Comments on: Hobbies That Keep You Sane

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:01:52 +0000

I love to read. It truly does relax me. I raised two boys and think I would have gone crazy if I hadn’t had reading for an escape.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:52:34 +0000

I like to quilt… I love the end results and it’s about the only way I am creative (even though I am using someone else’s patterns). It seems odd to take lovely fabric, cut it up and then sew it back together again, but it works for me!

Baking and reading are other hobbies of mine, but for the past few years it’s been all about quilting.

By: Alison Davidson

Alison Davidson — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:25:48 +0000

An old professor of mine does some work in nursing homes. He says that providing a favourite type of book, be it westerns, mysteries, or romance novels helps those with forms of dementia. It doesn’t work with types of reading that they don’t enjoy. I use this example when I’m defending my romance reading.
I don’t know if this counts as creative, but I like to plot sketch. None of these have ever become stories, they probably never will, but they involve elaborate family ancestries and chronological events. I think I just like to organise data.

By: KathrynSmith

KathrynSmith — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:26:13 +0000

I think it’s safe to assume that everyone here counts reading amongst our favorite hobbies!

Linda, my mother has dementia — Small Vessel Disease. All my life she was big on reading and doing word puzzles. To this day, even though she’s gone through HUGE changes because of the dementia, she still likes to do lexicon puzzles and crosswords. I firmly believe they help keep the mind strong. I still love to do word find puzzles.

And I think there’s no doubt that video games do something for the player. My husband’s hand-eye co-ordination is 10x mine. I’m pretty sure a lifetime of gaming is responsible. Either that or I’m just slow.

By: Linda Henderson

Linda Henderson — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:02:31 +0000

Well of course reading is a big part of my life. I also collect postcards, especially lighthouse ones. I also like to do puzzles and play video games. I actually think the video games keep you sharper. I have a family member that is having trouble with memory loss (maybe early alzheimers) and I’ve read some studies that say working crossword puzzles and those word find books help keep the brain active. Sure hope that is true.

By: Paula R.

Paula R. — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:36:38 +0000

Hi Kathryn, I do lots of things…I write poetry, read, sing, play basketball, or blog online. Those things tend to relax me alot. When I was younger, I used to crotchet,but I gave that up a while ago. I am not very crafty…I know; it’s a very sad situation. I think it is really cool that you are able to find creativity for writing from your creative outlet of making things.

Peace and love,
Paula R.

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:17:21 +0000

I love films and am passionate about keeping up with pop culture. I love being transported to another world.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:46:30 +0000

I garden and have been trying to relearn crocheting after many years of not doing it.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:18:25 +0000

I would like to learn how to knit, but right now my hobbies include collecting coins and stamps. I’m not a serious collector, but I do get excited whenever I get a new quarter or new Presidential one dollar coins. I also want to take up scrapbooking.

By: catslady

catslady — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:12:52 +0000

I have had so many hobbies in my lifetime (I’m 59). Sketching, knitting, crochet, needlepoint, jigsaw and crossword puzzles, ornaments, ceramics to name a few. And now the computer takes up a lot of my time. But reading truly has been with me forever. I love collecting books and have quite a collection.