Learning to cook/bake has been very grounding for me. It also helps with my sensory eating issues. Having a good setup of basic staples is a largeish initial investment, but once you have the basics, it only costs about $3 a month to keep replacing things as you run out. You can experiement with different spice/flavor combinations and invent some really cool and delicious things. Being an active part of the cooking process makes it much more likely that I will enjoy eating the food.
It is a good way to make new friends/show you care. There are lots of volunteer groups around that make home cooked meals for people in need. Friends usually get very excited if you make them a batch of cookies. But you can also just cook/bake for you and for fun.
If you want, I can make a list of basic food staples to keep in stock while learning to cook.
It sounds like you have plenty to fill your time already. You can learn a new language by CD or computer app or a book. I need to exercise and clean my apartment, but I get by doing no real hard work. I mean I had jobs where I’d wash dishes all night or pots and pans and clean the restaurant kitchen. Those jobs sucked but I was young and able and in time I got used to it. Nowadays I don’t want to mop my kitchen floor or dust and vacuum and clean my bathroom. I’m waiting for management to tell me to. I need a woman around to keep me company while I clean. That would be nice!
That’s a good idea. I might try to learn how to cook first, seeing as I can only cook simple things. Normally don’t have the spoons to cook but I have been lately
I spend time to budget my money. Listen to the radio and read up things on the internet. I try to be more active like walking. Quit smoking and better myself.