What a great list... here are a few more ideas that I find helpful...

- Search online for new recipes. (I'm trying to eat healthier, but never seem to know what to make.)

- You have "study Spanish" - I'm studying French! Watching online videos/streaming TV in French helps distract me (because it takes SO much attention for me to try to understand what's going on!) Sometimes, I'll find cartoons in French on youtube, and watch the same one a couple times... I read that this is how small kids learn languages, and after 3-4 repetitions, I actually CAN understand most of what's going on (!). I also like to try to read the French newspapers online... especially the comments people leave.

- Rewrite a song you like... write funny words to go with the melody. Especially good if you can express what's bothering you via the song.

- Go out for a walk with a camera, and look for interesting things to take pictures of.

- Hang out at the library! Lots of books - for free!

- Go online and research interesting things near you (either upcoming events or places you haven't been) - AS IF you were visiting your city and had never been there... (if you find something interesting, plan to go.)

- put on your favorite happy music and dance around like a crazy person (Close the curtains if you must!)

- This sounds odd... but... swing a sledgehammer! I know, it's weird... I just recently started doing an exercise ("shovelglove") that involves doing movements with a sledgehammer. (For example, you pretend to be shoveling, or pretend to be chopping wood, or pretend to be swinging a samurai sword at a bad guy). You don't actually hit anything... but it uses a ton of muscles (even a light sledgehammer - mine is only 6 pounds). But even better, some of the movements feel very natural and primal (and yes, I'm a female!). It's actually pretty relaxing, as long as you don't overdo it and hurt yourself!

Some people also go out and get an old, free tire for their backyard - then hit it with the sledgehammer. I don't have a backyard, or space in the house for this... but I can see how it could really help work out anger or stress...

- RE: hand sewing... I recently had to use a seam ripper to pull apart an old (huge) skirt that I made a long time ago. There was a ton of fabric (it took a couple hours!) I put some comedy on (youtube) to listen to, and ripped away. It was insanely *relaxing*. So, I can totally see how sewing up things (and knitting/embroidery) would also work!