7 Things to do over holidays at home
While on holidays, it is easy to get lazy and sit back and do nothing. While you can catch on some valuable sleep, to be honest, you might have other important things to do over holidays at home. Like what, you ask? Do not worry! Here is a list of things you should do on your vacation. So, enjoy every moment and be happy, and hope that you have something to take to your future!
I’ve noticed that over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays many people would just do nothing but eating. Not moving, not doing many positive things, not working on getting better. It brought me to think about spending holiday time in a more useful way.
7 Things to do over holidays at home
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Catch up with Friends
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Work out
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Travel
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Devise a schedule for next 6 months
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Catch up on reading
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Spend quality time with your family
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Polish your resume and cover letter
1. Catch up with friends
Hanging out with old friends and catching up with the new ones is one of the best things that you can do in your holidays. You can relive memories with your old friends and get your squad together to reanimate the good old days. In addition, you can create good memories with your new friends and spend some quality time with them as well.
2. Work out
During your vacations, you will be eating delicious home-made food. You’ll have to find a way to burn down these extra calories. Be it a walk or a run, ice-skating with friends or skiing with family, working out is always a good bet. You can also hit the gym or practice yoga as you have all the time in the world to stay fit.
3. Travel
Travel is another activity that you can plan during your holidays. You can go to your dream destination with your friends or family, and spend quality time with them. But before you shoot for your trip, keep a few things in mind. You should have a domestic travel insurance plan to cover all unforeseen risks during your expedition.
Domestic travel insurance offers an assurance against the out-of-pocket expenses that you may have to bear in order to handle and cope with any unforeseen hassle. This insurance coverage includes medical expenses incurred during your trip, theft or loss of baggage, delay or cancellation of the trip etc.
TIP: Insurance is just one of the many things you should do when planning a trip. Check my ultimate list with 20 things you need to do before traveling.
4. Devise a schedule for the next 6 months
It’s time to blaze a trail and the first step in doing so is to plan for the next semester while you have time. And there is no time like the present! Moreover, you must make a carefully thought-out strategy for the upcoming semester, right now, before you get busy or postpone it for later.
5. Catch up on reading
Here, we’re not talking about reading for school or college. What we’re suggesting here is reading the type of books you enjoy. How long has it been since you read a book that interests you? Pick a book that you think is fascinating, warm your way in and get lost in reading.
There are a number of suggestions on the Internet. You can buy books from the bookstore, download PDFs or read on your Kindle.
6. Spend quality time with your family
You love your family and they love you too. No matter if you hate to admit it, deep down, you miss them. During vacations, spend as much time as you can with your family and kin. Talk about the changes that took place while you were not with them.
7. Polish your resume and cover Letter
Be it a college application resume, internship, or a job, you must keep the cover letter and other updated documents handy. Opportunities come knocking on your door when you least expect them to, so it is always better to be prepared for a surprise. So, you must take out time during your vacation to revamp your important documents, and put in additional information since your last update.
Don’t end up committing the mistake of going for a vacation without at least a few ideas on how you’re going to utilize your new free time. Prepare a dream-board of all the things you wish to do in the future, or you can clean your closet (which I started doing at Christmas but still have to finish its second part). Whatever you choose to do, ensure it is positive and productive at the same time. During the vacations, don’t let the breaks mesh into a long, constant nap-fest. As holidays are meant for relaxation, the last thing you should do is waste them.
Sarah Marri
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Wow I love this post, and also many of your beach posts and photos :)
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
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Thanks Sarah, I am a beach lover, it’s visible :D