Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many people are stuck spending LOTS of time at home. While this is an essential measure to curb the spread of the virus, some people are having a hard time busting the boredom of social distancing, despite living at a time when we have instant access to the internet and streaming sites like Netflix.
Not these people though. Here are some people that have absolutely nailed the ways to cope with boredom during social distancing, coming up with creative and fun ways to keep themselves entertained.
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Here Are 23 Hilarious Ways People Are Fending Off Social Distancing Boredom
1First, there’s this person who created a whole new person:
Pro-tip for couples suddenly working from home together: Get yourselves an imaginary coworker to blame things on. In our apartment, Cheryl keeps leaving her dirty water cups all over the place and we really don't know what to do about her.
— Molly Tolsky (@mollytolsky) March 16, 2020
2This guy decided to rigidly stick to his daily routine:
Experts recommend keeping your daily rituals even while working from home. pic.twitter.com/ktHuEaXMLT
— Tomáš Bella (@kvasinka) March 16, 2020
3One woman is killing time playing tic-tac-toe with her cat:
“how’s self quarantine going?” pic.twitter.com/6dzU8UjoeZ
— iqra (@iqraanabi) March 15, 2020
4And Ina Garten made a GIANT cocktail for herself:
5This woman found out that old high school skills came in handy:
quarantine is going well pic.twitter.com/2HVA12ThYO
— addie weyrich (@addieyomind) March 15, 2020
6Some are using social media to stay connected:
Me thinking of what else to tweet to my audience of 0 at 4:35am tonight https://t.co/vQZSFpuFD2
— Mounir (@MounirLynch) March 22, 2020
7Chrissy Teigen even officiated the wedding of her daughter’s toys:
8These guys wrote an entire song that’s super catchy:
We're just two boys from Tennessee who wrote a song about a man that hoarded all of the hand sanitizer our hometown. https://t.co/ED4aOukkIf
— Good Cop Rad Cop (@cop_rad) March 15, 2020
9A chef created a fancy meal for his wife:
Took my wife to Quarantine Grill ? pic.twitter.com/ruuNBQ6MSC
— Cheffrey (@BigBellyButta) March 22, 2020
10While this woman created her own delicacies:
I invented a new quarantine snack called “second pb and jelly” which is when u already had a pb&j and then you have another right after
— Rachel Sennott (@Rachel_Sennott) March 13, 2020
11One group of housemates is recreating classic art :
12This guy is having a great time connecting with his cat:
Day 5 of Coronavirus lock down, stacking Pringles pic.twitter.com/LOj2Y4SwNk
— Carlos (@_sweet_bread) March 18, 2020
13Another dude found a truly unique way to work out:
No more gym. Just this every morning #QuarantineLife #coronapocolypse #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/dpfczRCE0B
— Firas Maksad (@FirasMaksad) March 16, 2020
14A desperate Diplo cut up some kitchen roll to create more TP:
steve jobs level maneuver pic.twitter.com/vcXQ5Ykjpa
— Thomas Wesley (@diplo) March 15, 2020
15This woman even decided to make her own:
16There’s this guy doesn’t need a computer to play video games:
Quarantine day 6. pic.twitter.com/er652Oy3Ki
— jamie (@gnuman1979) March 16, 2020
17Someone’s turning to niche YouTube accounts to entertain themselves:
youtube led me to this guy who opens old military ration kits. he just ate a cracker from the civil war. im locked in for this quarantine
— 1 (@HPJArt) March 14, 2020
18And this guy who created a brand new sport with a Roomba:
Update: Not all sports are cancelled pic.twitter.com/VHmxFinflV
— Marty O (@martoo14) March 14, 2020
19Akshar Pathak decided to call some friends:
20These guys found a new way to play some games:
One week into self isolation. pic.twitter.com/gSV79lgN40
— Naser (@NaserMestarihi) March 16, 2020
21And these people recreated their favourite Disneyland ride in their house:
It’s a Small World – home edition. This one was created by our “In the Loop” columnist @AttractionsOOTL and his family. #HomemadeDisney pic.twitter.com/ksnv0FsIjM
— Attractions Magazine (@Attractions) March 21, 2020
22Meanwhile, this dog clearly has this entire self-isolation thing figured out:
can kill a couple of weeks of self isolation with thispic.twitter.com/h3JRwv2UAg
— end of daves ❄️ ? ? (@davemacladd) March 15, 2020
So, How Would You Bust The Quarantine Boredom?
Those fortunate enough to be able to stay at home may be struggling to fend off social distancing boredom, but as you can see that doesn’t have to be the case! So the next time you’re wondering how to cope with being bored while social distancing, why not try one of these fun things to do while you’re stuck inside?
Nice ideas!