Stop Watching TV
100 Fun Things to do Instead

What if you stopped watching Television and made time for things that would make you feel alive and happy?

Despite Reality TV popularity, life is not a spectator sport – get off the couch and have some fun! Do something you’ve always wanted to do; something that makes you feel energized and joyful. You'll be surprised how much time you have when you stop watching TV.

Need some ideas? Here are 100 fun things to do instead of watching TV.

1. Read one of the classics
2. Take fun classes like cooking, knitting, pottery, computers, or pole dancing
3. Start an online business
4. Plant some flowers
5. Cook a fabulous meal
6. Ride your bicycle
7. Host a block party
8. Go on a roller coaster
9. Go to a museum
10. Read a trashy novel at the beach
11. Meditate
12. Go to the Gym
13. Enjoy a meal and conversation with your family at the dinner table See how this can improve your health
14. Take your dog for a long walk
15. Do volunteer work
16. Organize your photos
17. Start a scrapbook
18. Have quality conversations with your children
19. Check out online groups for people who have similar interests
20. Become a mentor
21. Bake something from scratch
22. Chat with a friend
23. Practice yoga
24. Put together a puzzle
25. Have passionate sex
26. Go on a nature hike
27. Start a gratitude journal
28. Listen to music that really moves you
29. Attend sports events instead of watching them on TV
30. Play a sport – softball, volleyball, tennis, racquetball
31. Go dancing
32. Learn to play a musical instrument
33. Learn a new language
34. Pray
35. Get out the hula hoop
36. Go jogging in a beautiful place
37. Eat a decadent dessert without feeling guilty
38. Just look at the stars
39. Watch the sunrise or sunset – or both
40. Go to a flea market
41. Flirt with someone
42. Call someone you haven't spoken to in a while
43. Go for a leisurely drive to nowhere in particular
44. Go swimming
45. Go skinny dipping
46. Make someone laugh
47. Have a dinner party
48. Perform a random act of kindness
49. Get a manicure or a pedicure
50. Look at model homes to get decorating ideas
51. Get a facial
52. Knit or crochet
53. Paint a room in your house
54. Call your parents
55. Rent funny movies
56. Start a vegetable garden
57. Green your home
58. Listen to personal development CDs or DVDs
59. Get your degree
60. Write a love letter
61. Play a board game
62. Make home-made gifts
63. Try new recipes
64. Go to the Library
65. Play with your pets
66. Adopt a pet
67. Check out local attractions in your town or city
68. Go boating
69. Go skydiving
70. Have drinks with friends
71. Go scuba diving
72. Go snorkeling
73. Go skiing
74. Learn about different religions or cultures
75. Participate in Community Theater
76. See a play
77. Read poetry - or write a poem
78. Needlework or Sewing
79. Play Mah Jong
80. Host a Poker Night
81. Go horseback riding
82. Join a book club, or start your own
83. Go kayaking
84. Do Pilates
85. Go antiquing
86. Have a spa treatment
87. Shoot some pool with friends
88. Do crossword puzzles
89. Learn about investing
90. Tackle a home improvement project
91. Get organized - clean out that junk drawer (I know you have one)
92. Play golf
93. Go to a movie with friends
94. Go bird watching
95. Read to a child
96. Learn jewelry making
97. Photography
98. Finish all the craft projects you've started
99. Go to the zoo

100. DO SOMETHING OUTRAGEOUS!!!