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Grandma Hobbies We Love

Choosing slower, simpler rhythms in a very loud world

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Jan 14, 2026
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There’s a quiet shift happening, and we’re leaning all the way into it in 2026. More pen and paper. More analog moments. More hobbies that look like they could’ve belonged to our grandmas. Less scrolling. Less noise. Less living life through a screen!

This isn’t about rejecting technology or pretending phones don’t exist. It’s about choosing what fills our time, our hands, and our minds—on purpose. Because we all know endless scrolling rarely leaves us feeling rested, inspired, or connected. It leaves us overstimulated, distracted, and oddly tired… even when we haven’t “done” anything at all.

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