Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D
A small project to start out with is usually a suggestion.
You can hand piece, it is easy to pick up and put down, portable too.
Or cut out a baby quilt and you will be surprised that sewing 20-30 minutes a day (even split up in 10 or 15 min segments) it doesn't take that long to sew up a simple pattern :D:D:D