Singing, walking, anything crafty. I've dabbled in knitting and crochet, but don't have the patience for it. I would love to sew more, but haven't been able to get moving on that either. I love painting (oil), but haven't had the time to do it in years. I would love to replenish my supplies and tools and get back into it.
The dissertation looms in the background, so perhaps when I'm done with that I will allow myself to do those things again.
My next hobby will be indoor gardening as our next place has a great sun room that I believe will be perfect for this. I'll need someone to explain it all to me like I'm 5 though. There's an urban gardening place next door to my H's piano studio, and we'll be moving closer to there, so my plan is to walk in there and be like "help!", and then they can tell me all I need to know, haha.
Reading, woodworking, jewelry making, scrapbooking, photography, cooking/baking, cake decorating, sewing, embroidery, knitting, belly dancing, board games, computer games, video games, general geekery, canoeing, writing really bad sci-fi/fantasy stories. Hell I've even tried my hand at fire breathing.
The problem is that I don't have enough time, and I'm interested in too many things, so I'm never able to spend enough time on it to get past being passable at something. Jack of all trades, master of none.
Knowing a little of everything will help in a post apocolyptic world!
I do yoga, read, listen to podcasts,am working on turning my front yard into a native cottage-esque garden, and we just started going to state parks on the weekend to hike.
Camping for the first time in forever this weekend.
Want to try canning. Have a ukulele and a piano and want to be able to play them. Trying to learn racquetball, but years of tennis makes that harder, not easier (who knew?).
I used to make fresh bread every Friday afternoon cause we'd get out at 3pm. I could get it done in time to have a fresh loaf with supper.
This is a legit thing! Active meditation is my favorite kind . I have a few mandala coloring pages I put together for students during finals week as a stress-reliever, and include this info on the back that I adapted from a few different sources:
"Can coloring really help me relax?
Coloring can be seen as a form of “active mediation”. Repetitive motions such as coloring help strengthen your focus and easily shift your attention back to a relaxed state. Stressful thoughts and future worries can be simply pushed aside as you take time to enjoy the present. As stress leaves the body, endorphins are released into the bloodstream allowing the feelings of anxiety and depression to fall away for a short period of time.
Healing Power of Mandalas
A mandala, which is Sanskrit for “circle” or “completion,” is an intricate, circular picture designed to be painted or colored. Most mandalas use symmetry to create a sense of balance that is very beneficial for the brain.
Step One: Start the session with a smile. Studies have shown that smiling, even when you are not happy, can raise the level of endorphins (mood enhancing chemicals) in your brain. So, start smiling!
Step Two: Pick a design that peaks your interest.
Step Three: Choose your first pencil, crayon, or marker and then begin to color. No need to over-think this, whenever possible let the colors chose themselves.
Step Four: Watch the design take life with every stroke. Allow yourself to experience the movements, hear the sounds of the pencils on paper, or feel the markers as they glide across the page. As thoughts or pictures pop into your head, simply acknowledge them and then return your focus to the coloring. With a little practice you will find it increasingly easy to get into a deeply relaxed state. "
Post by orangeblossom on Jul 16, 2014 10:13:34 GMT -5
Is there where I confess that I bought the awesome knitting machine. I haven't used it yet though. Once we move and are settled, I'll take it out of the box. It's taking a lot of restraint.
I love gadgets, and it finally went down to a reasonable price.
Seeing some other posts, I forgot about bowling. I love to bowl.
I like reading, specifically black romance novels. My friend and I have been reading them since high school.
Here's one of the mandalas I used in case anyone wants to color today . IF you decide to color, I say you should PIP your creations to share with the class!
I enjoy reading, gardening, crochet (which I usually do while watching trashy tv), I dabble in sewing, but I just don't have the best setup for it or time to get it done without the kids. Also camping, which I haven't done in forever, but we are taking the kids tent camping next week. I'm both excited and scared.
This is a legit thing! Active meditation is my favorite kind . I have a few mandala coloring pages I put together for students during finals week as a stress-reliever, and include this info on the back that I adapted from a few different sources:
"Can coloring really help me relax?
Coloring can be seen as a form of “active mediation”. Repetitive motions such as coloring help strengthen your focus and easily shift your attention back to a relaxed state. Stressful thoughts and future worries can be simply pushed aside as you take time to enjoy the present. As stress leaves the body, endorphins are released into the bloodstream allowing the feelings of anxiety and depression to fall away for a short period of time.
Healing Power of Mandalas
A mandala, which is Sanskrit for “circle” or “completion,” is an intricate, circular picture designed to be painted or colored. Most mandalas use symmetry to create a sense of balance that is very beneficial for the brain.
Step One: Start the session with a smile. Studies have shown that smiling, even when you are not happy, can raise the level of endorphins (mood enhancing chemicals) in your brain. So, start smiling!
Step Two: Pick a design that peaks your interest.
Step Three: Choose your first pencil, crayon, or marker and then begin to color. No need to over-think this, whenever possible let the colors chose themselves.
Step Four: Watch the design take life with every stroke. Allow yourself to experience the movements, hear the sounds of the pencils on paper, or feel the markers as they glide across the page. As thoughts or pictures pop into your head, simply acknowledge them and then return your focus to the coloring. With a little practice you will find it increasingly easy to get into a deeply relaxed state. "
Post by NewOrleans on Jul 16, 2014 10:20:24 GMT -5
Makeup, photography, reading books, and reading on my #1 issue. I guess this site is a hobby, too. I also enjoy my elliptical. I really want to learn Photoshop to compliment my photo, but the class keeps getting cancelled. Boo. I wish I could garden. I really want to, but all I do is kill plants.
Reading, woodworking, jewelry making, scrapbooking, photography, cooking/baking, cake decorating, sewing, embroidery, knitting, belly dancing, board games, computer games, video games, general geekery, canoeing, writing really bad sci-fi/fantasy stories. Hell I've even tried my hand at fire breathing.
The problem is that I don't have enough time, and I'm interested in too many things, so I'm never able to spend enough time on it to get past being passable at something. Jack of all trades, master of none.
Knowing a little of everything will help in a post apocolyptic world!
Yeah except I'm horrible at mechanics., and I'm not real outdoorsy. Hopefully my love of the TV show Jericho will help see me through.
Here's a few more pages that I've used. Some more complicated than others, obviously. I recommend starting with the simpler designs. You can find a lot more for free online by just googling "mandala coloring pages" or "coloring pages".
ETA: I'm willing to e-mail the actual PDFs and DOCs to people if anyone cares to have them.
Post by sugarglider on Jul 16, 2014 10:31:10 GMT -5
Recently, Pilates. Last summer it was yoga. The summer before that, I started the Rosetta Stone French.
During law school, I didn't really maintain hobbies, unless you count acc-checking as a hobby.
After the bar, DURING MY ONE MONTH OF FREEDOM EVER, bf is abandoning me to do a European tour (I'm not bitter.... Since I'll be too poor to do anything, I'll probably just hang out at the beach and/or start back up on the French.
I used to have a piano in Ohio that I played semi-regularly.
I like sewing. I want to take piano lessons. We "inherited" an antique piano that needs to be tuned. I have 2 sets of Rosetta Stone that are sitting in a box so I can relearn French and learn Spanish I have an adult coloring book that I bought at - gasp - Hobby Lobby! (donning flame retardant suit now) I am sure they are at Michael's as well for all of you interested in buying one. I am a runforrest wannabe, obviously. Except I cannot run. But I would like to. So ok yes, I am.
I enjoy reading, gardening, crochet (which I usually do while watching trashy tv), I dabble in sewing, but I just don't have the best setup for it or time to get it done without the kids. Also camping, which I haven't done in forever, but we are taking the kids tent camping next week. I'm both excited and scared.
I'm jealous. I really want to go camping, I have really fond memories of doing it as a kid. But I'm concerned that now that I'm an adult sleeping on the ground will be considerably less enjoyable.
I have always wished that I liked outdoorsy stuff but I just don't. Bugs. Dirt. No. Except kayaking. I love kayaking. And swimming in lakes and rivers and oceans.
My sister!
If laying on a beach drinking something with an umbrella counts as a hobby, that's one of my favorites.
Post by PinkSquirrel on Jul 16, 2014 12:21:30 GMT -5
Pottery, knitting, photography, music/concerts, traveling, drinking at the beach. Baking, kayaking, hiking, camping, gardening are also hobbies, but I tend to flow in and out of them aka I'm not as good at them so don't ask for help.
Pottery, knitting, photography, music/concerts, traveling, drinking at the beach. Baking, kayaking, hiking, camping, gardening are also hobbies, but I tend to flow in and out of them aka I'm not as good at them so don't ask for help.
I like sewing. I want to take piano lessons. We "inherited" an antique piano that needs to be tuned. I have 2 sets of Rosetta Stone that are sitting in a box so I can relearn French and learn Spanish I have an adult coloring book that I bought at - gasp - Hobby Lobby! (donning flame retardant suit now) I am sure they are at Michael's as well for all of you interested in buying one. I am a runforrest wannabe, obviously. Except I cannot run. But I would like to. So ok yes, I am.
I like to color (shut up) - I buy these "adult" coloring books where you color in geometric designs and such, and it is very soothing.
I love doing this too! I haven't done it in ages, though.
I had no idea this existed, and now I know what im getting my mom for Xmas. She likes to play with ny old prismacolor pencils from high school art class.
Post by earlgreyhot on Jul 16, 2014 12:52:52 GMT -5
Ok. I just bought colored pencils and a grownup coloring book on amazon b/c I was inspired to pursue this new hobby. And I think it will be something that DS and I can do together.
So, we should also add "impulse spending" to my list of hobbies.
Pottery, knitting, photography, music/concerts, traveling, drinking at the beach. Baking, kayaking, hiking, camping, gardening are also hobbies, but I tend to flow in and out of them aka I'm not as good at them so don't ask for help.
I feel a kinship here.
Life without knitting and drinking at the beach just wouldn't be worth living.
Post by Velvetshady on Jul 16, 2014 13:24:41 GMT -5
I stitch (cross stitch mostly, some hardanger and drawn thread when my essential tremors are behaving). I knit and crochet relatively simple stuff. I read. I play at gardening (roses and veggies--roses all are out of control with aphids and black spot right now and the critters love my attempts at veggies). DH and I go winery hopping and buy lots of wine. We're trying to get better about actually drinking that wine:)
I used to play computer games a lot but haven't much in the last few years. I used to hike (and camp out), but for some reason haven't done it much since I moved right next to the Appalachian Trail. I used to do yoga, but haven't gotten back into it since I had to stop due to a couple injuries a few years ago.
Post by sparrowsong on Jul 16, 2014 14:00:13 GMT -5
Most frequent lately: Reading Quilting and some other sewing (usually baby gifts or halloween costumes) Recurve archery Volunteering 40+ hrs per month
Have done in the past, would do more if I didn't have this whole stupid job thing: Photography (landscape, city scenes, some macro) Crochet Running Hiking/backpacking