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🐈‍⬛ The Hobby Zone Taglist!
by MistyMagic
Last post
 November 15th
...See more This thread controls an auto-updating taglist. The current list is pasted below. To add yourself to this taglist, press the Reply button in this post and write the exact words “Please add me.” To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Reply button in this post and write the exact words, “Please remove me.” Taglist 20 May 2024 (62) @adaptableOcean4193 @Aileen1114117 @AJ1232005 @Aliceiin3rdwonderland @AquaNyo303 @beachyone @Bella20 @BelovedMe @butdoesanyonenotice @butterlycow @calmmoon2104 @calmSky3414 @charmingSky5972 @confidentrabbit7311 @CosmicMiracle @daydreammemories @DipityEnigma @EchoicEternity @EmotionsListener @FallandWinterPlease00 @Fristo @hiraxx @iloveyouxx @Interestingkiwi @interlligentshawzk @intoxfantasy @jujubears @Katieinbloom @LadyOrgasma @Liv125 @Lou73 @LoveMyMoonflowers @lyricalAngel70 @MarinaLexi @Merliah001 @MilaAvery @MistyMagic @Mrunal11 @MunchieTaters @mytwistedsoul @NicholasW @Paisleykaat @Paprika001 @practicalTree3613 @PurpleLady568 @SerenitysFire @shiningBeauty72 @SleepyShyCat @SmileSravani @SomebodySpicy13 @SparklingSeashells @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @sweetrosa1987 @ThadSterling @theboymoana @thetoastgod @tidyHickory3283 @victoriousblue17 @warmheartedCamp3360 @WarmLightXO @wisly03 @WorkingitThrough2 @WorriedMagpie
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Hobbies Help!
by MistyMagic
Last post
 June 14th
...See more Hobbies Help Our Mental Health! Mental health and self-care are intricately linked, and engaging in hobbies can be a powerful tool to support both.  Hobbies are very personal. Each of us likes and chooses something different for our hobbies, and the choice we make can however affect our mental health. Some hobbies can actually raise our stress and frustration levels, especially worrying about getting something right. The painter that can’t capture the painting they want, or the musician that needs to practice for hours every day. So choosing the right hobby for the right time can help to improve our mental health. Having a mix of relaxing and energetic, mindful and chaotic can all help to ease the stresses and pressures of our lives.  Here are a few hobbies known to benefit mental health:-: * Art Therapy: Engaging in artistic activities such as drawing, painting, or sculpting can promote relaxation and self-expression, which are beneficial for managing stress and improving mood. A study published in the Journal of the American Art Therapy Association found that art therapy can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. At 7 Cups we have a dedicated Arts & Crafts Community Here * Gardening: Spending time outdoors and caring for plants has been shown to reduce stress and improve overall well-being. Research published in the Journal of Health Psychology suggests that gardening can promote mood enhancement and stress reduction. Gardening is a topic in Hobby Zone so please post Here * Music Therapy: Listening to or creating music can have a profound impact on mental health by reducing stress, promoting relaxation, and enhancing emotional expression. A systematic review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews concluded that music therapy can effectively reduce symptoms of depression. Music and Dance Community Here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/music/]  * Physical Exercise: Engaging in physical activities such as walking, running, or yoga can improve both physical and mental health. Regular exercise has been shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. We have a Sports & Fitness topic Here * Reading & Writing: Immersing oneself in a good book can provide an escape from everyday stressors and promote relaxation. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology found that reading can be an effective form of stress relief, leading to decreased levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. Reading and Writing Community is Here * Cooking and Baking: Cooking or baking can be a creative outlet that allows individuals to express themselves while also providing a sense of accomplishment. Research has shown that engaging in cooking-related activities can improve mood and increase feelings of happiness. Share your recipes Here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/hobbyzone/FoodRecipestoShare_2652/] or share cooking tips Here  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/hobbyzone/Foodallaboutfood_1139/] * Outdoor Activities: Spending time outdoors and engaging in activities such as hiking, camping, or birdwatching can promote feelings of connection to nature and provide opportunities for physical activity and relaxation. Research suggests that spending time in natural environments can reduce stress and improve cognitive function  One special way to make our hobbies work for our mental wealth more is to ‘mindful hobby’. Using simple mindfulness techniques to improve the benefit of our hobby time. Being present in the moment, concentrating on what we are doing rather than letting our minds race. ------------------------- I hope that this has given you all food for thought,  perhaps you will look for a new hobby, or perhaps you may look at your hobbies in a more respectful way;  they are doing you and your mental health more good than you may realise!
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Hobbies and Motivation!
by MistyMagic
Last post
 April 22nd
...See more This is Motivational March and so I wanted to discuss with you about your hobbies and what motivates you to get started! Often I find it hard to motivate myself and so I might look at doing other things for a while. If I am in a 'hobby slump' and just want to find another project then that is exactly what I do. So often I might have many 'WIP' work in progress. I also know sometimes I look at all my yarn and knitting needles and groan! I love knitting but sometimes I just want to watch tv! I found my mojo when I wanted a new beanie hat, it was something I could easily knit AND watch tv lol! And, of course I got a warm hat :) So please take a moment to answer the following questions, of perhaps just read and think about them. ? Could you please tell me how you motivate yourself to spend time on your hobbies? ? Which hobby do you feel motivates you the most? ? Which hobby do you find the most rewarding? Join the Hobby Zone Team! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/hobbyzone/EventsAnnouncements_1349/WantedHobbyZoneTeam_280109/]  Add or remove from taglist Here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/hobbyzone/EventsAnnouncements_1349/TheHobbyZoneTaglist_280107/] @Brahmm @adaptableOcean4193 @Aileen1114117 @AJ1232005 @Aliceiin3rdwonderland @beachyone @BelovedMe @butdoesanyonenotice @butterlycow @calmmoon2104 @calmSky3414 @charmingSky5972 @confidentrabbit7311 @CosmicMiracle @DipityEnigma @EchoicEternity @EmotionsListener @FallandWinterPlease00 @hiraxx @Interestingkiwi @interlligentshawzk @intoxfantasy @jujubears @Katieinbloom @LadyOrgasma @Liv125 @Lou73 @LoveMyMoonflowers @lyricalAngel70 @Merliah001 @MilaAvery @MistyMagic @Mrunal11 @MunchieTaters @mytwistedsoul @NicholasW @Paisleykaat @Paprika001 @practicalTree3613 @PurpleLady568 @SerenitysFire @shiningBeauty72 @SleepyShyCat @SmileSravani @SomebodySpicy13 @SparklingSeashells @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @sweetrosa1987 @ThadSterling @theboymoana @thetoastgod @tidyHickory3283 @victoriousblue17 @warmheartedCamp3360 @WarmLightXO @wisly03 @WorkingitThrough2 @WorriedMagpie
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Papa Louie's Gamerias vs. Chef's Life: A Restaurant Simulator
by Disneywoman
Last post
 17 hours ago
...See more I just shared about how I was getting annoyed with Mom' not understanding what I was trying to ask and I'm going to show pictures.   Four of them are from the two Gamerias from Papa Louie Gameria series, and the other 2  is "Chef's Life Simulator". Papa Louie Freezeria: Papa Louie's Pizzeria: Chef's Life: A Restaurant Simulator:
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People think it's Weird/bad to have arranged marriages in a life-sim game
by Disneywoman
Last post
 17 hours ago
...See more I support a Canadian Work-in-Progress life sim game called Paralives    Life-sims are suppose to represent life in some cultures in the world today that these cultures include arranged marriages.  Now and then someone (me of others) brings  up the topic of Arranged marriages as a possiblity in the game.   But people think it's a "forced marriage" "child marriage"., etc.   In other words it's bad or icky or weird.    Just like in those cultures they think that love marriage is weird    I mean when people bring it up, we only talking about families arranging the match and the people suggesting it also allow the option  for the betrothed parities to not have to go through with the arranged marriage if they don't wish it.  Since in some cultures, brides and grooms get to say "no" to suitors/marriage  But the people who hate the idea are still fine with the options of blind dates and dating apps which to be honest is one step away from your family arranging your a match to marry.   How is one fine and the other isn't? It's not like we're  saying the marriage has to happen.  There's an arranged marriage mod for the Sims 4 game.   With that mod  that adults in one house hold can arrange marriages for child or teen sims to someone in the other house old.     Children sims can only be betrothed to children sims,  but Teens can be betrothed to Teen and up.  But in both cases the child or teen sim can NOT get married until the children or teen turn into Young Adult sims.    Also with the Teen sim they have the option of "Refusing to Marry (name of other sim)."  There's people who think in life-sims games  we already "arranged marriage" the sims because we, the player,  put Character C with Caracter F let's say.  But in a game like Sims 4 you have to cheat the levels up to full for Character C to Propose to Character F  and then you get them married and then you have to then cheat the romantic level and put it down to 0% to make it look like their no love.   It's a pain having to do it.  The point is that it would  be an option the people who don't want it wouldn't have to play with it.  Its like why there's going to be breastfeeding and bottle feeding in Paralives.  Or at some point down the road, there a 70% of disabilities being an option-but people who don't want to play with those options wouldn't be forced too.  But when the topic gets heated the mods ask us to change the topic.  But yet they allow other topics like breastfeeding, which some people think is "weird", "icky" or bad,  or even disabilities as "bad",   so if we can talk about breastfeeding and disabilities as options   we  should be allowed to talk about the option of arranged marriage in Paralives as an option as I said before they will allow for dating apps, and blind dates which in my opinion is just one step away from  an arranged marriage. 
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Trading Card Games
by Ralien
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Hi all! My name is Ralien, I'm a listener here on 7 Cups. I am heavily into Pokemon TCG and collect cards, do any of you collect any kind of TCG cards? I look forward to talking with you all <3
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The first PC I ever built.
by amicableox0685
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I finished building this last Saturday... Ryzen 5 5600g Radeon 5500XT Cooler Master Q300L MSI B550m Pro Vdh Wifi G Skill Trident Z Red Dragon Keyboard I was surprised when I finally got it all assembled...I actually messed up the first motherboard I bought for it, ha.
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Hogwarts Mystery
by Disneywoman
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Anyone else plays Hogwarts Mystery?     Synopsis of the game:    You play a character, called Jacob's sibling (you can choose to play as a sister or brother of Jacob) and you have to default some "Cursed Vaults" in order to find Jacob who been missing for some time you're Hogwarts years are from Sept 1984 -June 1991.  In Year 2 you get the option to play Qudditch (4 seasons and you play  in all 4 postions- Chaser,  Beater, Keeper and Seeker) -Yes choose to play Qudditch-it's good for reasons. But the only confusing thing is when you're trying to level up with friends you meet at school,  you have to either try to have them overcome something (home sickness,  shyness or not knowing their own strength),  or you have to know something, like ( toads, dragons, creatures, or ways of concealment, or ways to get around rules) or distract them somehow.    in one friend case (through Quidditch) you have to think like someone training for a Karate championship like in the Karate Kid movies.  Examples during Gobstones (one of 3 ways to level up friendships)  "I must defeat myself", "If the universe wills it" and the "The gobstone and I are one"  ________________________________________________________ There's also are side quests of various kinds.  Both with wild animals you can "adopt"  or pets you can buy (helps you with energy you need for the game) and there's other quests like dating, or  dealing with the Mirror of Erised, or trying to gather people in Godric's Hallow who were friends with James and Lilly Potter. or becoming an Angamius, or helping a friend who is a werewolf,  or helping a friend, who thought their friend died.   There's also themed Halloween and Chirstmas quests for when they happen. in real life.    What's interesting is depending on your actions during quests your  talking later on might or might not make a reference to previous quests. There's 2 quests related to Lucius and Draco's  being at Hogwarts for reasons. One is you and your own (Female) version of Draco  (Merula) have to baby-sit 6-7 year old Draco.  It doesn't go well and Dobby almost get accused of something.      In the next quest you're suppose to be baby-sitting him again, but you get caught up in a sort of mystery that's happening w/ Slytherins because Merula was suppose to help baby-sit w/ you like last time.     When Draco is complaing about being "baby-sat" in you, "Jacob's Sibling" says "You weren't too happy about being baby-sat last time either" making a reference to the previous quest. It also works with dates, that if you go out dating with someone they mention it the next time. _____________________________________________________________________________________ The only annoying thing is the cost of energy and lack of time to build up friendships due to the cost of Diamonds.  But otherwise I really like the game! I'm having to use a emulator  on my PC since I don't have an actual mobile phone 
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Heres My drawing of the day
by SkyRanchDragonfruit24
Last post
 2 days ago
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Books on My Radar – Need Your Thoughts!
by BlaiseAce
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I absolutely have to post this again since it didn't get any attention in the section Reading & Writing.  📚 Books I Want (for now):  • Vicious - Victoria E. Schwab (Fantasy/Paranormal)  • Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson (High Fantasy)  • Battle Royale - Koushun Takami (Horror/Dystopia)   • Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler (Sci-Fi/Dystopia) • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said - Philip K. D. (Sci-Fi/Dystopia)  • In the Woods - Tana French (Mystery/Detective)  (I asked for these for Christmas, fingers crossed I get them!)  📖 Recommended Ones:  • The Only Good Indians(Horror)???  • Piranesi - Susanna Clarke        (Magical Realism/Mythology) ???  • I Who Have Never Known Men -       Jacqueline Harpman                  (Literary Fiction/Dystopia)  • Scythe (Dystopia/Sci-Fi) ???  • Song of Achilles (Mythology) ???  • Jade City (Urban Fantasy) ???         (rec. by Emily Fox)  • All the Sinners Bleed - S.A. Cosby (Thriller/Mystery)                              (rec. by Pretty in Pupercuts)  • Monstrilio - Gerardo Sámano Córdova (Horror) (rec. by Ali do is read)  • A Dowry of Blood - S.T. Gibson (Horror)  • The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison (Fantasy/Slice of Life)          (rec. by BookswithEmilyFox)  (these are the ones I was thinking of in general , that I hear them mentioned a lot) I put question marks next to the ones I'm not quite sure if I like. If you have read any of these let me know if it is overrated or if I should read it asap  If you want to recommend books to me Please unleash 🦅 TL;DR: Considering books like Vicious, Mistborn, Battle Royale, and more. Want to try new genres. Recommendations?
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DJing
by Dash0
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more Hey guys! Does anyone enjoy DJing as a hobby? If you do, I'd love to hear more about it :)
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Looking for new hobbies
by kalliekat
Last post
 Sunday
...See more Hello! So my name is Kallie, and recently I went through a lot of hard life stuff that I won't get into here, and I have found myself without any hobbies. I'm currently trying to go through a dopamine detox, and want to find hobbies to fill my time with now that I am going through an introverted stage of my life where I'm trying to focus on healing. I need suggestions for hobbies to do that are relatively calming, easy to learn, and affordable for beginners to start. Some of the things I have interests in quite frankly are too expensive for me to get started right now. I've been looking at doing knitting but I don't know where to start and it's a little overwhelming for me. So any suggestions on where to get started in these hobbies or resources on where to learn the basics would also be great!
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Hey, I post my drawings everyday on my profile. Come chat with me and take a look! P.s. I believe our hobbies keep us happy and sane.
by ApolloSilvercrest9000
Last post
 December 12th
...See more Hey, I post my drawings everyday on my profile. Come chat with me and take a look! P.s. I believe our hobbies keep us happy and sane. What’s your hobby?
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Dreams
by MidniteAngel
Last post
 December 11th
...See more << Share Your Dreams Here >> "A single dream is more powerful than 1000 realities" Dreams act as a projection of your subconscious mind. Use this space to talk about what you dream about at night whether they be good or bad. Feel free to express yourself here.
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Market Research Tips
by Michael205
Last post
 December 11th
...See more @kindEyes9789   Hi hi I would like some tips on market research

Hobby Zone

Welcome to Hobby Zone! This is where you can discover and explore how our hobbies can help us maintain good mental health. Hobbies can be therapeutic and promote healing. The purpose of this community is to provide a supportive and inclusive space and to share your hobbies.


What are the different forum topics for Hobby Zone?

Community Space: A place for discussions, check-ins and introductions.

DIY & Upsycling projects: A place for all those DIY discussions and home projects.

Events & Announcements: A place for discussions and events.

Food - recipes to share: A place to share your favourite recipes.

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Gaming: A place to discuss all things relating to games and gaming.

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Photography: A place for discussions relating to photography and videography.

Sports & Fitness: A place for discussions relating to your physical fitness and hobbies.

Using hobbies as therapy: A place for discussions relating to your hobbies being used as therapy.


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Hobby Zone is a friendly, relaxing, and safe space where we do not expect to have triggery, or triggering artwork, writing, poetry, or other contributions.

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