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Personal Project

  1. group text
    I Make Ceramics to Keep My Hands BusyNo one wants to get clay all over their phone, you know?
    By Joanna Nikas
  2. pleasure
    I Need to Be a Wine PersonPleasure, give me pleasure.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  3. fitness
    Pole Dancing Helped Me Regain Control of My LifeIt started with a Groupon — now it’s a lifestyle.
    By Christina Sullivan
    As told to Colleen McKeegan
  4. sleep
    Dream-Journaling to Have Hard ConversationsConfronting my subconscious has taught me how to get real with my present.
    By Emma Firth
  5. diy
    I’m Not ‘Good’ at Crocheting, and That’s FineIt’s about the journey, not the blanket.
    By Olivia Luppino
  6. working out
    Stretching Towards BethlehemI spent three weeks reaching and squatting my way into the splits.
    By Katja Vujić
  7. growing up
    Teaching Myself Piano at the End of the WorldThis time, on my terms — not my mom’s.
    By Emily Kirkpatrick
  8. road trip
    Life Is a Highway (Finally)Learning how to get behind the wheel in my 30s kept me young.
    By Ginny Hogan
  9. nostalgia
    I’m Playing the French Horn AgainMy middle-school band teacher would be proud — not that I’ve gotten any better or anything.
    By Mia Mercado
  10. sports!
    I Rock Climb to Prove I Can Do Hard ThingsI feel apocalypse-ready — and not a moment too soon.
    By Andrea Bartz
  11. hobbies
    I Became a Birder to Shut My Brain UpWho has time to spiral when you’re staring at a common yellowthroat?
    By Jennifer G. Sullivan
  12. water
    My Summer Crush Is the OceanConsider me a cross between a fangirl and a marine biologist.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  13. personal project
    A Good Quarantine Playlist Will Last You ForeverNew York DJ Venus X offers a step-by-step guide for creating the soundtrack to your life right now.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  14. personal project
    Knitting to Keep My Hands BusyIt’s a good project, and it keeps me from constantly checking the news on my phone.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  15. personal project
    I Want to Grow EverythingHow I came to care for a sourdough starter, a kombucha scoby, and too many pothos clippings to count.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. personal project
    The Way I Used to Read RecipesReturning to childhood cookbooks in isolation.
    By Kerensa Cadenas
  17. personal project
    My Only Hobby Is Being PettyI know it’s not good, but it feels like the only thing I have left.
    By Emily Gould
  18. personal project
    I Spend My Nights Sewing to Help Keep My Friends SafeI felt frustrated and helpless until I started making masks for people I know.
    By Bridget Read
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    My Kids Think I’m the Best Artist EverHaving kids gave me the pretense I needed.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  20. personal project
    I Just Want to Be Able to Do One Pull-UpRevisiting a goal that has eluded me my entire life.
    By Amanda Arnold
  21. personal project
    All the Ways I Failed at Self-ImprovementHow could anyone possibly get through weeks of terrorized confinement without coming out the other side a worse version of their former self?
    By Molly Young
  22. personal project
    How to Bartend for OneAn idiot’s guide to making a martini.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  23. personal project
    Now Is a Great Time to Hand-Wash Your ClothesAs far as domestic chores go, washing your clothes by hand is actually one of the more enjoyable.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  24. personal project
    I Hope You Like My Teeny Tiny PaintingsToo thoughtful — and small! — to justify throwing out.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  25. style
    Painting My Nails Is the Only Time I Don’t ThinkWhen we’re done social distancing, I’d like to paint my friends’ nails, too.
    By Katie Heaney
  26. personal project
    Sitting on the Couch Is My New Favorite HobbyEnjoy your sourdough starters! I will not be doing that.
    By Josh Gondelman
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    Balls Up, Balls DownPracticing a small surprise for future social situations.
    By Kelly Conaboy