Introduction

Ah, Thanksgiving. Those are the days of yore, when the pilgrims first came to America and feasted on turkey in their tiny wooden houses. Nowadays, we celebrate the holiday by going to our families’ homes for dinner and then spinnaker-ing our way back home after stuffing ourselves with turkey and mashed potatoes. Don’t know what spinnaking is? That’s fine—we’ll explain it later! But first, let’s talk about how you can use this time of year to get yourself out of a rut:

Give Others A Helping Hand

• Volunteer at a local shelter.
• Help out with a charity.
• Do some community service.
• Spend time with a friend or family member who is ill or elderly.
• Help out with a special project in your neighborhood

Put Your Creative Cap On

• Try a new hobby.
• Cook a new recipe.
• Make a holiday gift for family and friends.
• Try a new craft (knitting, sewing, needlepoint, etc.).
• Learn something new that has nothing to do with the holidays—it’s just that it’s cold out and you don’t have other things to do besides work around the house! Consider taking up an instrument like guitar or piano again but at least learn how to play Chopsticks if you’ve never learned before. Or take up drawing/painting again—you’ll be amazed at how much fun this can be! Be creative this winter by exploring what kinds of activities get your creative juices flowing and don’t feel bad about taking time off from holiday decorating and cooking duties!

Catch Up With Friends And Family

You may find that you have a lot of free time on your hands this holiday season. If this is the case, you can use it to catch up with friends and family. You can do this in many ways, such as inviting them over to your house or going to theirs. This can be a great opportunity for quality time together if you are not used to spending much time with each other. Another option is finding new activities that everyone likes so that there will be something fun for everyone involved!

It really depends on what works best for you but these ideas should help get the ball rolling:

Three Awesome Ways To Spinnaker Your Way Through The Holiday Boredom

Now that you have the perfect venue to show off your skills, it’s time to put them to good use. If you’re like me, and find yourself with some extra time on your hands during the holiday season, here are three ways that I’ve found helpful in keeping my mind off of the boredom:

• Give other people a helping hand
• Put your creative cap on
• Catch up with friends and family

Conclusion

We hope you’ve found these tips useful and can use them to make your holiday season more enjoyable. It’s never too late to start planning for next year, so keep a notebook or file on hand with ideas that come to mind throughout the year!