Do you work outside the home? I ask because I was recently laid off, permanently. I was a purchasing agent, but it's not my profession. I did it for the last 5 years. I have a degree in Engineering Technology, in other words design. I have a great story -To fill in until I find another permanent job, my dog and I are companions to a 90 year old woman with the beginnings of dimensia. She's the mother of a friend. We visit her 2 afternoons a week. Recently she told me that she used to stitch, a long time ago. Of course, given her age, she worked on stamped embroidery kits. So last week I bought a table scarf stamped kit for her. We started it on Friday, together in her kitchen. I had tried crocheting with her a few weeks prior, but her mind couldn't retain the "instructions" long enough to complete a stitch. The embroidery went very well! She did stem stitch with a minute of instruction from me and she seemed really content to be embroidering. Embroidery as meditation!