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10 things to do while Lusi strikes

Alison King
Rotorua Daily Post·
14 Mar, 2014 03:02 AM2 mins to read

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Worried about what you're going to do while Tropical Cyclone Lusi bears down on Rotorua? Fear not, online reporter Alison King lists 10 activities you can get on with.

- Huddle on the couch and watch your favourite DVDs. Maybe not a good idea to watch Twister or Wizard of Oz.

- Bake a cake or try a new recipe you've been meaning to give a whirl. So long as you have power you can be productive in the kitchen. If you have kids they can help with the cleaning up.

- Curl up with a good book, or three. Stock up at the library or re-read some of your old favourites. And if you have a Kindle you can download new reads as you go through them.

- Create a blanket fortress with your kids. Use your imagination, you can be stuck in a hurricane shelter or pretend to be on a spaceship.

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- Get on with that housework you've been putting off. Yeah right!

- Keep your phones on charge while you use them just in case power should be lost.

- Get in your wet weather gear and do some gardening. Watch out for low flying branches and retire inside if it starts to thunder.

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- That 1000 piece jigsaw you got for Christmas, good time to get started on that.

- Crafts, the cyclone can be a good excuse to do whatever crafts you like to indulge in.

- Climb stairs. Bad weather is no reason not to exercise.

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