comes, you can easily find a solution:


  1. Take a walk. What to do at home when it's boring and there's nothing to do - go out for a walk. Put the phone aside (and it is better to put it in a bag or backpack) and walk through the parks and streets. Such isolation from gadgets will allow you to take a fresh look at the world around you.
  2. Stretch. You can work out with sports equipment already available at home or order a personal set of dumbbells. As soon as it becomes boring, you need to take them into your hands and start practicing. There will be a double benefit: both boredom will pass, and the body will tighten up.
  3. Work. For this, oddly enough, it is not necessary to leave the house. To earn some money, it is enough to do your favorite things. Fans of surfing the Internet will appreciate the work of completing simple tasks and visiting sites. Such offers can be found on SocPublic and SeoSprint. And if you register on both portals, then you will get twice as much income. For lovers of social networks, there is VKTarget. Here they pay for each like, adding a user to a group and many other tasks in Odnoklassniki, Instagram, Vkontakte.
  4. Play online games. It can be a long-known and beloved shooter or an unfamiliar RPG genre. For connoisseurs of logic tasks, the sites offer a large selection of classic and new puzzles.
  5. Get out. It is not necessary to start a general cleaning, cleaning in one specific place is enough. It can be a closet with clothes, a drawer in the kitchen or a box of junk on the balcony. The mood will improve when everything around is sparkling clean.
  6. Engage in writing articles for sale. Topic - any, close in interests and hobbies. Ready article should not be put away on the table. It must be placed for sale in article stores, such as almost every content exchange. The text will be purchased by the owner of the site for placement, and the author will receive a small fee.
  7. Learn a foreign language. It can be popular English or mysterious Japanese. Knowledge of languages, albeit a couple of phrases, will never be superfluous. For learning, online services of foreign languages ​​are the best fit. Popular among them are Puzzle English and LinguaLeo. This will allow not only to improve grammar, but also to expand the general boundaries of the worldview.
  8. Get to know. We are talking not only about romantic relationships, but also about a new friend or friend. Yes, and just o no binding communication in the chat. You will need a mobile phone and the desire to talk. The app store for android offers a lot of programs for dating. Communication with strangers will not only drive away boredom, but also somewhat invigorate family relations (no one has canceled harmless flirting). The most daring can pretend to be the opposite sex and speculate on the topic: "What are all stupid."
  9. Pass a paid survey. Many companies pay to have customers answer questions about their products. This is how they conduct audience marketing research. For the convenience of users, all questionnaires are combined on several portals. Popular questionnaires on the web: "Anketka.py" and "Expert Opinion". You can register for several at once, so earnings will increase several times.
  10. Watch videos and earn money. The method is suitable for fans of YouTube. To earn money, you just need to register on a special site and make reposts, share with friends and leave comments. One of these portals for making money is qcomment.ru. The fees for one action are very modest, but you won’t have to do anything complicated either.
  11. Wash dirty clothes. The laundry drawer does not close and needs attention? 3before, it's time to wash dirty linen.
  12. Clear mailbox. It has long been in need of cleaning: remove spam, unsubscribe from mailing lists and parse important mail.
  13. Prepare a new dish. Cooking books or websites with similar topics will come to the rescue at home. Close people will certainly be delighted with a suddenly organized delicious lunch or dinner.
  14. Get a manicure. For the procedure, it is not at all necessary to go to a beauty salon. Having lived with the necessary tools, you can do it yourself.
  15. Refresh your haircut or style your hair in a new way. The new look will not only dispel boredom, but will also give self-confidence. If there is no “own” hairdresser yet, then going to the hairdressers and choosing a master can be turned into a fun adventure.
  16. Change decor. Even your favorite interior items get bored with time and need to be replaced. If funds allow, then it is worth going further and updating the furniture in the house.
  17. Go to the gym. Or sign up and visit the first trial workout. Fitness clubs offer classes for every taste: group, individual, various directions. For those who doubt further classes, there are one-time subscriptions.
  18. Read books. Everyone has a list of books that they would like to read, but there is not enough time for this. This moment has come! It is enough to start, and the plot will be so captivating that it will not be possible to quit what has been started.
  19. Call an old friend. This may be your favorite class leader or a distant relative, a colleague from a previous job. It is important that the person be pleasant and want to communicate with him.
  20. Create a resume. Even if there is no need to look for a job. Such a self-presentation will help you visually see your skills and abilities, raise your self-esteem.
  21. Take care of loved ones. Buy slippers that grandma likes so much, or send a postcard to your aunt in another city. Relatives are pleased with the manifestation of such care.
  22. Draw. What to do with your own hands when bored at home - draw a portrait or landscape. Talent and skill are not required. Drawing is self-expression. If you want to improve your skills, then there are many courses and individual lessons on the Internet dedicated to drawing.
  23. Take a bath. And not just a bath, but with the addition of salt and oils. A good book and a cup of your favorite drink will be a great company.
  24. Meditate. The assistant in this case is an application on the phone. It will help you concentrate on breathing, hear your heart rhythm. Meditation promotes relaxation and sets you in a positive mood.
  25. Open new horizons for yourself. This is a new hobby or the beginning of what you have long wanted to do: learning a language, sewing, cooking, mastering a new computer program.
  26. Solve a scanword or crossword. 3a magazine or newspaper do not even have to leave the house. There are many varieties of this puzzle presented on entertainment sites.
  27. Write a wish list. This can be a list of goals for the next year, a list of films to watch or a place where you have long wanted to go.
  28. Write a poem. Let it not be completely in rhyme, creation will become a verse in prose. And perhaps, a previously unknown talent will be revealed, and poetry will become an integral part of life.
  29. Prepare a cocktail. As ingredients, everything that is in the house will do. 3a basis to take the already known classic recipe or come up with it yourself.
  30. Throw a party. This point follows directly from the past. Drinking cocktails alone is sad. For a good evening, it’s enough to invite a few friends over and cook snacks.
  31. Sleep. This is so desirable in the early morning, when you need to get up and go to work. To avoid drowsiness in the morning, go to bed early enough. A few extra hours of sleep will have a positive effect on well-being and appearance.
  32. Wash the window. The time of year doesn't matter. If it is winter outside, then only the inner part of the frame can be washed, however, half of the work will be done.
  33. Listen to your favorite music. If, while listening, there is a desire to dance, then you should not restrain yourself. If you can not make noise, enjoy your favorite works in the headphones.
  34. Watch TV. Entertainment programs on TV are always the answer to the question: "what to do at home when it's boring?". Actual for those who turn it on once a year to listen to the President's speech. Perhaps you will be able to discover new shows and TV programs for yourself.
  35. Read the news. It is useful to be aware of events in the world. The main thing is not to take it to heart and not to go into politics.
  36. Create your own blog. This small corner will become a reflection of the inner world and a place where you can open your soul. It is not necessary to make a blog publicly available.
  37. Keep a paper diary. Thoughts, favorite expressions, ideas and plans are written in it. For those who do not like to write, an audio diary format has been invented. It's nice to return to the records after a few years.
  38. Prepare something. Everything that fantasy is enough for: a favorite dish of the whole family or a new culinary masterpiece from Asian cuisine.
  39. Tackle. So nice, wrapped in a blanket, look at old photographs and study relics from the past. Memories immediately embrace the whole and evoke something warm and light.
  40. Start a channel on YouTube. This is not about achieving popularity or earning income. The channel is self-expression, a method of communication with others. They create it for themselves, and subsequently such projects are gaining popularity among viewers.
  41. Finish pending business. What to do at home from idleness - to complete an important, but delayed business. Such tasks exist for everyone. The reasons for non-fulfillment are all their own: someone does not have enough time, someone does not want to do this or there is no inspiration. If there is no desire to do everything from the beginning to the end, it is enough to dedicate yourself a little to the postponed work.
  42. Create a winter garden. Few people can boast of having their own private plot, but in this case it is not needed. For a winter garden, you will need a free window sill, plants, flowerpots and a little patience. For those who find caring for natural flowers too tiresome, there is a garden of stones. It will fit into any minimalist interior and show all the subtlety of the mental organization of the owner of the dwelling.
  43. Give flowers. It is worth doing it just like that, without a reason and a special date. It is enough to choose a bouquet in the delivery service and send the courier to the desired address.
  44. Learn to tie a tie. At least one of the nodes, and maybe the process will be so exciting that it will be possible to master several options. This skill is as relevant as ever, since in the modern world there are less and less people who can beautifully tie neckties.
  45. Explore the area. It is not necessary to leave the house at the same time. All interesting places can be found using a map (paper or electronic). To expand your horizons, it is useful to study the map of the world and remember where interesting straits, rivers and islands are located.
  46. Visit a club of interest. They are in every district of the city. The variety is amazing: board games, tailoring, karting, knitting, carpentry and much more. After such visits, the question: “what craft can you do when you are bored at home?” does not arise.
  47. Clean mobile phone. We are talking about its internal content. Each smartphone needs regular removal of old programs, copying photos to external media and changing user settings.
  48. Massage. According to the videos, it will be possible to master simple techniques of self-massage. If this lesson turns out to be interesting, then it is worth looking for professional massage courses.
  49. Go to a cafe or restaurant. It is not necessary to order a three-course meal. To get acquainted with the atmosphere of a new establishment, it is enough to order coffee and dessert. Perhaps this new place will soon become a favorite.
  50. Drink. Organize an evening of your favorite drink: carefully choose a snack, study all manufacturers, serve a table.
  51. Visit a concert. Even if your favorite performer does not plan to perform in the near future, you can go to any singer you like. Such an evening will expand knowledge about the musical world and leave pleasant memories.
  52. Do yoga. Beginners should learn a few simple asanas. For those who are completely far from sports, start with the correct setting of breathing.
  53. Create an unusual Instagram profile. It can be an account of a beloved pet or, for example, a beautiful liver from a freshly opened pack.
  54. Drink water. It will not help to overcome boredom, but it will not become superfluous either. Most people do not consume enough liquid per day. One glass is already the beginning on the way to solving many health problems.
  55. Compile a financial plan. After reading a couple of articles about a personal financial plan, you can easily calculate finances for the year ahead. The plan should include all expenses, income and savings.
  56. Do the "Inhale-Exhale" exercise. Having mastered this process, keeping yourself in hand in the most difficult situations will not be difficult.
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