What other hobby or interests do you have?

Reading is at the top of the list for sure. But I've started to dabble in the diamond dot "painting" as well. Totally 4 years late to the trend, but I like the mindlessness of it. I can sit at the table working on one while my dh watches sports and I'm spending time with him 😆

I love to read! I usually knock out 6 - 8 books a month. I also play piano, hammered dulcimer, and I sing. (Not just in the shower, I practice and everything!) DH and I also enjoy taking day trips and exploring the mountains that we live in.

Right now, I am gardening a lot, and taking pics of plants..that of course I scrapbook. I just got a new shed so my other hobby is organizing lol.

Making jewelry, ornaments, keychains, trinket dishes… with polymer clay.

Reading, knitting, gardening, board gaming, baking...

I like doing hand embroidery on felt and sometimes on hoops. It's my "couch craft". Lately I've been doing NYT crossword puzzles at the end of the day. I also really enjoy listing to music/seeing live shows. I don't do it as much as I used to, mostly due to living far away from all the fun things.

Diamond painting

Puzzling (I am in a local group that meets twice a month and does group challenges/contests regularly where we post entries in our fb group...right now it is puzzle bingo)

3d printing

And just got started learning how to turn on my lathe (that is my 2024 project but it took too long to take off since I spent about 6 weeks sick...I won't be able to practice much before it gets too hot to be in the garage, but I will be back at it when it cools down)

I am also doing a stitch along cross stitch (and a diamond painting of the same chart) this year but I consider this venture more of a one or two off rather than something that is likely to stick as a longterm hobby

My most constant hobby lately has been thrifting because I can find all sorts of craft and puzzle goodies for cheap.




The puzzling has gotten me my first regular opportunity to socialize since my oldest was born (he's 13) and I am even trying to make new friends, though most group members are likely to remain puzzle only friends. My social circle had previously been within the walls of my house and my husband and kids have no interest in my interests (though, they are very supportive) so the group has been life changing for me. I've even recently begun meeting with a newer member (I have been there about 9 months, she's only been about 2) in person to work on a high piece count puzzle I found thrifting that she loved.

I'm currently looking to convert my big desk setup in my scrappy area so I have a nice spot away from my primary puzzling area to work on high piece count puzzles while still puzzling smaller piece counts in my regular setup.

I also like to read. I've been coloring in a National Parks coloring book I picked up. I also bought some nice colored pencils at Blick. Their store brand pencils are nice. I like to listen to audiobooks while I color.

I also read. I am a beginner knitter and signed up for a quilting class but one year in all I’ve done is cut out 3/4 of the pieces. I also do a little stained glass but my spot for that has been unavailable for the last year.

I love so many things but don't really do many of them enough to call them a hobby: concerts, movies, road trips & traveling, planning get-togethers/parties, card/board games, cooking, reading, writing, visiting museums + historical places + fairs/festivals, interior decorating, shopping... the list goes on and on and on! I'm the "cruise director" of my local friends' group and in the last year, we have gone axe-throwing, hosted two board game nights, conducted a charcuterie board contest with Facebook sharing & voting, attended a local international food festival, gone mini-golfing, attended a drag show brunch, taken a candle-making class, visited a local garden/nature center decorated for Christmas with our kiddos, and have roller skating on deck for next month!

The only things I do consistently are scrapping/photography, reading, and writing. I'm currently taking an online poetry class because I plan on publishing my own chapbook in the next few months. I also volunteer with Moms Demand Action and Free Mom Hugs + act as an adult advisor for a local high school-aged program. 

I read a ton, collect and listen to vinyl (mostly metal), play boardgames and RPGs with friends, and cross-stitch.

I love to read, make jewelry, make home decor (glass etching, vinyl projects), make t-shirts, and we love going to Renaissance Fairs (in costume).

Lego and more recently thrifting. I want to learn how to crochet but I don't know if I am patient enough right now.
I used to count reading as a hobby but I barely read anymore. I do enjoy sitting outside with a good book when the weather cooperates.

I like to read, travel, golf, play board games, kayak, hike, fish and tweak my saltwater aquarium.