Heinz Is About To Put My Patience To The Ultimate Test With This New Ketchup Puzzle

I was a puzzle nerd long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and we were all sheltering in place. However, spending more time at home has made me a new level of grateful for my stash of puzzles and all of the time that they pass!

I enjoy a challenge, and most of my puzzle collection consists of 1,000-piece puzzles, some 750's and a few 500-pieces, too. I enjoy the mental challenge of putting a puzzle together, and in a weird way, it's just my fun way of winding down the day.

I'll share some of my puzzle projects in just a second, but before I get to those, let's talk about this 570-piece box of NOPE that Heinz (yes, the ketchup people) just released.

It's 570 solid, ketchup-colored pieces. That's it. No shading, no nothing. Just ketchup red.

I think I've found the line in the sand of my love for jigsaw puzzles! Here are some fun ones that I've put together while stuck at home...

I get my love of puzzles honest--my Grandma got me hooked on them as a child, and my mom is also a puzzle beast! Here are just a few that she's put together...