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100 Things To Do This Holiday Season

I guess you can call this a holiday bucket list?? Whatever you want to call it, I randomly gathered together 100 things to do this holiday season. Some of these are unhinged and some of these are kinda sweet. This is a shorter blog post, but I’m really trying to write as many blog posts in December as a challenge to myself, so here goes!

  1. Treat yourself to a peppermint milkshake from Chick-Fil-A 

  2. Pick up a creative hobby like knitting or painting 

  3. Visit a paint and pour place where you paint and drink wine (or any other beverage lol) 

  4. Drive (or walk) around and see Christmas lights 

  5. Visit the large Christmas tree in your town (because every town has it) 

  6. Go see one of the movies in theaters 

  7. Don’t go Christmas shopping in person (because malls ugh) 

  8. Buy a new set of Christmas pajamas 

  9. Watch all the holiday movies in a row (yeah, you can do it) 

  10. Write a Hallmark movie (ok, I’m being sarcastic but what if you did??) 

  11. Go on a first date 

  12. Take yourself out on a date 

  13. Buy yourself something fancy (like a steak dinner—I am hungry as you can tell) 

  14. Bake all the treats (for yourself, or for someone you love) 

  15. Catch up with an old friend 

  16. Catch up with a grandparent or other elderly family member 

  17. Catch flights, not feelings and fly somewhere cool for the holiday season 

  18. Take a day trip two hours from your town (wherever that is) 

  19. Clean out your closet and donate it to charity 

  20. Start working on your New Year’s resolutions (and get creative with them) 

  21. Start a blog (and write your own 100 things to do this holiday season list) 

  22. Start vlogging (even if you don’t post anything) 

  23. Journal your life 

  24. Don’t text your hometown ex when you go back home 

  25. See a show on stage (like Broadway, but doesn’t have to be Broadway) 

  26. Visit NYC (or not, just kidding, it’s crazy this time of year) 

  27. Meet a famous person 

  28. Volunteer somewhere at a local food pantry, Angel Tree, or any other place that will take you 

  29. Do something nice for someone (like buy someone their favorite book) 

  30. Start a podcast with your bestie 

  31. Treat yourself 

  32. Learn the art of rest (because this one is important) 

  33. Binge-watch your favorite comfort show—because why start something new when there are episodes of Gilmore Girls and New Girl to re-watch?? 

  34. Organize your Christmas decorations 

  35. Play in the snow (if you got some this year) 

  36. Play outside (if it’s not below freezing where you live) 

  37. Write handwritten Christmas cards 

  38. Read your Bible 

  39. Compliment a stranger 

  40. Slow down your morning and evening routines 

  41. Be kind to your body 

  42. Make a gratitude list 

  43. Start thinking about your 2023 word of the year 

  44. Create a bullet journal for 2023 

  45. Create a bookstagram (December is WONDERFUL for doing this) 

  46. Go to therapy 

  47. Brainstorm and write short stories that are constantly in your head 

  48. Coordinate a winter photo shoot and make it into a scavenger hunt 

  49. Create playlists (for yourself and friends)—bonus points if they’re holiday related 

  50. Download and play the Sims (because it’s vacation and we all are doing it) 

  51. Go Christmas caroling 

  52. Take a Christmas card photo with your friends 

  53. Read through your TBR (no seriously—challenge yourself to not buy any new books and actually read the books on your TBR) 

  54. Read holiday themed books 

  55. Visit a Christmas tree farm 

  56. Watch all the Christmas and holiday episodes from your favorite shows (who’s binging the Friends Thanksgiving episodes??) 

  57. Host a game night with friends 

  58. Host a holiday dinner party for friends 

  59. Donate to a cause you care about 

  60. Volunteer for a cause you care about 

  61. Set your goals for the next year 

  62. Perfect that holiday drink from Starbucks at home so you can save money (to spend on other things like clothes) 

  63. Call your senators (to annoy them about passing gun reform legislation) 

  64. Take Christmas Buzzfeed quizzes to see what type of potato you are (surely I am a French fry, right??) 

  65. Go ice skating 

  66. Visit a museum 

  67. Drink hot chocolate somewhere festive (aka a bar) 

  68. Make a wreath 

  69. Bake holiday cookies (the slice and bake from Pillsbury are my favorite) 

  70. Buy some holiday socks 

  71. Have a wine night with friends (or by yourself, I’m not judging) 

  72. Get a festive manicure (or do it yourself) 

  73. Re-watch The Crown—or watch it if you haven’t already (it’s a good Christmas TV show) 

  74. Brew a peppermint tea (or get your Keurig to do it for you) 

  75. Clean out your car 

  76. Volunteer at church 

  77. Pray for loved ones (and ask them how you can pray for them if you can) 

  78. Challenge yourself to try a new holiday recipe 

  79. Cook something in that crock pot that you said you was going to use “all the time” but only used it once in the fall during peak soup season 

  80. Buy your New Year’s Eve outfit even if you’ll be staying in on NYE 

  81. Buy your 2023 planner 

  82. Forgive someone 

  83. Tell Taylor Swift that you love her (and that she’ll be fine—iykyk) 

  84. Reread one of your favorite books 

  85. Read through your TBR (I know I already said this but you still probably won’t finish your TBR knowing how high it is) 

  86. Visit Washington D.C. and the Capitol Christmas tree 

  87. DM an influencer on how good their content is (lol) 

  88. Make a TikTok video (idk what it is, just make one) 

  89. Write down all the books you read this year 

  90. Write down all the movies or TV shows you watched this year and rank them 

  91. Rank the holiday movies you watched this season 

  92. Try a new wine 

  93. Go to a wine tasting (preferably indoors) 

  94. Declutter your digital life (desktop, phone, email, etc.) 

  95. Decorate for Christmas 

  96. Bake holiday treats for your office 

  97. Hang some Christmas lights 

  98. DIY a holiday ornament 

  99. Kiss someone under the mistletoe 

  100. Buy and wear a tacky holiday sweater proudly