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*crafts

*gardening

*indoor bowling

*netflix and chill ........

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Youtube exercise videos

Editing a book

Getting creative in the kitchen

Doing mindfulness related stuff (Reading book/online class/exercises)

Watching movies

Playing guitar

Praying

Texting (including this site ;) )

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Wow editing a book?where do I start ?lol I’d love to write my own book

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Well I didn't write it either :) I'm just the editor.

I like editing though, it's like doing a puzzle.

Thanks for the post. Good idea!

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So someone sends you the paper copy and you write it up and everything ?that’s so cool

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Well, it's my friend's memoirs. She has interesting stories to tell. She was born in Russia in 1933 and has lived through so much.

Personally, I think it's an interesting exercise for anyone to undertake, whatever your age, background.

Sort of reevaluate the stories you retain (often just in your own mind)and just putting it out there for the world: this is me! This is what I consider my defining moments.....

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Wow that’s great I used to write stories when I was younger very young around 7 or 8 and poems I was a good writer my mum used to run a creative writing course hence why I did it so young .I’ve always thought about writing my own book but don’t know where to start it’s harder now family life takes over and I looked at publishers and there always seems to be some kind of fees to get your work seen

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Yea, it can get expensive. I think though, now there are more options out there. Probably too many lol!

I'll be researching self-publishing in a couple of months and I could share my findings here, if you're interested.

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Oo yes that would be lovely x

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Ok. Write a poem today, if you get the time.... :)

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Oo that would be a challenge I’ve not written one in so long I can’t imagine what I’d come out with 😂

Exercising

Cooking

Baking

Drawing

Fixing stuff.

Painting.

Gardening.

Health unlocked

Movies/Telly

Music.

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Oh do you like to draw?what kind of things do you like to draw my friend is really good at comics x

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Portraits of people, i have only started back at it after not doing it for years...

What crafts do you do?

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Oh wow my mum used to do a lot of portraits and birds 🦅.i do something called burlap crafts,bow making ,sweet trees ,candy hampers, bouquets and other d.i.y crafts whatever takes my fancy x

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So did your mum influence you to do crafts?

It all sounds very interesting.

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My mum is very creative like me she’s into a lot of crafty things she taught me to use a sewing machine .sewing is her main love but she attends a club where she does art and drawing once a week x

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Thats good, lucky you having someone to do art with...

You can use a sewing machine, im impressed. :)

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😀I impress myself sometimes lol my mum runs a sewing class once a week so she taught me everything I know x

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Thats good lol

Was it hard to learn?

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No not really I did general sewing at school so kind of picked up where I left off I’m not a big fan of following patterns though I like to be very free flow with my sewing but sometimes you just have to follow a pattern if your making a dress and things I like to make upholstery more like curtains poufees and cushions wheres as mum likes dress making

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It sounds really good, id like to try it myslef.

I bet you make some great stuff. :)

Gardening and travel

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travel is an indoor activity? Virtual perhaps?

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Whatever

I have my own library containing books on places I have visited, that diverts my thoughts.

I spend my evenings looking at picture books or where I have been in the past. I can also take the pictures further by looking at my reference section to refresh my memory.

I have a congenital Short Term Memory Disorder, Taking Pax out for a walk. We take the garden as part out houses grounds

BOB

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yeah well whatever.

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Dolphin14

Exercise and a good nap

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Knitting spinning fiber and baking

Reading, TV, playing with my dog's, Pinterest, crafts, internet games, yoga, meditation, music

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I love pin interest

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Me too ♥️

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Go online and read the news, social media for a while, this site, nap, eat, pet my animals, do chores, nap, watch my grand kids, nap, make dinner, nap, take a long shower, nap, make phone calls and talk/text to family, nap, oh and did I say nap? Lol

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Oh be careful watching your grandkids I thought that wasn’t allowed during the outbreak I know lots of parents are struggling whilst still at work and leaving childminding to grandparents who are more at risk from the virus it must be awful not seeing them at such a difficult time I know I can only FaceTime my mum for the time being until the government tells us she Dosent need shielding she does have Further health condition however.i wouldn’t want you to be at any kind of risk x

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Well they are siblings, two live with me and two live with my daughter. She lives two blocks away and they are quarantined like I am. My daughter and I work for the same caregiving agency so we are essential workers. My husband is also. Sooo we are doing the best we can at social distancing and quarantining ourselves but it's just not possible to not be together. They are older and doing well with hand washing and helping keep house disenfected. :) Thanks for your concern though. My husband works at the local army installation with school age children. I worry he will be exposed more than I am and bring it home. It's a frightening time for everyone. I'm 54 and he's 57. We both have high blood pressure so that does put us in the higher risk range. My daughter has asthma and so does her youngest. So we are taking this very seriously.

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Ok you sound like a very caring grandma and you are really making a difference.my partner is still working for Amazon which is a worry for me but there’s become more demand for the online service since the outbreak I have to hope he doesn’t bring it home I have a health condition too x

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Any good crafting ideas you can share ?!

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I do burlap crafts,candy bouquets,bow making ,hampers and general upcycyling and diys

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Yoga ..music ..overeating..cofee... cooking random things lol new recipes lol ....tv not too much ...poker game app I play at times ..making love too myselflololol

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😆overeating I wish I could afford to do that with the rate of inflation these past weeks I paid £10 for some toilet roll other day which used to be £5 don’t know why people are going on one over toilet roll my mum had us used rolled up newspaper as kids when we were desperate we even make it in the u.k it’s not imported.

Making love to yourself 😂 Needs must and all that 😂

I’ve not stopped cooking since all this I’m always in the kitchen guess it stops Bordemx

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Ya totally 100 agree on the toilet paper ..people over reacted that's all ik or what I think anyways ! Yes ik people are freaked out too leave the house ....but still...over reacted.....its just like the flu ..and now they actually found medicine for should be available soon ...gawd hope so ..this junk on tv on the virus has gotten really old lol!!

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I won’t watch tv on the virus doing my head in!once a day is enough!i hope they find a cure x

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