One Hundred Things To Do Instead of Drugs and Alcohol

1. Write a poem 2. Call up an old friend 3. Read a book 4. Make sandwiches to save for later 5. Call your mom 6. Go for a walk 7. Go for a jog 8. Draw fantastical creatures 9. Eat healthy snacks 10. Play with my kids 11. Do laundry 12. Clean a room in the house 13. Mow the lawn 14. Drive around town 15. Write love letters to my wife 16. Write love letters to my brothers 17. Send my sister flowers 18. Research my ancestry 19. Watch a nature show 20. Watch a classic comedy 21. Watch Rick Steve's Travel show 22. Watch an old Twilight Zone 23. Buy a newspaper and read it 24. Buy a fantasy football magazine and do research 25. Help my kids with their academic books 26. Go to the park with my kids 27. Shop online on something I actually need 28. Organize my shirts 29. Go to the library 30. Get a haircut 31. Water the plants 32. Pick some blackberries 33. Pick some blueberries 34. Pick on your sister (after the flowers are received) 35. Call your dad and talk about the Red Sox 36. Draw a self-portrait 36. Paint a picture of you drinking ginger ale 37. Put on music and dance 38. Eat raw veggies 39. Make a smoothie and drink it 40. Write some emails to some old friends 41. Meditate 42. Take a nap 43. Wipe all the dusty surfaces in the house 44. Make a salad 45. Organize your nightstand drawers 46. Clean the windows 47. Use the edger 48. Sweep the floors 49. Mop the floors 50. Vacuum the carpets 51. Bring old, unworn clothes to goodwill 52. Say something nice to someone near you 53. Clean the garage 54. Join some clubs online that are free 55. Wash the cars 56. Get oil changes for the cars 57. Clean out the inside of the cars 58. Go grab the mail from the mailbox 59. Attend to some BCBA work 60. Listen to music 61. Start learning a new language 62. Learn a new dance 63. Go for a swim 64. Treat yourself to ice cream 65. Drive to the ocean 66. Drive to the nearest lake 67. Start a journal 68. Look up the value of old baseball cards 69. Buy a new pack of baseball cards 70. Learn a new instrument 71. Go bowling 72. Find someone to play tennis with 73. Play basketball 74. Play ping pong w/ someone 75. Play foosball w/ someone 76. Clean out the fridge 77. Clean out the pantry 78. Clean out the kitchen shelves 79. Work on your novel 80. Write a short story 81. Brainstorm new story ideas 82. Write down jokes 83. Take a shower 84. Shave your beard 85. Eat avocado toast 86. Join a softball league 87. Draw a cartoon strip 88. Eat the sandwiches you made earlier 89. Plant a tree in the yard 90. Take a good look at yourself in the mirror 91. Read the Bible 92. Read the Torah 93. Read the Koran 94. Read Garfield 95. Recite your old poems to people who you think might like them 96. Do chalk art outside with or without the kids 97. Look up airline tickets to Hawaii or New Orleans 98. Buy a new flavor seltzer you've never tried 99. Do a collage 100. Write another poem