I don't know that I have what other folks would call hobbies...I was brought up to think that hobbies were more for the idle rich, but I've since learned that it's a hobby if you are doing something you like and you do that often.
That encompasses pretty much most of my daily activities and life, so hard to make a list. God has given me the sort of life that is something I love and that I do often, naturally, so I guess I still can't call anything a hobby...it's just
life.
I have a homesteading kind of life and most of my activities are encompassed within and revolve around that, but I also have a servant kind of life all entwined in that as well. I like serving other folks in many different ways and I get great enjoyment out of that...God designed me for that kind of life, I guess.
I enjoy work of all kinds...yeah, I know...that's a dirty word to a lot of folks out there but I can't help it. I like to work at things, many things...building projects, cleaning, caring for another's physical needs(nurse, mother, grandma, daughter, massage therapist...all of these jobs all fulfill that part of me)...my idea of a romantic date was building fence or putting up hay with a fella, if that gives you any idea. I love to mow, trim weeds, split firewood, iron clothing, make bread, etc., etc. So, working is one of my hobbies.
I love farming...I guess you could say it's my passion. Growing things, producing food, caring for the animals, being a good steward of the land...all of those things bring me much joy and I do them often, so another hobby, I'm thinking.
I used to collect some old things but only if I got them for an extreme bargain...it's only fun if you can get an antique without having to pay antique prices. That means going to yard sales, flea markets, dumpster diving, etc. Nowadays I don't do that because I've stopped collecting material things and have started decluttering my life, so one was a hobby I used to have and now I have a new hobby of letting go of the things of this world as much as possible. I find it extremely gratifying to live a smaller and smaller life. Small footprint on the land, small footprint in the home, on this world, etc. Decluttering has become a type of hobby...of the home, of my possession, of my mind and heart. Make it more simple is my credo!
I love to create, so I when the notion takes me I love to paint, quilt, make junk into useful or pretty things, interior design, build things, design things, create ergonomic routines and organize things for greater use and function, etc. I usually only like to create nowadays if I'm doing it for someone else, to bring someone joy or to help streamline work routines.
I love frugality and it has become a fun game for me to do things on the cheap, not because I have to, but because it's wise, and a challenge to do. It used to be a have to sort of thing but now I still do it because it just makes too much sense to do otherwise, so I guess that's a hobby too.
I love reading, writing, visiting with folks out on the porch, sitting quietly and talking to God, singing, learning and many other things I wouldn't call a hobby, but rather activities of daily living.
So, you can start to see that I don't exactly have hobbies that I can categorize but rather, I live a life that is one big hobby. I enjoy it all and I do it every single day!
