To ask for hobby suggestions?? So bored!!

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I'm so bored!! There's only so much TV I can watch.

Not at work at the moment. DC are older so look after themselves mainly.

I need a hobby I actually want to do that is

a) extremely inexpensive. think say £20 a month
b) isn't really crafty or arty cause I'm not good at stuff like that

I'm a bit sad in that my only passion is history. I love all things history. I also like finding out about other cultures. I like cooking but I'm on a really small budget so can't really indulge it as my dinners all have to be made from the same ingredients and I have a shit cooker.

I need something I am interested in that takes at least an hour or two a day.

AIBU to ask you for suggestions on something I can do??

I've been thinking the exact same thing!
I've seen a lady on Instagram who crafts these lovely decorations and I was saying to my husband that I would love to do something like that and he said 'well what's stopping you'
I think it was the idea that I'm not artsy or not good at crafts but I haven't done crafts since I was in school, so maybe I've found a new talent.
I'm still yet to try it though.. I'm thinking about it!

Other things I've been thinking about are learning a new language - I know you can sign up to a monthly subscription for different languages and they do interactive classes etc

What about learning how to bake/cook something you've never made before

My friend has perfected gel manicures during lockdown. She ordered a shellac set off amazon with the light thing and she said she's really put in a lot of time and effort doing it and she's enjoyed it.

How about an exercise or a sport? I've started running over lockdown and have built up my pace and distance and have liked it a lot.

What about starting a little blog where you research topics in history, like food, fashion, local, etc, and post a little article every couple of days? When things ease up, you could visit sites of interest and take photos. Or start researching family history, or a particular type of antique that interests you?

Join a local history society? You might well end up getting involved in big projects. A local chap has become an expert in WWI history round our way, he effectively wrote a book about locals who fought in it. There's a Saxon princess who was big in our area, learning about her would probably require me to learn Anglo-Saxon - a life's work!

Hike locally and research your local landscapes. I hike a lot and know several places with earthworks and the remains of field systems. It's fascinating.

Definitely family history, but be warned, it’s addictive.

If you like history how about researching your family tree?

We got a dpuppy. Classes and getting a ddog that was well behaved was to be my 2020 hobby (goal after a very opinionated and stubborn rottweiler sadly pts in Feb)
Thanks to CV I have in fact got a wallpaper /lino munching monster..
Wish I liked wine. Seems a decent hobby...

Learn the ukulele. Buy a flight travel soprano ukulele for £40-50 and there’s a wealth of free online tutorials to learn from. If you want to choose your own ukulele the gotaukulele has a lot of reviews. It’s lots of fun and when lockdown is over most areas have ukulele groups you could join if that appealed.

Learn to play bridge? My friend has been having online lessons and is totally addicted.

Another vote for family history - absolutely fascinating.

www.open.edu/openlearn/
Free courses, bound to be something interesting

Have you checked out Zooniverse?
www.zooniverse.org/
They have history projects that you could get involved with.
Or you could get involved with something like this.
www.findagrave.com/

How about photography?

Grow things from seed, herbs, vegetables, flowers, cacti

Some grow, some don't it's a bit of a lottery

A windowsill if you don't have a garden

Crosswords, quizzes, sudoku. Learn a language, Duolingo online is free and quite fun particularly if you only want to get to a fairly basic level. I'm sure there's lots of other similar programmes.
I have a subscription to a quality newspaper which I wouldn't want to be without. There is so much to it I never get through the whole thing. Not a hobby as such but certainly time consuming and educational.

Book club? Most are virtual now so it doesn't really matter of they are local.

Running? Volunteering?

Theres lots of cheap courses on udemi

I am learning how to make pop up books... loads of tutorials on line and all you need is light card ( I started with just paper to see if I liked it), scissors and glue. Total cost so far £15.... a liking of geometry is handy.

Jigsaws? You could get two or three 1000 piece secondhand jigsaw puzzles on eBay for £20. Each one would take around 6 to 8 hours to complete. Sometimes longer.

Free courses from different unis.

www.futurelearn.com/

I've seen a lady on Instagram who crafts these lovely decorations and I was saying to my husband that I would love to do something like that and he said 'well what's stopping you'
I think it was the idea that I'm not artsy or not good at crafts but I haven't done crafts since I was in school, so maybe I've found a new talent.

I used to be just like this. I used to long to try different craft projects but felt held back by the fact I wasn't remotely arty or crafty at school so thought somehow this wasn't for me. I was sort of embarrassed to even try. The only thing I could do and had the confidence to try was crochet.

At some point this wore off and in recent years I have tried all kinds of craft projects. I am still not especially gifted at any of them but I don't care anymore I just love having a go. I have been on quite a few courses in the last couple of years too and I no longer give a stuff if I am the dunce of the class!

Bonsai trees! Addictive. Yes dan be very expensive but also very cheap if you know where to get the bonsais from

Look up BellaCoco on youtube, get yourself a ball of wool and a crochet hook. She's amazing for teaching you, and I mean it when I say it's addictive. I'm 25 and currently crocheting blankets for all my friends babies, they are obsessed with them. So much easier than knitting I find too, I can pass a whole afternoon doing it and it's really calming because of the repetitive nature of it. No previous skill needed, and I'm left handed so I crochet "back to front" but you can even find tutorials for that, but I would say bellacoco is the best I've found, very to the point and shows everything properly. She has a beginners collection.

@TattyByeTattyHead I would love to have a go with a bonsai but can't afford a decent one. Could you tell me where is good to buy them, (online if poss as I'm in NI)

Also somewhat interested in bridge & the ukelele is upstairs!