Welcome to a stay-at-home month. COVID-19 has made its way into our lives through conversation, in the news or in our county. Many of us have found ourselves at home and having to adapt to the challenges that come with it.
To deal with the extra time on our hands, here are hobbies that a lot of us all have wanted to pick up some time or another. Get inspired when wired inside.
Draw
Is there a sketchbook stored away and catching dust? Break out pens, colored pencils or any supplies nearby. No fancy tools are needed to get creative. Pinterest and Instagram can be great places for inspiration and to get those creative juices flowing.
Crochet or knit
Crocheting and knitting are great ways to pass time and end with a great product. If there aren’t any knitting needles or yarn around, Amazon has great beginner kits. YouTube and free patterns make the hobby easy to learn. Because these activities are simple to learn, they are perfect as a filler activity while watching TV.
Read
Self-isolation has many of us missing the simple things at school. We have so much time, and there are so many books to read. We spend most of our time looking at the computer screen during classes, doing assignments, or taking breaks and watching videos. Take your eyes off the screen and plant them in a classic paperback. If your library is looking slim, you can borrow one from a friend.
Yoga
Get flexible and open chakras during this self-isolation period. An open space, yoga mat and time is all you need for this activity. After a while, you can achieve cool poses and feel the impacts that yoga has. Yoga has plenty of benefits that can be experienced after devoting some time to it.
Baking
Baking is a great way to experiment and develop taste buds. Start looking up recipes to recreate and savor the flavor. Don’t be limited if an oven isn’t available to use. There are plenty of things to bake using a microwave.
Meditation
Self-isolation may be boring and grim, but there are plenty of things to be mindful about during this time. The University of Idaho is still offering weekly drop-ins that may be beneficial to check out. Whether meditation or being mindful is your go-to, it can make a difference in mindsets that social distancing presents.
Create a succulent garden
People with green thumbs are bragging about their houseplants and gardening skills during social distancing. Though it may look hard, keeping plants alive isn’t that complicated, especially with succulents.
Learn a language
This may be the corniest one, but most of us have wanted to learn a new language sometime in our lives. Download Duolingo and learn some basic phrases. Get some Spanish in, learn some French or any other language you’ve wanted to learn.
Videogames
Videogames are the perfect activity during this self-isolation period. There are so many games to play and a lot time to play them. Relax and play a favorite game. Progress in building a town or fight zombies. Curl up on the couch and get started.
Emily Pearce can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @Emily_A_Pearce.