I need a fucking hobby.
I mean, it's not like I'm not very busy - I do have stuff going on but there's a lot of time that I waste. I want to do something that I enjoy (not like wanking or looking at houses on RightMove that I'll never be able to afford. They're more a pastime than a hobby) that I can focus on and develop.
I asked Twitter for suggestions today and nearly all of them were shot down.
I hate 'stuff'. I have no interest in a hobby that means I have to collect, buy or create things. I don't attribute value to physical things which unfortunately rules out so many things. I don't want to start collecting something in an aim to get the full set, that involves money, effort, patience, good timing and A FUCKING INTEREST IN COLLECTING STUFF. It's a very passive hobby, I don't know what I'd get out of collecting stuff apart from the adrenaline of getting something to add to the collection. If I wanted an adrenaline rush I'd have sex, do 10 mins of determined chanting or have some Ribena. All the sugar in that stuff really gets me going
I don't like craft things. I totally respect that others love it and love to make things and discuss it with other people. I love the social aspect of it, I know girls on Twitter who get together to discuss craft and do things and drink. That's fantastic. Do I wanna do it on my own and have all this stuff knocking around my house? No. I just don't have that kind of nature. Maybe it's my Buddhist nature coming through here but I strive to not attribute value to possessions so don't see the value in making things like that. I guess it would be good to make those things and give them to other people but I know that most of my friends don't have those kinds of interest either.
So no craft and no collecting.
Cooking, baking and brewing my own booze. I have a lot of interest in these things and would love to create them! One of my aims in my 1,000,000 daimoku campaign is to lose some weight. Baking and cooking as a hobby will not help this - I can't have all this kind of stuff in the house!
I've had suggestions for fish, fishing, photography, exercise and joining some kind of sport activity. I think if I really put my mind to getting fit (and then trying to keep fit), a sport and exercise could be really good. I'll have to mull that over - it would be good but I have no interest in it. I think I'd have to throw myself into it and then just hope that the enthusiasm would follow.
I need a fucking hobby! Must think harder.
Do you play a musical instrument? If not, perhaps learning one might do the trick?
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DeleteI used to love music when I was younger - I think starting and then getting better at the cello when I was younger kept me on the straight and narrow. I look back and can really see what music meant to be when younger.
For a series of reasons, I don't have a cello now and haven't touched one for 6 years. I'd love to save up and buy one again and start to take lessons to get me back up to speed but I worry that after so long since I last touched one, I might just be rubbish. I suppose I just have to take the plunge and do it - it's a hobby that I know I love.
I'll report back!