38 Ways To Keep Busy After A Break Up
December 11, 2009 by Persha Davis
Filed under Break up Advice
Keep Busy After A Break up
I have been in similar situations myself and I KNOW how hard it is to keep busy after a break up. It’s true that you have to deal with the sadness and not deny it or push it aside. However, that doesn’t mean you can or should let yourself wallow in it. I realized that if my mind was not occupied (with things that didn’t include my ex!), it got busy pulling me further down the depths of despair!
Given below are a few things I tried to keep myself busy with, after my recent break up. Hope you will benefit from them too.
Entertainment activities to keep you busy after a break up
1. Host a movie marathon. Don’t forget popcorn!
2. Watch a whole TV series on DVD
3. Play Nintendo wii, Xbox Live or some kind of online game.
4. Crank up some music and dance!
5. Find silly videos on Youtube
6. Sing karaoke (sing even if you can’t!)
Physical activities to keep you busy after a break up
6.Paint a room in your house. Or do a painting of a room in your house.
7. Go for run in the park
8.Clean out the garage, the attic or the basemen etc and have a garage sale (you’ll free up space and make a bit of cash while you’re at it!)
9.Organize your closet
10.Go to the gym for a workout
11.Swim
12.Enroll for a social dancing class. Jive, waltz, Salsa
13. Plant flowers. If you don’t have anywhere to plant them outdoors, plant them in a pot indoors instead.
14.Go to your nearest hiking trail and go for a hike
15.Clean the trash out of the car, wipe down that dusty dashboard. Wash the car!
Creative activities to keep you busy after a break up
16.Create a comic book (where your Ex can have any face you want!)
17.Find a new project/hobby (I started blogging! Ha ha) Cook, bake – find some new recipes and try them out
18.Redecorate your bedroom
19.Learn to play a musical instrument (self learn the guitar, piano etc)
Self improvement activities to keep you busy after a break up
20.Learn a new language
21.Enroll in a class that might further your career
22.Read good book on what men want from women (no… not that!)!
23.Read one of the best books on getting over a breakup Getting Past Your Breakup: How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You
General activities to keep you busy after a break up
24.Catalog your books/DVDs etc (I came across a blog post How To De-Junk A DVD Collection. It was very useful)
25.Organize your iTunes library, create some new playlists
26.Join an online forum and contribute
27.Call a friend and catch up
28.Get an extra job
29.Volunteer for cause you believe in (this really helped me feel good about myself)
30.Take a bubble bath
31.Plan a party (warning: don’t invite your ex)
32.Go to a beauty salon and get a makeover
33.Make a to-do list for the rest of the week.
34.Babysit for a friend (toddlers have a funny way of erasing your troubles, even if it’s for a while)
35.Get rid of 5 things you never wear to make room for your next shopping trip.
36.File away any loose papers and pay bills.
37.Do a crossword, sudoku, riddles or trivia to make yourself even smarter.
38.Chat. Use a chat program to chat randomly with strangers.
How about you? How have you kept yourself busy after your breakup? Any ideas you can add to this list, and share with others?
I have had a bad experience about brake-up. The only thing I did to forget my misery is to drink beer. I’m glad I have recovered from it.
Good to hear that you recovered. Otherwise, we would run out of beer!
With all the doggone weather we have had as of late I am stuck indoors, fortunately there is the internet, thanks for giving me something to do.
Just killing some time on Stumbleupon and I found your entry. Not typically what I prefer to read about, but it was definitely worth my time. Thanks.
Hey, I think your mostly on point with this, I wouldn’t say I totally agree , but its not really that much of a deal .
Thanks!
Here’s a comment. Great advice =) Thanks
I think the best way to overcome this is to do all the activities which ur ex wasnt like it…This is applicabl only if ur ex has dumped u…
Thanks for writing this I’ll tell my partner and see what she thinks.
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Thanks a lot for sharing this, it´s very useful. You know. .. I feel really bad after this break up, my heart aches, and I am in a sort of a roller coaster of emotions, sometimes I feel neutral, sometimes bad, sometimes exultant, and sometimes depressed, it´s very difficult. But I can´t stop thinking about him at work, that´s very frustrating because I have to do many things I just can´t focus myself, what can I do in this case???
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Great article, thanks! While not going through a break-up, my husband is away quite a bit for business. Your paint a room tip is exactly what I do when he’s gone any longer than a week. Just make sure that the television or radio is playing while you work- it’s just too quiet and lonely without it!
iam 20 and have never been in a relationship is it okay!