Storyofrachel is a good username because you have lots of stories to tell.
You can get an emulator for your laptop if you got one and play pretty much any retro game for free. I’m working my way through the gameboy advance back catalog rn. Otherwise books are neat
Reading theory/history
Exercise
Catch up on classic movies you haven’t seen
Work out as much as you can. Just do push-ups, sit ups, jumping jacks, planks, whatever you can think of. It helped me stave off the worst of unemployment depression and it gets you looking for as well
I just played a good hour or so of Shenmue, it's relaxing. I've been mostly playing Mount and Blade lately though.
The dérive (French: [de.ʁiv], "drift") is a revolutionary strategy originally put forward in the "Theory of the Dérive" (1956) by Guy Debord, a member at the time of the Letterist International.[1] Debord defines the dérive as "a mode of experimental behavior linked to the conditions of urban society: a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiances."[2] It is an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban, in which participants drop their everyday relations and "let themselves be drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there". Though solo dérives are possible, Debord indicates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dérive
Play 'Sid Meier's Pirates!' until your eyes bleed even though it's from 2004 or some shit
Drink way too much coffee
Going on long walks is good too although obviously a bit harder if you live somewhere Covid-Stricken
It really depends how skint you are. If you can spare a tenner or so a week then you could plant something. Potatoes can be grown in a bucket if you don't have a garden. You can grow your own herbs too and it really does make a difference using, for instance, fresh basil in a tomato sauce or fresh oregano in a moussaka. I always am so happy and relaxed when I am surrounded by living, growing greenery.
Again if we are talking not utterly skint, set aside a day every week to cook something decent so you have a meal that isn't just fuel. Good food is really important for your mental health I think. BBC goodfood is a good online recipe site and they rank by complexity and time to cook reasonably accurately.
Another good one is preserving. You can make really tasty sauerkraut very very cheap. You just need a cabbage, salt and a jar.
There are online tutorials for things like musical instraments or art provided you have those things from when you last wanted to learn but work got in the way.
I'd say your best bet is to create a scedule. We've all been conditioned from a young age via school and then work to follow set routines so it's hard to actually get stuff done if it's not been allocated a set time.
Anyway yeah hope this helps.
I did a lot of sewing, I'm pretty much a beginner and my ancient sewing machine had a spring break so I worked on 18th century hand sewn stuff. Leaned how to drape from basic shapes rather than cut from a pattern. After much disaster I've now got a shift, stays (zip ties work great for boning, pretty close to whalebone), panniers, and I'm working on a gown.
That said, I was lucky enough to have a stash, though old sheets or curtains do just fine and thread and needles are cheap.
Also, custom made Stays>Bra even for everyday wear cmv.
