Things to do and not do
Books will take you away from your lonely-I-Miss-My-Friends world…but only temporarily. Beware of post book boredom when you realize you literally having nothing else to do.
Solo dance parties are completely acceptable. Even better when you’re shaking your ass to classics such as Souja Boy, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga. Try to wait for the time when your family has gone to sleep and you are still wide-awake because of all the times you have successfully dozed off during the day.
Baking cookies, although time consuming, just leads you to eat too many out of boredom and loneliness. Trust me on this one.
Working on summer homework such as AP Calculus packets are very productive and mind numbing… may remind you of how much you don’t want to go back to school and make you realize you need to enjoy this difficult time of isolation which just sends your mind into conflict…. OR you may find yourself in one of those aforementioned naps. Choose the time to do math wisely.
Movies with the girls! (girls being your hyperactive mother, your reserved grandmother and that sister who you sometimes get along with really well and sometimes want to send her by mail to a new family) The sad but good part is they don’t realize how much the sex scene in the appropriately chosen romcom is making you miss your boyfriend. Sad that you have nobody to tell, good because…well who wants to discuss that with their mother….
Write to your friends explaining how much you miss them. It makes you sad; maybe even cause those tear ducts to well up a bit depending on the time of day and whether your time of month is around the corner… but at least it lets somebody know how you feel! Even though you can’t actually hear a reply for two weeks since you are in the middle of nowhere and don’t have a mailbox….
Go for a kayak ride! I mean you’re on a lake may as well use it. Except then your dad asks to tag along and of course you say yes and then he talks about college and your insecure sister and you tell him your sad too and he doesn’t believe you… no one seems to understand how much a lack of people ones own age can take a toll on a person! So then you race home to escape from the stress he is unknowingly placing upon you and now your arms are burning and it just wasn’t worth it in the first place.
Raid the fridge/pantry/other pantry. (Except don’t because see cookie paragraph)
Work on a puzzle! Entertaining yes. But then ends up in the same post puzzle boredom as the book. Maybe you could switch off? Puzzle, book, puzzle, book?
Okay you’ve reached the end you need to talk to someone. So you grab your walking shoes and the dog whom you’ve been spending a LOT of quality time with since he has some great characteristics: soft and warm and doesn’t talk to you about things you don’t care about. You and him decide to hike half a mile to the wifi that you illegally steal from the campground that you’re not staying at and text your friends. Except you’re so sad and lonely all you do is complain about how sad and lonely you are! And your friends can’t say much to make it better so then you’re even more sad and lonely because “nobody understands me!” and even worse then you have to walk all the way home. Here’s a tip. Skip the whole situation. They don’t have to hear you vent, you don’t have to hear that they have no helpful advice. Yes best friends are almost super heroes, but not when you’re in the middle of nowhere.
Take a long scenic walk. Always a good idea. Exercise and excellent time waster! Even better go climb a mountain so you can get some good insta pics out of the effort.
Go for a swim??? Except that it’s cold and dyes all your swimsuits brown???
Now you’re getting tired of looking like a tired rat so you decide it be fun to give yourself a makeover b/c you certainly haven’t done that in awhile! Except you forget that intense eyebrows and red lips make you look like a drag queen and now you can’t even find your liquid eyeliner and the whole deal just made you upset. Again. Skip it. Not worth the almost tears.
Go to library and facetime boyfriend!!!!!!!!! Good good b/c you miss his face like hell except when he tells you all about his fun adventures in a foreign country and you’re like wow what have I been doing for the past few days… uhh sleeping… and then you just feel bad about your life and are really negative and nobody likes a Negative Nelly.
Write college essays! Super exciting and beneficial woooh!!!!! (I mean it is very productive and you’ll go back to school and be ahead of everyone and they’ll say wow she’s so on top of her life I want to be like her and they’ll never know it was because you were stuck in the middle of nowhere for two weeks mwahahahaha)
Look at the stars! Wow so many, so pretty, the sky is dazzeling etc etc. Remember your blankets it gets chilly folks!
Napping. Amazing time waster, relaxant and excuse not to do anything. Plus then you’re awake at night and can enjoy mentioned activities such as solo dance parties and star gazing.
