Tuesday Tips & Tricks 3/22

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Any topics you want to discuss this round?

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I need help with my leisure time. Specifically the time when the kids are playing and might need me at any moment, so it is hard to get into anything, but I am not actively leading an activity with them. I can't watch TV because I want them to play not watch TV, so my only options are playing on my phone which I want to do less of or reading a book or cleaning the house (which is not really fun). Any suggestions? I was going to teach myself crochet, so I suppose I could do that. I was drawing, but it wasn't my passion.

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I'm with forevermorgan that crocheting like that would be difficult. Especially while you're first learning.

I read, clean, and play on my phone. I'm not a TV person so that wouldn't be my choice but even so I wouldn't turn it on because my DD would watch whatever I turned on. Like I could put on c-span and she would pay attention. Reading is my #1 preferred way to spend leisure time so I don't really look for other things as long as I have a book.

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I am the opposite in that I can't read a book but can crochet. There are times when I could read, but it's such a wild card that I don't try. Sometimes he will play nicely for a longer spell while others he will want something every two minutes, which would be so much start and stop and trying to reread and such. There was a phase when I could read, and there likely will be again, but this isn't it. Crocheting, however, is easier to set down for a second and pick back up. I can finish the stitch I am on and not loose track before I get up to get him something or play with him. I haven't done anything that involves a pattern of different stitches yet, but I do use some extended stitches (not sure the name, like an attached triple stitch but 6 instead of 3 tall - I clearly don't know a lot of the terms).

I work on other hobbies in addition to crochet. I bake (sometimes LO helps, sometimes he helps in part, sometimes it is just me). I do other odds and ends. This is obviously in addition to when I do clean and such. I think taking care of oneself is so important though, so I refuse to spend every spare minute cleaning and whatnot, even though I certainly have plenty needing done (major stuff of course gets done, but finishing going through old clothes can wait a day or two or ten if I haven't had down time).

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Thanks. I'm not typically a baker but I could make more of an effort in that category.