Found myself starting to think about trying some new thing that sounded cool, and realized it might be fun to think about all of the random interests, crafts, hobbies and pursuits I’ve chased on tangents to my life. It’s easy to feel like a bum or a failure for dropping hobbies and that could cause hesitation in starting something new, but on sheer volume I bet some of us have impressive lists. Requirement is that it never made you real dependable income and wasn’t a career for you. Aside from that, sky is wide open. It can be something you tried for a few weeks, years, or still do. What’s your trail of hobbies?
- Tap dancing
- Ballet
- Running
- Cooking
- Baking
- Cake & cookie decorating
- Drawing
- Painting (physically? and digitally)
- Knitting
- Crocheting
- Sewing
- Origami
- Woodworking
- Makeup
- Nail art
- Guitar
Not exactly hobbies, but niche topics I got randomly intrigued by and have watched dozens and in some cases hundreds of hours on:
- Deaf culture (but not attempting to learn ASL)
- Ex-mormons (Not religious and no relation to mormonism lol)
- Religious fundamentalism & cults
- Therapists breaking down reality television
- Legal analyses & breakdowns of high profile and/or pop culture lawsuits and trials
Oh yeah deep dives into random topics is another whole thing haha. Therapists breaking down reality TV sounds very intriguing in a guilty pleasure kind of way. My thing is probably the psychology behind conspiracy theories, I’ve been reading a lot of books and watching video essays on that since Covid.
Here’s my incomplete list:
- Horseback riding
- Drawing
- Playing the flute
- Painting models
- Fencing (yes like sword fighting)
- Beading and jewelry making
- Carving soapstone and alabaster
- Playing the harp
- Knitting
- Crochet
- Sewing
- Cosplay making
- Baking
- Ballroom dancing
- Writing
- Refinishing furniture
- Homemade ice cream
I’m still doing some of these and some I haven’t done in years, but of course I still have all of the stuff for them…
- Birds
- Roller skating
- RPGs
- Painting models
- Euchre & 500 (card games)
- Software coding
- Inline skating
- Photography
- 10+ years without a hobby (The joys of single parenthood)
- Running
- Roller derby
- Birds
- Photography
- Running
There’s a local roller derby group that’s like a half hour away. I’ve only been roller skating a few times but it seems like a lot of fun! When I get more time I’d love to try it.
It’s great fun! I stopped playing when covid hit, and that was enough to take away my focus. The idea of going back and training twice a week, with games on top of that was appealing when I was in the zone, but now, it just seems like a lot of effort :P
Baking Board games Camping Carving Drawing Gardening Guitar effects pedal construction/mod Guitar/Mandolin/Banjo Hiking Juggling Knitting Learning Miniature painting Origami Photography Programming (now career) Puzzles Reading Sculpting Sewing Weight training Woodwork Writing …a bunch I can’t remember
