What do you do when you're home sick?

I have an awful summer cold that happened to fall during my annual vacation. I had to use up my vacation time kind of at the last minute, so there was no time to really plan anything special. My original plan was to road trip around New England by myself for a few days while staying in AirBNBs, and spend the days hiking and painting.

That’s gone out the window now, and I’m going stir-crazy here at home. It turns out that I’m one of those people who needs an activity or a social plan all the time. I never noticed before because I was always working really long hours and cramming the rest of my life into the times around it. The other day I tried to go out and had an overwhelming wave of fatigue and fever chills and went back home and slept all afternoon.

I guess I’m asking less how to fill up the time, and more, how do you handle a lower level of activity? Or a slower pace of life? I know people who do less stuff who are really happy. What’s their secret?