Messy Room, Clear Mind

Not everything has to be perfect to be meaningful.  Progress over perfection.  Why do you keep a messy room?  Do you want to change?

 

 

Is This You?

***Purpose***

1.     A Messy Room and Your Mental Health

Did you know that a messy room may be a sign of depression, sign of feeling overwhelmed, or a sign of your preferences?  Verywellmind.com talks about this.  They further added that possibly you have a type B personality which suggests that you are more relaxed and not focused on achieving perfection like a type A personality.

Are you a parent that has a child that keeps a messy room?   I recall I had a child that kept a messy room and when I told her to clean her room this is what happened.  It would appear clean, but when I opened her closet door everything fell out on me. 

2.     Emotional Attachment

People who developed anxious attachment styles in childhood, typically because a caregiver was inconsistent in meeting their needs, are more likely to seek emotional comfort from material objects.   Scienceinsights.org., further added that a room full of objects you can’t bear to part with maybe less about the objects themselves and more about what they represent emotionally: security, memory, connection to people or times that feel uncertain.

3.     Change

Are you a messy and want to change?  One of the best books that I have read was Messie No More by Sandra Felton.  A few take aways from this book that I loved was as follows:

    a. To keep my house clean, clean something daily in each room, preferably something different each day.  Instead of allowing clutter and things to pile up.

    b.  Life is not a sprint, but a marathon.

    c. A messy house is frequently the result of a messie’s effort to stay in control of their life.

    d. Reasons to get the house under control is so the house will look better for company, so the house will look nice for you, so the house will work better, so you will not have to work so hard, and to reduce the feeling of helplessness.

Also I remember reading in this book that messy’s tend to want to hold on to things and keep it in clear sight in the event they may need it, as opposed to filing it or putting it away in a specific space.  Is this you?  

4.    Clutter Affects Your Brain

Are you aware that clutter affects Your Brain?  Clutter can cause visual overload, attention splitting, stress response, and decision fatigue.   Myhealthopedia.com further adds that clutter reduces focus, fuels procrastination, affects sleep quality, encourages unhealthy habits, and affects memory.

5.     Depression

Could a messy room be a sign of depression?  According to verywellmind.com it could be a sign of depression because depressed people often feel too fatigued or hopeless to keep up with the routine of household tasks.  They just do not have the energy to straighten up the room.  They further added that a messy room may be a sign that person is feeling very overwhelmed with the clutter.

6.     Consignment Stores

I often took my children's and grandchildren's clothes to consignment shops. I discovered some of the shops were very cluttered and not well-organized.  I discovered I could not stand that clutter, because it just bothered me.   Eventually I stopped going to some of them.   There are also retail stores that have special deals where they bring items out already boxed.   Those that are always looking for a deal seemingly love it.   That particular type of clutter is not worth the deal to me.   I just cannot stand it.  So, I discovered clutter is not just in individual houses, it carries over into the stores. 

7.     Emotional Attachments

Do you have sentimental things that you are emotionally attached to?   Do you keep boxes of clothes saying that one day you might wear that?   Do you have a problem with letting go of materials things?   Do you look for sales to save things just because they are on sale?   According to nuvancehealth.org., talks about this.   Eventually, these treasures become cluttered.   An alternative to holding on to this stuff is possibly taking a picture and saving it.  You still have memories unless you get Alzheimer’s disease and that is a different story. 

I recall holding on to clothing.  I now recheck my closet yearly.   If I have not worn it within the year, I will send it to Carriage Town not the Salvation Army.   The Salvation Army resales the items.   Carriage Town gives the items to needy individuals. 

8.    Cluttered Email

How does your email look?   Is your email cluttered.   Do you clean it out daily? I discovered my email was very cluttered.   If your email is not maintained it can become cluttered.   Do you receive a lot of spam mail?  That can cause clutter as well.   Clutter comes in all forms.

9.   Slips and Falls

Did you know too much clutter can be the cause of slips and falls?  Living with clutter puts you at risk of tripping over the clutter.   Webmd.com talks about this. They further added that in one study done volunteers who filled out surveys in a neat room were more likely to say they wanted to donate to a charity compared with those who were questioned in a messy room.  

10. How to Stop Being Messy

Is your room messy, but you want to change?    It can be done. Start with baby steps, start small, set achievable goals, develop piles to keep, donate, or re-sell, and above all be realistic.

 

Source:

What Does a Messy Room Say About Your Personality?

What Does a Messy Room Mean Psychologically? - ScienceInsights

Messie No More - Sandra Felton - Google Books

How Clutter Affects Your Brain? The Science Behind Mess & Mental Health\What Does a Messy Room Say About Your Personality?

How clutter affects your brain health | Nuvance Health

Ways Clutter Negatively Affects Your Health

How to Stop Being a Messy Person: Simple Steps to New Habits

 

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AI: Now and the Future

AI (Artificial Intelligence) has been here and is growing in leaps and bounds. You say you do not want to use AI, but did you know that AI is everywhere?

Did You Know?

***Intentional***

1. Internet Search

Have you done an internet search recently for anything? Have you observed that the first answer you see is usually from AI? Observe the picture below. I did a search for the benefits of good health. Now you try it. Try looking up other internet search.   AI searches usually will appear first and you will see that small blue star at the beginning to the left of the search.

 

2. AI is Always listening

Did you know that AI (Artificial Intelligence) is always listening? According to AI overview AI systems, like virtual assistants, are designed to be “always listening in a passive way to detect a wake work and become activated. This passive listening does not necessarily mean thy are always actively recording or processing every conversations according to AI overview.

3. My Personal Experience

I love my wireless earpiece. I love it for listening to music and my audible books. I usually listen to them during the morning as I prepare for my shower. Although I prefer listening to my gospel music,  AI seemingly will start an audio book that I am presently reading. It just automatically starts. Well I may not want to listen to it, but rather listen to my music. So I physically shut it off from my audio-book. Also, because my routine changes I may or may not want to listen to my audio-book this particular morning. It is kind of frustrating sometimes because I think to myself, “I know what I prefer to listen to or not listen to today.”   I also remind myself that AI is not human. 

4. Chatboxes

Have you ever called a retailer or a business only to hear about 5 recorded choices for you to pick and none of those choices fits your particular problem? Is it at that time you would like to really speak to a human?

Are there benefits to using chatboxes? Yes according to leaddesk.com chatboxes can be very effective for dealing with customers who come forward with simple requests and frequently asked questions, but customers with more complex problems might need to talk to a human. They further added an example of a Student Housing Foundation that has a chatbox available on the page 24/7 and independently handles over 59% of customer queries.

5. A Few Elon Musk Predictions

The Video below shows Elon Musk predicting that by 2030 artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence, in 10 years humanoids could make goods and services virtually free, you will be able to switch out cosmetic robotic parts, all cars will be self-driving, 90 percent of miles driven will be autonomous, and much more. In addition, it was revealed on this video the individual you are looking at Julia McCoy is not Julia McCoy, but her digital clone. Now that is something.

 

Age of Abundance

 

6. The Difference between AI and Reality

I have a difficult time at times differentiating between AI images and the real thing. Elearn.eb.com gives a few tips to help distinguish differences. They are as follows:

a. Look for unusual or inconsistent details

b. texture and pattern repetition

c. lighting and shadows

d. background anomalies

e. facial features

f. contextual errors

g. get and labels

h. digital artifacts or digital manipulation, and

I. emotional inconsistency

One thing that I noticed several videos seemingly makes it appear that a news reporter is advertising for a certain product, when in reality news reporters report the facts about the news as oppose to promoting a particular product. Those types of videos can be very misleading to unsuspecting individuals. Scammers have even gone as far as to use famous people’s name such as Steve Harvey, Dr. Oz, and many more to promote their products when in reality that is a lie.

6. Robot Chefs

Did you know that there are presently restaurants that are staffed with robot chefs?

Elearn.eb.com talks about this. There are 5 restaurants namely: California: CalifExpress by Flippy, Croatia: Bots and Posts Sci-Food bistro, Japan: E Vino Spaghetti, United States: Sweetgreen, and the First RoboChef Outlet in Dubai.

7. McDonald’s First Robotic Restaurant

Can you imagine going to a McDonald’s Robotic Restaurant? Well the first McDonald’s Robotic Restaurant is in process. They are selling Big Macs in a McDonald in Fort Worth, Texas according to the Utube Video below which was posted 2 years ago. There are no cashiers, no one to take your order, and no one to bring you your food. Everything is handled by a robot. It is not fully automated and humans are there to assist. You can receive your order on a conveyor belt. It has been said that the automation is similar to working in a factory. Supposedly this type of automation is to provide faster and better service. There are still those that do not agree with this. As some have expressed concern about others will be loosing their jobs because of a robot.

Inside McDonald’s Robotic Restaurant

 

8. Will Any jobs survive AI?

You might ask will there be any jobs that survive AI? According to economictimes.indiatimes.com Bill Gates predicts the 3 jobs that will survive AI are the coders of AI, the energy experts, and the Biologists. They further added that biologist require creativity, intuition, and critical thinking. That does sound good, but it brings to mind for me the scripture Proverbs 27:20. Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. It makes you wonder will anything ever be enough? There are already predictions to move to Mars. There is the fear that we may destroy our own planet earth. So again, I ask, “Will it ever be enough?”

Source:

AI Overview

 

Post-Al reality

 

Here Are Five Global Restaurants Staffed by Robot Chefs

 

Inside McDonald’s First Robotic Restaurant

 

Bill Gates predicts only three jobs will survive the AI Takeover.

 

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The Hidden Pull of the Digital World

Did you know that it has been said that hacking can feel thrilling-solving complex problems, but that rush can become addictive if it turns into obsession or harmful behavior?

Did You Know?

***Purpose***

     1.  Teen Hackers and Addiction

According to bbc.com/news a study suggests there are parallels between the way youngsters turn into hackers and how youths become addicted to drugs and alcohol.  They further added that reports show the teens’ goal was not for financial gain, but rather to boost their reputation among other hackers to compensate for what might be a lack of self-esteem in the rest of their lives.

    2.   Young Hacker Speaks Out

This young hacker put at risk the security of 60 million children and 10 million teachers.  He admitted that he feels he needs to go to prison for what he did and that if they had not stopped him, he probably would still be hacking.   This is talked about at abcnews.com.   They further added that 15- and 16-year-olds are hacking; That there is a whole young generation who are like free-range chickens with no guidance.  When you think about it 15- and 16-year-olds are not adults but are starting crime at a very earl age and the internet makes it very possible for them to do so.  Crime has always existed, but internet crime is new and different. 

    3. Who Are Cyber Criminals?

You might ask, “Who are cyber criminals?”  Cyber criminals also known as hackers are extremely difficult to identify and the growth of this global network poses a major threat to governments and corporations. Online.norwich.edu further added that cyber criminals might include identity thieves, internet stalkers, phishing scammers, and cyber terrorists.

   4. Psychological Profile of Cyber Criminals

Cyber criminals have above-average intelligence, a lack of empathy, some are motivated by narcissism, the internet’s anonymity and distance makes it more appealing to participate in unlawful activity, the excitement of successfully breaking a system can fuel the drive for more, and they frequently exhibit impulsiveness and aggression. 

This reminds me of a movie I watched called “Queenpins.”.  The lady was queen of couponing but became obsessed with making it bigger and better.  This was based on a true story.   The woman had made couponing an illegal business by selling counterfeit coupons.  She had become a multimillionaire owning several vehicles and airplanes.   It was seemingly addictive for her and her accomplices that helped.

   5. Conti

Have you heard of Conti?  Conti is one of the 10 Most Notorious Cybercrime Groups in 2026.  Their operation included performance reviews, salary structures, internal chat logs, human resources disputes, and offering tech support to affiliates and documented their attack playbooks better than some IT teams.  Caniphish.com talks about this.  They also added that this gang became known for hitting governments, hospitals, and global businesses demanding tens of millions in crypto.  Note: One teen hacker mentioned on the news he would demand crypto and then convert it to cash and send it to his house.  His mother never knew.  She thought he was getting regular mail, and he was getting millions of dollars in the mail.  Now who would have thought of something like that?

   6. State of Michigan

How does your state rate in cybercrime?   The State of Michigan ranks 8th for cybercrimes with a reported 17^th for money lost per victim.  Michigan laws have adapted to address the evolving nature of cybercrime according to bing.com.

  7. The World Online

Do you know when the world went online?   It went online in the 1990’s according to cybersecutiryventures.com.   They further added that email became a blessing and a curse as it opened new entry points for viruses.   Now the next generation from 2010-2019 included Saudi hackers of credit cards online, malicious hackers into Yahoo, and the forcing of New Zealand’s stock market to temporarily shut down.

  8.  Yahoo Cyber Threat

Yahoo experienced one of the largest data breaches in internet history during 2013-2014.   It affected 3 billion accounts and according to bing.com allegedly Russian agent hackers stole usernames, email, address, and passwords, enabling identity theft and cyber-espionage.  The internet has it’s blessing and has its curses.

  9.  Ethical Hacking?

Do you know what ethical hacking is?   Ethical hacking employs the same methods as malicious hackers, but instead of exploiting vulnerabilities, ethical hackers report them to organizations so preventive measures can be implemented.    Forbes.com talks about this.  They further added that types of ethical hacking might include penetration testing, system hacking, internal testing, web application testing, and Network Hacking.  Yes, there are benefits to Ethical hacking.  They allow an organization to discover its weak spots before they can be exploited and they can save organizations large sums of money, as well as protecting them from the loss of a good reputation.

  10. 5 Phases of Ethical Hacking

What are the 5 phases of ethical hacking?  The 5 phases include Reconnaissance (Foot printing Phase), scanning, gaining access, maintaining access, and covering tracks.  According to geeksforgeeks.org., once this step is completed it means the ethical hacker has successfully gained access to the system or network, exploited vulnerabilities, and exited without detection.

  11. What is Money Laundering?

Are you familiar with the concept of money laundering? Money laundering involves disguising financial assets so they can be used without detection of the illegal activity that produced them.  Fincen.gov. talks about this.   They further added money laundering provides the fuel for drug dealers, terrorists, arms dealers, and other criminals to operate and expand their criminal

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Teen hackers study considers link to addiction - BBC News

'Addicted to hacking': Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prison - ABC News

Who Are Cyber Criminals? | Norwich University - Online

The Psychology of Cybercriminals: Understanding the Enemy - CyberInfoBlog: what is cyber security, for all levels

The 10 Most Notorious Cybercrime Groups In 2026

Cybercrimes in Michigan - Search

The History Of Cybercrime And Cybersecurity, 1940-2020

biggest cyber crimes in history - Search

What Is Ethical Hacking? Using Hacking Techniques For Good

5 Phases of Hacking - GeeksforGeeks

What is money laundering? | FinCEN.gov

 

 

9 Sensory Activities for Adults

Did you know that sensory play is not just for kids?  Sensory activities for adults are a powerful way to relax the mind, reduce stress, and reconnect with the present moment.

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***Purpose***

    1.   Baking Benefits

How many of you love to bake?  I recall my aunt was from a family of seven.  During my teenage years with her there was only her and me.  I asked her why she cooked large meals?   She would bake several cakes and several pies.   She replied, “Coming from a large family that was all she knew to do was to fix large meals.”  I also remember her making cinnamon rolls.   I still love them today.  I remember smelling the aroma of cinnamon as I could smell it throughout the house.  Whenever I purchase a Cinnabon I think of her amazing cinnamon rolls.

According to diyfairy.com sensory activities can reduce anxiety levels by up to 60% in seniors with cognitive impairments, 85% of caregivers report improved mood in seniors during home care visits, engaging in sensory activities leads to a 50% increase in positive engagement compared to traditional activities, and activities involving smell and touch can increase memory recall events by 25% for seniors with cognitive impairments.  They further added that baking with adults and seniors is not just fun, it is good for emotional and mental health. Measuring, mixing, and shaping dough helps maintain senior’s skills that have early-stage dementia.  Favorite smells like vanilla or cinnamon can bring back happy memories and boost their senses; thus, giving them a sense of purpose and achievement.

     2.   Activities for Adults with Disabilities

Are you or do you know of adults with disabilities?  Disabilitydame.com suggests activities that engage in smell which include smelling a fresh bouquet of flowers, making candles using different essential oils, doing a blind smell test with air fresheners, creating different fruit drinks and smell the ingredients, and playing with scented water beads.

     3.   Sensory Room in Bay City, Michigan

Did you know that there is a Sensory Room in Bay City, Michigan?  Mlive.com talks about it.  I also saw this on the news on television as well.   The Tummy Ache Candy Store, 1116 N. Johnson St.,  Sound in Silence, a dedicated room at the back of the store, has been introduced to provide customers with an opportunity to engage their senses through carefully curated sounds and vibrations.   

    4.   Sensory Room for Adults

Have you ever been in a Sensory Room?  Sensoryone.com talks about Virtual Reality as a great way to entertain and engage sensory room users with the use of no headsets.   They further added that visitors can feel the calming effects of the tool just by stepping into the room. Can you only imagine?  Often as people age, they experience a reduction or loss of some of their senses.     

    5.  Sensory Boards for Adults

Did You Know that the ideal settings for Adult Sensory walls might include workplaces, therapy centers, home environments, and public spaces such as community centers. Bumblebeesmart.com talks about this.   They further added that you may want to choose calming colors, include interactive features, using sensory panels for a particular age group, create a multi-sensory experience, and consider accessibility. 

    6.  Creating a Sensory Room

Have you ever thought about creating your own sensory room?   Your sensory room might include a variety of sensory stimuli such as fidgets, tactile tools, a cozy canoe, weighted lap pads, or a swing.   This is also talked about at bumblesmart.com.

    7.  Sensory Toys for Adults with Autism

Some of the best Sensory Toys for Adults with Autism might include infinity cube fidget toys, mind and body stress balls, power your fun Arggh mini stress balls, YoYa Tos DNA Stress Balls, tangle therapy relax for hand and mind wellness, liquid motion bubblers, stretchable long world kaleidoscope, adaptive sound technologies lectroFan Classic White Noise machines, and Remo hand drums.

    8.  DIY Sensory Tools You Can Create

Possibly you prefer to create your own DIY Sensory Tools.   These Sensory tools might include stress balls, textured fabrics, essential oils, visualization techniques.   Everyou.eu talks about these.  They further added that  when you get started to be sure to choose 2-3 tools you will actually reach for, keep them visible, use them preventatively, and pair them with breathing. 

The essential oil sounds inviting to me.   Although I have never tried essentials oils.  It brings to my remembrance of an old cologne that one of my aunts used to wear “White Diamonds.”  Whenever I smell a cologne or perfume like that I immediately think of her.  Just talking about fragrances brings back so many memories.   My father used to smoke cherry fragrance tobacco in a pipe.   I can still smell that fragrance. Do you remember any favorite scents or fragrances from your past?  

    9.  Engaging Sensory Activities for Adults

How is your sense of taste?  Have you ever tried experimenting with different teas or coffee?   I am not a coffee drinker.  Some coffees all taste the same to me, but there has been an occasion when I tasted coffee, and it just did not taste good at all.  I have discovered that some teas, even though they say are good for you, do not agree with me.  I've found a tea I love.   It is Earl-Gray tea with bergamot.   This tea is 100% natural, that is something that I like about it and it does taste very good. I feel very relaxed after drinking it as well.    Autismparentingmagazine.com talks about this. They further added you might try creating an ice cream sundae or just try new food with various tastes and textures during meals to widen your sensory experiences. 

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15 Calming and Therapeutic Sensory Activities for Adults and Seniors

75 Engaging Sensory Activities for Adults with Disabilities (That Are Fun!)

Reopening date announced for Jack’s, new sensory experience at candy store and more Bay County news - mlive.com

Sensory rooms for adults: Eldercare and special needs - Sensory One

Adult Sensory Walls: Enhance Focus, Reduce Stress, and Promote Well-Being

 Best Sensory Toys for Adults with Autism (2026 Expert Reviews & Buying Guide) - Living with Autism

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Touch Since the Pandemic

When the Pandemic first occurred it changed some of the ways that people related to each. Touching, hugging, and kissing were limited because it was not known how deadly the virus was and there was no vaccine available at the time. Some of your valuable senses were involved with this virus. Touch was and is so important.

Did You Know?

When the COVID-19 Pandemic occurred touching others physically was limited unless you were already living in that household. Touch I believe is something that we may have taken for granted. For those that love to hug relatives or friends that changed too because you could give someone the virus and not even know it.

1. How Important is Touching?

You may ask, “ Is touching importance?” Did you know that being touched boosts your mental and physical wellness? Dignityhealth.org., talks about it. They further add that touching causes your brain to release oxytocin which is a neurochemical that makes you feel happier and lessen stressed, it can lower your heart rate and blood pressure, lessen depression and anxiety, boost your immune system, and even relieve pain.

I believe that since the Pandemic people even though vaccinated are not app to hug and touch others that are not related to them. Sometimes when meeting new people some may tend to do a “fist bump” ( a gesture in which two people tap each other’s clenched fist), as oppose to actual handshaking. I believe caution still exits and the Pandemic is not completely gone.

2. Is COVID-19 Still a Pandemic?

Presently COVID-19 cases are still happening widely, according to bu.edu. They further add that in December 2023, the WHO reported 1.2 million COVID cases and 9,575 deaths worldwide. It is great that we now have vaccines for the Pandemic, but we need to keep it mind it has been said that COVID-19 is one of the deadliest Pandemic that the world has experienced.

3. Physical Contact with Your Infant

How important is physical contact with your infant? It has been known for a long time that skin-to-skin contact with babies is important for their development according to scienticamerican.com They further add that particularly in the newborn period, it helps calm babies: they cry less and it helps them sleep better.

4. What is the strongest of Your 5 Senses?

Do you know which of your senses is the strongest? Out of the 5 senses which are hearing, touching, sight, tasting and smelling askthescientist.com suggests that sight is the strongest sense. The reasoning they give is that humans tend to rely more on sight, rather than hearing or smell, for information about their environment. Then there is the other spectrum where I have heard blind people state their reliance on sound and smell.

I can identify with the sight sense because when I had eye surgery the doctor asked me, “How long has your eye been like this?” My reply, “I do not know. I just became aware of a problem on the highway my husband asked me to help him read the signs and I had difficulty so I closed each eye and discovered one eye had a shade seemingly pulled halfway over it.” The doctor replied, “Sometimes the other eye takes over for the weak eye.” Surgery of my eye was a very humbling experience. I could not drive for a month, I could not use my computer because my eye would hurt and I would have a headache, and their was much more. I am so glad that we were given two eyes and not just one.

I do realize that touch is important because when a love one touches you it is a great feeling. Are you aware that you can touch yourself, rubbing your arms and hands together? You can hug yourself? Yes you can, but it feels so much better when someone else is touching you.

5. Healing Power of Touching

Did you know that there are healing powers in touch? According to medical.net touch may alleviate pain, sadness, and anxiety in adults and children while increasing weight gain in babies; They further add that massage and other forms of touch have similar health advantages. Touch therapies can help regulate serum cortisol, increase body weight in neonates, and reduce pain, depression, and anxiety in adults.

6. Touch Starvation

Have you ever heard of touch starvation? When touch starvation occurs you do not get as much physical touch as you are used to. You may crave contact but can’t interact with others for some reason according to webmd.com. They further suggests that you can fight touch starvation by video chatting, online exercise, singing and dancing, and interacting with pets.

7. Are You Touch Deprived?

Could it be that you are touch deprived? Have you ever really thought about this? Healthline.com talks about this. They mentioned that during the COVID-19 pandemic there were those that experienced a declined in sensual touching, such as holding hands, back scratching, and foot rubbing, too. They further added that scientists have found that a system of nerve fibers, called C-tactile afferents, exists to recognize any form of gentle touch, and according to a 2017 study the ideal touching speed is about 3 centimeters per second. I would say that is pretty fast.

Since this generation seemingly is very computer oriented, I would believe that touch is very vital to them. In older generations the children would go out to play, but in this generation they seemingly prefer to sit at the computer and play games. They can even play games live with their friends whom may be miles away or just next door.

Why not examine yourself today and answer this question, “Are you touched deprived?”

Source:

Facts About Touch: How Human Contact Affects Your Health and Relationships

 

Is COVID-19 Still a Pandemic?

 

How Important Is Physical Contact?

 

Making Sense of Your 5 Senses

 

The healing power of touch

 Touch Starvation: What to Know

 What Does It Mean to be Touched Starved?

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Explore a new hobby (Did you know?)

Did you know that by trying something new, you might discover a passion you never knew you had?

Did You Know?

 

***Purpose***

1.  Health Benefits of Hobbies

Do hobbies improve health?   Indeed, they do.    Hobbies boost well-being, lower stress, support mental health, and strengthen relationships.  This is talked about at webmd.com.   I like the part about improving relationships.

I once volunteered to tutor adults.   I had no idea the relationships that would be developed from that.  That summer I worked on a project with several other volunteers including teachers.  Our task was to develop motivational strategies for the classroom.  We also co-authored a book that summer called “Try it—You’ll Like it!”  I was also known as Betty Ryan  at that time.  See our book below:

                                          Try It- You'll Like It! 

Seemingly our group of 5 was a very good fit.  Despite my full-time employment, I discovered that volunteering provided significant advantages for both me and the students.   I recall I was going through divorce and my present pastor always emphasized when you are helping others it is a good way to heal because you are not focused on yourself and your pain.  I always remember that teaching. 

       2. Gen Z Hobbies- Gaming

Have you heard the saying “different strokes for different folks?”  Did you know that gaming is a hobby for some Gen Z’s?  Gaming has provided a way for gamers to play on the go and connect with friends anywhere, anytime, it is a powerful tool for social connection, it allows connection with peers from around the world, fostering friendships and cultural exchange, coding and app development satisfies their curiosity about how things work and empowers them to create their own digital solutions.  This is according to wokewaves.com.   Who would have known?

       3. Film Photography

Did you know that Film photography which is something that Baby Boomers were doing is now an attraction for a hobby with Gen Z?  Yes Vegoutmag.com talks about this.  They noted that 23-year-old Sydney Daniels told the Valgary Journal, “I like the vibe of the disposable film cameras with the flash.”

I have observed this with my grandson.   He has a passion for photography.  Photography today is increasingly digital.   I must share this with you.   I was at an event with my grandson, and he mentioned that he did photography.   An older gentleman asked him about his dark room for his photographs.  As this older gentleman had done photography at a business he worked at previously in the past.   My grandson looked at me sort of puzzled and told the older gentleman, “I don’t use a dark room, my photographs are all digital.” 

      4. Roller Skating

In addition to providing physical exercise, roller skating can serve as an enjoyable hobby for individuals across generations, including both Gen Z and Baby Boomers.   I love roller skating and I started my grandchildren skating at a very young age.   My grandson has become so skilled at skating he can practically dances on his skates. I am so proud of him.   To my amazement I have seen many baby boomers that can do the same.   I have a niece that dances on her skates and now takes her grandchildren skating.   Skating is an activity that people of all ages can enjoy and excel at.  

See the video below of my grandson skating:

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       5. Jigsaw Puzzle Competition

Did you know that jigsaw puzzle competitions are hobbies for some?  You race against others to complete identical puzzles as quickly as possible.  Most competitions feature puzzles with 500 to 1,000 pieces, and championships draw participants from more than 40 countries, according to freshhobby.com.

         6. Robotic Fish Racing

Do you possess a strong orientation towards technology?    Well Robotic Fish Racing may be just for you. You build small underwater robots that look and move like real fish using servo motors and waterproof electronics. You control them with wireless signals and building a robotic fish requires basic knowledge of circuit boards and motor control. Freshhobby.com suggests you can start with kits that cost between $50 and $200 or design your own from scratch.

        7.  Remote Car Racing

Have you raced remote cars?    Remote car racing is considered a sport by many.  To win a race, it requires the right mindset, training, the right vehicle, and the top driving skills.  This topic is discussed on racenrcs.com.  They further add that there are enormous tracks for RC (remote cars) all over the world.

         8.  Rock Painting

Are you artistic?  Have you ever considered rock painting? You can paint rocks with designs like M&Ms, minions, cactus, aliens, strawberries, and more, as listed at fabulesslyfrugal.com.   I have seen flowers painted on rocks.   There are endless ideas as to what you can paint on a rock.

        9.  Quilting

Have you considered quilting?  Quilting is a patchwork of creativity and tradition.  This hobby involves meticulous planning and stitching.  Quilting circles foster community, sharing techniques and stories.  Mamabeanparenting.com mentions this.   She adds that quilts are heirlooms, not just blankets, passed down with care.  

I recall my grandmother making quilts.  Also, my mother-in-law made beautiful quilts.  I still have one that she made. It is beautiful.  My sister-in-law was very upset when she gave it to my husband and me.    She said she had wanted that quilt.   My husband started to give it to her and I told him to keep it and that his mother gave it to him because she wanted him to have it.   My husband was the oldest son of 11 children.  I told him his mother knew what she wanted to do.  She also was in sound mind when she did it.  I reminded him that she gifted it to him.

What is your favorite hobby?  If you do not have one possibly now you might think about getting one. 

  

 

Source: 

Health Benefits of Hobbies

Try it-You’ll Like it!

Trendsetters: The Top 14 Hobbies Gen Z Is Obsessed With

These 10 boomer hobbies are now suddenly Gen Z’s favorite trend

100 Unique Hobbies You’ve Never Heard Of: Discover Unconventional Activities to TransformYour Free Time

 Is Remote Control Car Racing A Sport? March 2026

13 Unusual Hobbies You May Not Have Thought of

50 Easy Rock Painting Ideas for Beginners - Fabulessly Frugal

13 Old-Fashioned Hobbies That Are Actually Cool Even Today

 

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