Little Jack’s Corner

Ok…here it is - the serious, thoughtful, fun (and perhaps downright goofy at times) list of activities for all of you other stay at home’ers out there! 

In no particular order or organized frame of mind.. they are:

1. Begin a “Read your Bible through in a year” program
2. Better yet, subscribe to an audio version of a 1 year Bible program!
3. Develop a daily routine based on FlyLady advice
4. Learn how to make homemade greeting cards
5. Take an obedience class with your dog
6. Read a good book about the type of animal you own
7. Learn how to create your own website
8. Start a free blog about your home life (Wordpress.com, Blogger.com)
9. Start a free blog about things you are passionate about
10. Get a library card and actually go visit!
11. Volunteer to read to children’s groups at your local library
12. Create an excercise routine using library videos
13. Check out free investment videos from the library and learn to save
14. Join SavingAdvice.com forums for great money advice
15. Bone up on your stock market knowledge
16. Start a Keepers at Home program with your little girl…
17. …or a Contender of the Faith program with your son
18. Learn something new from the humerous folks at SoYouWanna.com 
19. Make your family a homemade Wendy’s style Frosty
20. Participate in the many blog giveaways on the internet
21. Get creative and rearrange your furniture
22. Deep clean your entire home…room by room
23. Reinvest in the art of snail-mail with birthday and anniversary cards
24. Get creative and sell your wares on Etsy.com
25. Upload your original artwork to Cafepress and sell your own products to the public!
26. Join a mommy group or women’s club in your area
27. Seek out a Bible study in your local town
28. Learn how to cook something new
29. De-clutter your home, room by room
30. Create a “how to be debt free” plan (DaveRamsey.com is a good start)
31. Make it goal to learn about a certain topic each week
32. Organize your family’s closets so everything is neat and easy to find
33. Volunteer to do your husband’s chores once a week (he’ll thank you!)
34. Make sure you look presentable when your husband arrives home
35. Always greet your husband with a smile!  Your attitude creates the evening atmosphere!
36. Turn up the radio and dance…naked, if you’re alone.
37. Learn how to garden and grow herbs, tomatoes and strawberries
38. Start your own consulting business on topics you’re advanced at
39. Start a grocery delivery business in your area
40. Pet-sit (for money!) in your home or theirs
41. Run an in-home daycare
42. Hold a weekly play group for moms in your town
43. Start your own local book club or reading group
44. Join MySpace or Facebook to connect with old friends (if you’re under 35!)
45. Consider homeschooling your children
46. Visit a local nursing home and bring homemade goodies
47. Keep a daily written journal of your thoughts
48. Write poetry (no one has to see!)
49. Research your family tree through many generations
50. Take up photography
51. Invest in your prayer life
52. Join ChristianMomsForum.com
53. Get Paint Shop Pro and learn how to create cute graphics
54. Begin building a library of children’s books for your child (or a young relative)
55. Wash them dirty windows!
56. Hold a clothes swap with women in your neighborhood
57. Sell your old items on Ebay.com
58. Sell your old items locally on Craigslist.com!
59. Become a freelance journalist for a local news paper or weekly publication
60. Write a novel and self-publish it through Cafepress
61. Start a memory journal to capture all of those funny things your family does
62. Learn how to sew
63. Learn how to crochet
64. Make a plastic grocery bag rug
65. Go Frugal! Check out the TightWad Gazette book from your library