March 25, 2020 | Are You Bored Yet?
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Are you bored yet?

Now we are on to week 2 of the shelter-in-place, are you going crazy?

There is good news - this is the IDEAL opportunity to teach yourself and your kids how to successfully handle boredom.

In the age of technology and instant gratification (thank you Amazon) we rarely get the chance to experience waiting or boredom. These are both VERY IMPORTANT SKILLS TO HAVE. When we were kids, the thought of being bored seemed like torture, turns out that we were missing out on a lot! 

Researchers believe that being bored can lead to some of our most original thoughts. Boredom encourages people’s minds to wander, leading them to more creative ways of thinking, humor , fun, reflection, and inspiration. Allowing ourselves and our children time away from constant stimuli can enrich our lives.

Boredom can also steer us into engaging more with helping other people - volunteer work or donating time to help the needy. I was always told, when you are down, help someone else. That has been my formula for life and I promise you, it works.

Embrace this time! A certain power of enduring boredom is essential to a happy life and is one of the things that we should be teaching our kids.  We will return to "normal" soon. Hang in there. You might even miss these days of feeling bored.

Be well and be safe,
Jennifer
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Recipe for Homemade Playdough


1 cup Flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/3 cup of salt
1 cup water
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
Food coloring

  • Add flour, cream of tartar and salt to a 2-quart saucepan.
  • Add 1 cup of water and few drops of food color to the flour mixture along with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
  • Cook and stir until your dough starts to solidify, the dough will start becoming thicker and a little lumpy. Just keep stirring.
  • Once the dough starts gathering together around the spoon you will know it’s done. This may only take about 20 seconds.
  • Remove from the saucepan and cool.  
  • Squish and knead your dough to remove the lumps and you are good to go!
"I think it's necessary to let kids
be bored once in a while -
that's how they learn to be creative."

Kim Raver
Jennifer Raftis, CPO ®
Certified Professional Organizer
Owner, Jennifer Raftis is a Certified Professional Organizer ® and member of the National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals. She has earned certifications in both Residential Organizing as well as Workplace Productivity.

Jennifer is also an Independent Representative for The Container Store.
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