Addison Gardner, Senior
Dorothy Parker once said “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” We are all experiencing this pandemic in different ways. Some are going to work while others are stuck at home playing card games with their family all day. Put on those thinking caps and try something new! Here are some new hobbies to explore during quarantine!
Get a Stitch Fix
The therapeutic nature of knitting, crocheting, stitching, and embroidering has been proven time and time again. Volunteers worldwide are assembling masks from fabric and elastic to give to friends, family, neighbors and frontline workers. Healthcare workers have even begun to use homemade masks intermittently in order to prolong the lives of their surgical-grade ones. Every mask counts. Here is a great starting point if you would like to put this hobby to great use.
Gardening
With Spring just around the corner, there is no better time to start gardening. Even if you do not have lots of yard space, gardening on a balcony or patio is still feasible. Plenty of herbs love sitting in pots in the sun, and cherry tomatoes and peppers can thrive in contained environments.
Bon Appétit
There is no more gratifying and useful lifelong skill to hone during this time in your well-stocked kitchen than cooking! It is healthy (well, most of the time), methodical, rewarding, and can teach us how to best stock our pantries and test and tweak recipes in the future. Do not know where to start? Choose your favorite dish you typically order out and start searching for recipes. Or, choose a theme - like Italian, Indian or Meditteranean. Many families have been dressing up for dinner too!
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