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Things To Do180 Things to Do Instead of Drinking - Compiled by SMAR Ties? 1. Read a book 2. Take a walk 3. Play a musical instrument 4. Knit 5. Clean your closets 6. Research your genealogy 7. Cook a gourmet dinner 8. Write an article for your local newspaper 9. Go take some pictures 10. Clean the mildew in your bathroom 11. Start writing that book you've been planning 12. Plan a garden 13. Plant a garden 14. Play with a pet 15. Read to a child 16. Visit someone in an old folks' home 17. Watch a news special on TV 18. Set up a family budget 19. Make a web site 20. Take up archery 21. Exercise 22. Go to an online recovery meeting 23. Surf the internet 24. Call your mom 25. Learn a foreign language 26. Write a poem 27. Play golf 28. Take a bubble bath 29. Draw 30. Teach a parakeet to whistle 31. Take a nap 32. Listen to music 33. Paint 34. Clean your desk 35. Start a stamp collection 36. Go window shopping 37. Browse in a book store 38. Go to an art gallery 39. Go for a drive 40. Paint a room 41. Watch the clouds go by 42. Play darts 43. Do target shooting 44. Do home repairs 45. Clean your garage 46. Sort your photographs 47. Make a scrapbook 48. Climb a tree 49. Plant a tree 50. Make marmalade 51. Make a list of things to do 52. Write a letter to the editor 53. Volunteer somewhere 54. Take a hike 55. Take a college class 56. Try yoga 57. Meditate 58. Get a massage 59. Make fruit smoothies 60. Bake cookies 61. Do a crossword puzzle 62. Go to the gym 63. Plant a color bowl 64. Sharpen your pruning tools 65. Change your engine oil 66. Sew 67. Groom your dog 68. Go see a play 69. Write a sonnet 70. Sort your recipes 71. Play solitaire 72. Go bird watching 73. Write a letter to a friend 74. Read a poetry book 75. Repot your houseplants 76. Go to a movie 77. Mow your lawn 78. Put up (or take down) your Christmas lights 79. Make pickles 80. Go jogging 81. Watch sitcoms 82. Plan menus for a diet 83. Do a jigsaw puzzle 84. Play chess 85. Write a country-western song 86. Watch a video 87. Go for a bike ride 88. Plant an herb garden 89. Start an online journal 90. Dye your hair 91. Go to a restaurant 92. Lift weights 93. Bake some bread 94. Learn a martial art 95. Polish the furniture 96. Make a flower arrangement 97. Read the newspaper 98. Start some seeds 99. Sort your magazines 100. Do some laundry. 101. Join a book club 102. Train your dog to be a therapy dog 103. Rake up the leaves 104. Tiling the back splash or some other job you would have to pay $$ to someone else to do 105. Join a community choir 106. Join your Church choir 107. Take a Music Appreciation course 108. Join a Community Theater group 109. Take singing lessons 110. Take up bowling 111. Take a nature walk 112. Play with your kids 113. Volunteer at a homeless shelter 114. Volunteer at a school 115. Pick up garbage in a park 116. Tickle your kids 117. Play basketball 118. Volunteer at an animal shelter 119. Read to a child or pet 120. Sign up for obedience training with your dog 121. Take a walk and pick up litter you see on the way 122. Spend time at the library 123. Sort all your digital photos and make an album to print for holiday gifts to family. 124. Help your kid organize his closet. 125. Figure out the melody and chords to your current favorite tune on the piano. 126. Practice your holiday cookie recipes 127. Make crackers from scratch (that one didn't go so well). 128. Make tortillas from scratch (better). 129. Reread a book you haven't read for years. 130. Tango 131. Learn about someone elses religion. 132. Reread one of your college textbooks. 133. Key out a wildflower. 134. Do your nails. 135. Do word puzzles. 136. Play a board game. 137. Burn CDs of some of your favorite music for a friend. 138. Plant a bonsai. 139. Play Mad Libs. 140. Speak only in heroic couplets for an hour. 141. Read poetry online. 142. Ride a stationary bicycle. 143. Set up a domino topple. 144. Play backgammon. 145. Build a house of cards 146. Make an entry in Wikipedia. 147. Read a world almanac. 148. Publish a family newsletter. 149. Throw cards at a hat. 150. Go to bed. 151. Take up pottery. 152. Get a facial 153. Wash your windows 154. Wash your car 155. Go rock climbing 156. Go skiing 157. Deliver food to shutins 158. Build a snowman 159. Pay your bills (ouch) 160. Balance your checkbook (OUCH) 161. Learn to knit 162. Learn to crochet 163. Go fishing for walleyes! 164. Fry walleye for dinner 165. Tie ones own nightcrawler harnesses. (arts and crafts for fishermen!) 166. Wash the boat 167. Organize ones tackle 168. Go to Cabela's shopping. (for walleye related equipment) 169. Look for Fishing bargains on ebay 170. Vacuum the floor of the boat. 171. Organize the freezer so more walleye fillets can be easily stored. 172. Ponder who might like to come along on the next fishing foray and offer an invitation. 173. Peruse a Cabela's catalog for ideas on future needs. 174. Bake bread from scratch 175. Clean a teenager's room (ick) 176. Take teenager to recruiter's office 177. Plant winter garden 178. Call your parents 179. Call an aging relative.... 180. Make your own homemade pasta from scratch |