5 Hobbies You Can Master While Working From Home
Being cooped up at home isn’t an ideal situation, but it’s a necessity to #FlattentheCurve.
If you find yourself refreshing your social media page every 15 minutes, or binge-watching all 10 seasons of Friends again, no one’s judging you.
But hey, you’ve got plenty of time, so why not flex some creative muscles and pick up a new hobby? Here’s a list of indoor hobbies ready for you to experiment with, all in eBook format for easy access from the comfort of anywhere you are right now.
After Picking Up Hand Lettering, You’ll Never Send Out Boring Birthday/Invitation/Mother’s Day Cards Ever Again:
Watercolour Lettering by Jess Park
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Remember at school when you used to envy the classmate with super-neat handwriting? Well, now you can be that kid with some awesome hand lettering skills and fulfill your bullet journaling goals!
Grab your brushes and inks or order them online, and learn to transform your chicken scratches into a work of art — complete with flourishes, loops, and flowery touches. This will be great practice for when you finally hand out fancy invitation cards for your lockdown party!
Elevate Your Insta Game with Some Artsy Photography Skills:
Zen Camera by David Ulrich
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If the most photography you’ve done at home is a quick snapshot of your Dalgona coffee, pick up Zen Camera.
Ulrich’s book builds up your photography skills from the basics, using daily exercises to start off your journey. It covers the essentials of creating striking visuals, then guides you into refining your own artistic eye and developing your personal style. Say cheese!
Or Stock Up Your Liquor Cabinet and Become a Cocktail Connoisseur:
An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails by Orr Shtuhl
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It’s always happy hour when you’re your own bartender!
This handy illustrated book will show you how to mix 50 classic cocktails, and fill you in on the colourful stories behind their origins. Fix yourself something light like a gin and tonic, or whip up some crowd favourites like mint juleps for an indoor family party!
Wow Your Housebound Homies with Some Breathtaking Breadmaking:
Five Minute Bread by Jeffrey Hertzberg
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Just because you’re not where the sun’s out, doesn’t mean you can’t get your buns out!
With almost 100 recipes to try, you’ll never have a stale day at home again! Hertzberg walks you through the process of creating flaky, crusty, mouthwatering bread in your own kitchen — without the need for a bread machine or dough-kneading. Best of all, you’ll only need 5 minutes of your day to pump out some Food Network-worthy loaves.
Fill the Time with Killer Lines:
Get Your Act Together by Jenny Roche
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Laughter is the best medicine — for a boring day with nothing to do at home, that is. Lighten the mood with your natural inner comedian! Whether you’re a power punster, a whip-smart wisecracker, or a master of mimicking, you’ll find advice worth keeping in Jenny Roche’s book about creating side-splitting comedy routines.
Don’t worry if you’re not on your way to becoming the next Kevin Hart or Aziz Ansari just yet — practising at home means nobody’s going to hear your first few bad takes.
What do you do to de-stress during your down time? What hobbies have you rediscovered? Tell us in the comments!
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