Beat boredom at Home

The notion that Housewives have nothing to do the whole day is partially right and I am sure most of you would agree, especially those who are yet to be moms and those whose children are old enough to be on their own. OK ! So you have time and you are bored and you have no intention of staying bored forever. Try these few ideas to keep yourself constructively occupied and get into a routine for yourself.

Take up Book Reading: Most of us are into reading - either the paper or magazines. Take this reading to another level and start reading books which interest you like fiction, literature, science, cuisine etc. Make up for the lost time where you wanted to read books of your choice but couldn’t because of lack of time and family constraints.

Gardening

Gardening is a very therapeutic hobby and you can do wonders to your house garden by growing beautiful flowers, herbs and plants. For those who live in high-rises you could look at creative ways to make a simple garden in your balcony or window sills.

Writing

A wonderful way to express yourself .Write about topics you like- it could anything from science to baking or just your feelings or a cause that you think is important. Get into blogging, use the Social Media and promote your work. You never know you could end up getting requests for writing jobs and get paid for it just sitting at home.


De-Clutter Your Home

Even if you have children and you think that everything is important in the house there will be a phase when your house ends up looking like a storage compound. Try and periodically organize your home and remove the clutter. Keep only what you need, donate and recycle what you don’t need. You will be so much happier when the house is spring cleaned .A clutter free house also leads to a clutter free mind and you will be at peace.

Exercise

Now we know it’s difficult to exercise in the mid afternoon but whatever the time of the day, exercising your body will keep you active and alert and most importantly you will feel good about yourself.

Food for thought

Polishing your cooking and baking skills for those who have a penchant for new cuisines can be a good way to keep yourself busy. Try new signature dishes, share them with friends, have a cooking kitty session, you never know if someone comes to like what your are cooking and asks for it to be made on order, this hobby could end up becoming a part time profession. There have been many instances where housewives who took up baking as a hobby now bake on order- and have even started their own full- fledged bakeries.