Are You Bored?

Is every day the same old routine? Are you tired of the daily grind? Perk yourself up with these quick and easy tips! Pick up the phone and call an old friend. - Get out some old music and dance! - Working too hard? Schedule some regular play time...then do it! - Try a new hair colour! - Take your honey on a surprise date. - Don't cook for a week. Plan take-aways, cook ahead, or hire your kids (it's only a week!). - Pick a favourite poem, saying or song and commit it to memory. - Pay someone a compliment every day. Give yourself a little mad money and the time to enjoy it.

- Make a list of 10 silly things and then do one a day for 10 days. - Shake things up a bit...try a new drink, wear your hair differently, take a new route home tonight. - Do something nice for yourself each week. - Do something nice for your spouse each week. - Rearrange the furniture. - Feel in a rut at work? Dust off your résumé and check out your options. Can't hurt to just look. - Start a hobby. - Make a list of 10 things you wish you could do and then make a realistic plan for achieving at least one of them. Start on your plan today. - Read a new book. - Get a pet. - Do a picture puzzle.

Feeling energised yet? It really doesn't take much action to break out of the boredom cycle, but you must DO something! Start a new habit of regular action and watch boredom disappear from your life! Written by Colleen Langenfeld