EmeraldGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Do any of you have any hobbies that you regularly pursue either individually or as a family? It could be anything, even couponing, training for a marathon, scrapbooking, etc. I would just like to see what you do outside of hs'g. Also, when do you have time? I have 7 kids (5 still hs'g), 1 grandchild, so with hs planning/teaching, responsibilities and regular household chores, cooking, shopping, doc appts, etc, I just don't seem to have the energy. I do love to read as it is so relaxing. Does that count? We were going geocaching but this winter has been too cold and long for us to enjoy our hiking with the kids looking for treasure :tongue_smilie: Lisa in DE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Does taxi driver fit as a hobby?:lol: I've almost outgrown my hobby.:001_huh: Whatever am I going to do?:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Riding and driving!!! Needlepoint. I love to needlepoint. And cooking. Lots of cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Quilting. I make about one per year. I am also learning to play the violin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Scrapbooking. I go to a few weekend crops a year and have a scrapbooking room in my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Do any of you have any hobbies that you regularly pursue either individually ... WTM boarding. Great way to utilize time, good fellowship, lots to learn, and so easy anyone can do it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 just for me its painting sewing gardening... the whole family has a farm to share :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Cooking, bakeing, just about any creative arts...except glass blowing, but I really want too! :D Riding and coaching the kids on their ponies! Crocheting and other fiber arts, theology and gardening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britomart Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Crocheting, sometimes sewing or making hair things (with cloth, wood, flowers, beads - I'm not picky!). Exercise isn't really a hobby, but it feels like one because I usually enjoy it. Lots of reading and writing (but some of that is work and not a hobby). My husband's into woodworking and knot-tying, board games of many sorts, karate (sometimes this is work) and a gazillion other things (I can't remember them all). Our kids have started tagging along on these things, helping their dad woodwork, or learning crafty stuff from me. I'd say we're a family who enjoys making things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I act in a small community theatre. For a number of years, I sang in a classical music group, but I took a break to get back into acting. I love it!!! That's my main creative outlet right now. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I am a foodie- I love to learn about diet, health, nutrition, and eating well. That is definitely a hobby. My spiritual path that incorporates the study of many traditions from shamanism to buddhism...is another lifelong interest. Not sure I would trivialise it by saying it s a hobby, but it is somethingI spend a lot of time on. My garden and my chooks could be called hobbies. I knit sometimes. But when I was homeschooling, homeschooling was my all consuming passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Scrapbooking Photography Sewing All about twice a year, when I have time. LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Photography - http://www.tammywahl.com/blog - though I haven't updated my blog lately. Cooking - I love learning new recipes and techniques. Reading - I've newly started reading a lot more again and loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 My regular hobbies are: reading, writing (sometimes poetry, sometimes narrative articles or essays such as for homeschooling magazines, and always writing in my blog) and games- sometimes computer games, sometimes board games. Of course, I can't ever think of the word "hobbies" anymore without thinking of that youtube cartoon that went around a little while back, the one about "mom friends," where one mom said to the other something like: "My children are my hobby. I strive for perfection." That might be sort of true, too. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SailorMom Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 sailing, reading, piano, sewing, learning history (yes - for fun....), starting to get into surfing- trying to anyway (bad knee), used to snow ski (bad knee - hoping to do so again), used to kneeboard (same as the other), camping, being an oenophile, planning vacations for myself and others who ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Combat sports encouraging people along with fitness Catholicisim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 This is my hobby - hanging about on the forums. I sew, bake, research various topics of interest and garden when I feel like it but none of those are productive enough to be a hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticamethyst Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Quilting, photography, and knitting. Knitting is what I do in the car while I wait for kids during their one-hour classes. Quilt while they are working whatever it is they are working on and we are at home then photography whenever I can.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Writing, knitting, piano and lots of reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 SCA is my and DD's main one. I also write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I read, read, read, read! Less of a hobby, more of a necessity. I take fiddle lessons. I really love it but I am a beginner and don't compete or perform or anything. I love to just play for my family. I started in September. I embroider but I'd like to sew. I'm converting the school room to a sewing room and am desperate to add more sewing. The problem is that I don't know how to sew. We'll see how it goes. The sewing doesn't really count for the answer, though, since I haven't started. Embroidery, though: love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Photography, cooking, playing classical piano. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 reading,sewing and scrapbooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeathenMom Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 my personal hobbies are playing cello and Pennsylvania Dutch Hex work. i also weightlift; but since that is as necessary as breathing, i don't consider it a hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Reading Food (raising it, preparing it, preserving it) Crocheting Sewing Daydreaming Walking/Hiking I never really think of them as hobbies; they're just what I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) In the spring and summer, I do a little gardening. In fall and winter, I enjoy Christmas crafts and experimenting with crockpot cooking. I also enjoy singing in our local community choral music guild, quilting, studying the Bible and church history, and also collecting Christmas cookie cookbooks/pamphlets and award-winning/classic children's books. (I also tend to collect curriculum, particularly history programs. :lol:) Edited February 12, 2011 by ereks mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 music and detailing cars (and my guitars). :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I am a foodie- I love to learn about diet, health, nutrition, and eating well. That is definitely a hobby. My spiritual path that incorporates the study of many traditions from shamanism to buddhism...is another lifelong interest. Not sure I would trivialise it by saying it s a hobby, but it is somethingI spend a lot of time on. My garden and my chooks could be called hobbies. I knit sometimes. But when I was homeschooling, homeschooling was my all consuming passion. I was wracking my brain trying to figure out what the heck a chook could be. I looked it up. We enjoy our chooks, too, especially my youngest. She can spend hours watching them, petting them, talking to them. And the fresh eggs are wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dulcimeramy Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I play the mountain dulcimer and am in leadership for a local not-for-profit folk music organization. I used to knit, crochet, quilt and embroider, but I just don't have time for those hobbies right now! I miss them. When the boys are grown, I would love to return to fiber arts. I want to learn spinning and weaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elinnea Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I used to knit, crochet, quilt and embroider, but I just don't have time for those hobbies right now! I miss them. When the boys are grown, I would love to return to fiber arts. I want to learn spinning and weaving. This is me too. I took a spinning and weaving class when my oldest was 2 but quit when I got pg with my middle ds. I loved it but it's hard to find the time right now. I also love embroidery and knitting and I do those occassionally in the evenings while watching tv. My biggest passion though is genealogy. As a family we really enjoy volkswalking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Working out and healthy living Frugal living TRAVEL!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmeraldGirl Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 being an oenophile, Looked it up...yep, that's us too! Just started to visit a local specialty place offering certain evenings to sample :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Organic gardening, heirloom organic chickens, food preservation, reading, kayaking, taking really long walks, knitting really badly lol, drumming really badly with friends, going to interesting food shops and farmer's markets in various cities (love Asian markets), watching funny movies, cooking, reading to my kids, playing Scrabble & Bananagrams (is that a hobby? lol), riding my bike when it is not cold, soaking up the sun on pretty beaches (I like walking more than sitting). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I do have hobbies but I rarely have time to pursue them. Once in a while I find time to do something creative -- usually sewing for the house or knitting (which I find tedious, so I only do quick knits). I do love to play the flute and one day I hope to have time to participate in a community orchestra. I love outdoor activities during warmer months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Reading, although it is really more a way of life than a "hobby" with me :D Crocheting Gardening Crafting occasionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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