![]() The closets will wait a little while longer to be sorted and purged. The photo albums will remain unassembled. The DVR will continue to accumulate new shows. The laundry pile will sit there unfolded. Not in the sense that I would be dedicating myself to coloring, but in the sense that I would decidedly NOT be doing all the other things on my list. READ: How to Have a Great Staycation with KidsĬoloring is something I would have to commit to. ![]() I don’t begrudge anyone doing any of those things… anyone, but me of course. Thankfully there is a method of decompression out there for everyone: reading, cooking, cleaning, internet surfing, trolling, good TV, bad TV, crossword puzzles, naps, and yes, adult coloring books. It helps keep us both interesting and interested. We all need some free time to escape our day-to-day routine. ![]() How have I managed to take this innocent hobby, one which is suggested to relieve tension, and use it to fuel my own anxiety? Adult coloring books have become the source of my self-inflicted schpilkes. What is most troubling to me is that my overwhelming feeling towards the books, or more specifically the people who do have the time to color in them, is jealousy. You know, like eating, sleeping, and playing with my kids. Coloring is one more thing to add to my ambitious list of things I would like to get around to, but probably never will due to the length and scope of my list of things I need to actually do. On the other hand, I don’t see when I will make the time to purchase one of these coloring books, let alone color it in. READ: How Breastfeeding Has Taught Me to Relax I think coloring is therapeutic and calming-an escape from all our mishegas. Plus it allows those of us who lack full artistic skills to feel like we have the ability to create beautiful art, even if we just added some color here and there. It is a new way to enjoy/spend/waste/squander your free time, depending on where you fall on the whole craze. In case you don’t know about adult coloring books, it’s a thing. No, really. (There are even Jewish ones.) Adult coloring books are the Candy Crush of 2015. An activity to eliminate tension and de-stress…where do I sign up? I tried to embrace them, but then quickly realized they were actually making me more stressed, and a little jealous. A few months ago, I noticed the new trend of adult coloring books.
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