Ever since I have moved to Kochi, I spend a lot of time alone at home. Reason: husband has a tight work schedule. Initially it irritated me. Being alone and the non-stop rains meant I couldn't even go out and explore the streets. And I could see the effect. I used to get upset at every little thing my husband did or every second he spent to himself once he was back. Knowing I wasn't doing the right thing and yet I couldn't help it. I just felt the need to talk. And he of course used to come back too tired to be even remotely interested in the same. It went on for a few days and then I had had it enough. So, I started looking for things that make me happy and started indulging in them.
If I remember right the first one was the baking fever. Hehe... Yes, I love baking. I tried a lot of things. Some came out amazing and some were a true disaster. But, everyday once I was done with my job(yes, I don't even have an Office to go to. I work from home. Imagine!) I'd quickly browse random cooking blogs, pick the yummiest picture and start at it. This went on for a long but soon I got bored. But, it was having a great effect on my mood.
So, I switched from Baking to sketching to decorating the house to playing scrabble online to reading. The list goes on. And now that I look back, I have learnt so many new recipes, added new words to my vocab and caught up with lot of latest news.
In the end it's not the time, it's not the need to talk, it's not the need of company. It's all about learning. As long as one's learning, we are hardly bored. But, the day we stop learning it starts eating us up. So, don't stop learning. Just keep at it. Anything and everything. Just go for it!
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