55 Ways to Refresh Your Life & Feel Inspired

Most of us tend to do the same things everyday, and while having routines is great, living the same day over and over again can make life feel monotonous. We then start to feel uninspired and lose our enthusiasm for life.

If life or your routines are feeling stagnant, it may be time to shake things up by trying new activities and hobbies. Below is a list of ways to refresh your life and feel excited again.

To make the most of this list choose just one to three activities to focus on at a time. Trying to do too many things at once tends to lead to feeling so overwhelmed that you give up before you even start. Pick what feels most exciting and give that all your attention.

Some of these ideas can be integrated into your daily routines to spice them up, while others might be something you occasionally do on the weekends or just one time. Do a little of both to bring new energy to your life.

55 Fun Ways to Refresh Your Life and Shake Up Your Routines

1. Try a New Creative Hobby: Whether it’s painting, dancing, or cooking, try a new hobby that lets you be creative.
2. Join a Club or Group: Meet people who share your interests by joining clubs in your area.
3. Start a Fitness Challenge: Push yourself with a specific fitness goal. You could challenge yourself to be able to do 20 pushups, run 5 miles, or whatever milestone would make you proud.
4. Go to a Comedy Show: Laughing is a great way to relieve stress.
5. Take a Day Trip: Explore a nearby town or city for the day.
6. Host a Game Night: Have fun with friends playing board games.
7. Listen to a Self-Improvement Audio Book: Personal development books can be incredibly inspiring, my favorites are Atomic Habits, The Slight Edge, and The Upper Limit.
8. Declutter Your Space: Decluttering doesn’t just create physical space in your closets, it creates mental peace and space for creativity. Organize and get rid of things you don’t need, starting with this list of 28 easy things to declutter.
9. Try a 10 Day Meditation Challenge: Incorporate mindfulness into your routine by challenging yourself to 10 days of meditation. Check out my playlist of free meditations on Youtube.
10. Start a Journal: Write down your thoughts and experiences, or use journal prompts to help you reflect on different aspects of yourself. Here is a list of 21 morning journal prompts to get you started.
11. Volunteer: Give back to your community and make a positive impact.
12. Paint a Room In Your Home: If there is a room in your home that feels outdated or uninspiring, give it new energy by painting it another color.
13. Learn another Language: Challenge yourself with a new language, perhaps one from a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
14. Take a Dance Class: Have fun while staying active. Bring a friend or partner to make it even more fun.
15. Deep Clean Your Space: When we’re feeling stagnant a deep clean of our home can often make us feel refreshed again. Pick a room or area and give it a deep clean.
16. Write a Goodbye Letter to Your Bad Habits: Sometimes what we really need to feel re-inspired is to give bad habits the boot. Write a goodbye letter to your bad habits and then tear it into pieces and put it in the trash.
17. Create a New Morning Routine: Mix up your morning routine by adding a few new good habits. Here are some ideas for a magical morning practice.
18. Create a New Weekend Routine: If your weekends are feeling dull start doing something new. Go for morning walks, find a new coffee shop, go to a new fitness class, just change it up!
19. Plan Cute Outfits for a Week: If you feel like you aren’t dressing as cute as you could, take some time to plan extra cute outfits for the week that will make you feel good.
20. Makeover a Room In Your Home: If you don’t like a room in your house give it a little makeover. You could buy new rugs and a shower curtain for your bathroom, get new bedding and pillows for your bed, buy a new rug and throw pillow covers for your living room, etc. Or just put up some art and rearrange your furniture. You don’t have to spend a lot to make your space feel fresh and exciting.
21. Have a Playdate With Your Bestie
22. Read or Watch a Different Genre: If you usually read fiction, try non-fiction, or vice versa.
23. Try a New Cuisine: Go to a type of restaurant you’ve never been to and explore different flavors and cooking styles.
24. Travel to a New Destination: Explore a place you’ve never been before.
25. Attend a Live Performance: Enjoy a concert, play, or other live events.
26. Exercise Outdoors: Take your workout to a park or nature trail.
27. Take a Digital Detox Weekend: Unplug from screens for a whole weekend. Read, take a class, or hangout with people you love.
28. Take a Course: Learn something new online or in-person. You could even just learn how to do something new from Youtube.
29. Practice Random Acts of Kindness: Spread positivity in small ways.
30. Update Your Wardrobe: Refresh your style with a few new pieces, or finally wear those items that have been sitting in your closet for ages with the tags still on.
31. Visit a Museum or Art Gallery: Get inspired by culture and creativity.
32. Set New Goals: Define new short-term and long-term goals for yourself. Make a few of them fun like “make someone laugh” or “complement 10 people.”
33. Create a Vision Board: Make a visual representation of your aspirations and dreams, it can inspire you to pursue them. If you’re wanting to manifest more wealth, put an abundance check on it.
34. Go on a Social Media Cleanse: Unfollow any accounts that don’t make you feel good and consider limiting your social media usage.
35. Connect with Nature: Spend time in a park, forest, lake, or by the ocean. Feel the sun on your skill and the breeze on your hair, be present in the moment.
36. Learn to Play an Instrument: If you ever wanted to learn how to play an instrument, take some lessons!
37. Host a Dinner Party: Bring your friends together for good food and company.
38. Plan a Weekend Getaway: Get away from home for the weekend with a short vacation, even if you just go by yourself!
39. Practice Mindful Eating: Pay attention to what and how you eat. Really enjoy the taste of your favorite meals!
40. Attend a Self-Improvement Workshop or Retreat
41. Learn a New Recipe: Experiment with cooking and try new dishes. There are thousands of tutorials and recipes on Youtube and Pinterest, take advantage of them!
42. Watch a Sunrise or Sunset
43. Reconnect with Old Friends: Reach out to people you haven’t seen in a while.
44. Explore Your City Like a Tourist: Visit local attractions you’ve never seen and attend local events.
45. Take a Photography Walk: Capture interesting objects and moments around you.
46. Have a Spa Day at Home: Pamper yourself with self-care, here are 30 self care ideas.
47. Adopt a Daily Gratitude Practice: Challenge yourself to practice gratitude every morning or evening, it will make a huge difference.
48. Join or Start a Book Club: Make new friends and read books you might not otherwise have been exposed to.
49. Try a New Workout Class: Shake up your fitness routine by taking a new kind of fitness class.
50. Write a Letter to Your Future Self: Think about where you want to be a year from now and outline your aspirations and goals.
51. Learn a New Skill: It could be coding, photography, or anything else.
52. Take a Different Route to Work: Change your daily commute for a new perspective. If you use public transportation perhaps you could make it more interesting with a new book or podcast. You could even change your lunch break routine.
53. Create a Playlist of Uplifting Songs: Music can boost your mood and shake you out of a funk. You could take dance breaks if you work or study at home, or make cleaning more fun with your favorite songs.
54. Plant a Garden: Experience the joy of nurturing living plants.
55. Set Aside “Me Time”: Schedule regular breaks for relaxation and just doing whatever you want without guilt.

I hope you found some ideas to refresh your life that interest you!