after months of being under lockdown and confined to homes the country is all set for unlock1 while for many the covid19 lockdown was a struggle some tried to focus on the good part sonal chauhan falls in the latter category she says that she tried to make the most of the lockdown by picking up new hobbies i learnt a lot of new things during this time and i also connected with myself in a way which feels very good she says the actress is also keeping herself busy in the kitchensonal has been sketching and rustling up some delish dishes too during this time i actually learnt a lot of new things during the lockdown and some of them have been actual revelations sketching is one of those things the whole process was extremely therapeutic for me id never sketched anything in my life before except for those science diagrams in school laughs its one of the few things that have kept me calm she says adding cooking has also been quite an experience ive always been a foodie but i was never really a cook i didnt cook much except for the most basic things i tried many things during this lockdown and to my surprise they all turned out very well i have finally started enjoying cooking and now even the aroma of certain spices and herbs gives me genuine happiness the actress says that amid the lockdown sketching has been extremely therapeutic for herthe jannat actress is also working out at home and feels that its helping to keep her calm and positive and her instagram is the testament to this i dont have enough equipments at home but i try to do as many freehand exercises as i can according to me the king of all exercises is the surya namaskar i try to do it whenever possible its very important to keep yourself calm and positive and i feel like exercising helps me do that working out has also been a great stress buster she tells usspeaking about her lockdown learnings sonal who has been taking it one day at a time adds i have learnt many things during this lockdown but i would say that the most important thing that i learnt is to never waste money and to not spend it unless its absolutely necessary i realised that there are so many people and families that could run with an amount that we sometimes unintentionally end up spending on things that we dont need i have realised the importance of everything a lot morethe lockdown has also meant that she had to stay away from her family who is in delhi and now the actress is planning to visit them soon we thought we could just take a flight and reach anywhere but this lockdown has made me realise that we must never take anything for granted i really want to go to delhi and meet my family hug them and