Thanks for reading A Year of Mental Health! If you're enjoying it, consider supporting the project by upgrading your subscription. This grants you access to bonus tools and resources, as well as the joy of making the newsletter free to others. 💚 This post has open comments: feel free to respond if you have a “granny hobby.” I first heard of granny hobbies in a post by Anu. When I reshared it last week, I heard from lots of other people who liked the idea:
As Anu puts it:
Anu also notes that some people might not like the term granny hobby. But to her, the term is charming. Clearly, I feel the same way: both of my grandmas were very influential to me when I was growing up. I enjoyed working in their gardens and going on trips.
I also played a lot of card and board games with one of my grandmas, the one I called Nana. Nana and I spent countless hours playing Monopoly, Sorry!, Parcheesi, and Mille Bornes, to name a few. She also wasn’t opposed to digital endeavors: when I got my first NES at age 7, she played Super Mario Bros. (the original!), Excitebike, and Ice Climber with me. In The Money Tree, I wrote about something I called “the grandmother test,” where if your high-tech business idea is too complicated to explain to your grandmother, it’s probably not a great idea. All that to say, I’m all about honoring the idea of granny-approved activities. Some Examples of Granny HobbiesPulling from Ann’s original list, some responses I received in a social post I made, and my own ideas, here’s an extended list of granny hobbies: quilting, birdwatching, puzzling, candle making, gardening, genealogy, cooking, calligraphy, knitting or crocheting, photography, woodworking, pottery or ceramics, drawing, flower art, board or card games, scrapbooking, sewing, reading, journaling collecting, needlepoint, baking, crafting, and painting To quote from Anu again:
I will admit that by this definition, I don’t really have a granny hobby. Maybe I need one! But enough about me. How about you—do you have a granny hobby? Feel free to share. Bonus: share a memory about one of your grandparents. I don’t mean to leave out the grandpas. 👴 🙂 You're currently a free subscriber to 🌻 A Year of Mental Health. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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