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Friendships and hobbies often fall to the wayside as life marches on and obligations take hold. Whatever your story—Have you recently retired? Sent the kids off to college?—now is as good a time as any to refocus on yourself. Read on and feel empowered to pursue the activities that make you happiest.
Try turning something you already love into a hobby. Enjoy dining at restaurants? Consider a cooking course. Watch a lot of stand-up comedy? Take an improv class.
Making a weekly checklist of attainable goals can help keep you on track when starting a new hobby.
Volunteering to serve your community can bring you closer to your neighbors and turn them into friends.
Want to see your efforts literally stack up? Get a glass jar and some marbles or pennies. Every time you work on your habit, drop a marble or coin into the jar so you can see your progress in a tangible way.
Turn exercising into 'playtime' by investing in a mini trampoline. Bouncing on it will make you feel like a kid again.