I have found that setting myself challenges every day certainly helps, GG. I can't allow myself to sit and think and you will probably find the same. I am becoming very familiar with the tools in my husband's shed and you will be surprised at what you can do when you try. I find Youtube very useful when I am really stuck. Some things are really silly little ones, but if you've never had to do them before it is a challenge. You'll feel so proud of yourself when you achieve something new, or even get done something you've been thinking of doing for ages.
Today's discovery is that, after finding the gloss paint in order to paint the windowsill in the utility, and finishing painting it, I popped the brush into some turps to clean it and it just sat there, holding on to all the paint. On reading the instructions on the tin I realised that you can now clean gloss paint off brushes with just soapy water! Who'd have thunk it?
Good luck on your daily adventures and let us know how you get on.