Dated April, 2025! Sorry!
First of all, this struck me as HILARIOUS as all of these ‘skills’ were what KEPT US ALIVE back in the day!
And now, it’s ‘trendy’ and ‘good for our mental health.’
Oh, You Kids! ;)
Not into any of the above...I like watching other people cook/bake on shows though.One thing I do want to re-set back to my childhood days, is the art of READING (not on Kindle) but real books.
Hillary should pay attention here.
Handloading
Only a real pointy-headed guy could ruin the simple pleasures: “Hobbies that help you connect with nature, promote social interactions with others, provide an outlet for creativity, offer skill learning, result in a tangible product, and where accomplishment scales with effort, are all good places to start.”
Where there was nothing useful now there is something. A scarf, cookies, a picture. And of course you never can beat the feeling of looking at a well laid cement floor and saying "I did that. And it is good." :)
Sure you can buy one, probably for cheaper then you made it. But that will not give you the pleased feeling that you will get when you look at what you made yourself. The world is a bit better. And it is because of something you did.
Now go wash the dishes. It will give you a similar hit.
Hobbies?Women have always done this while we guys fix stuff and build stuff and nap...we need our naps.
We do jigsaw puzzles, 1000 pieces or more.................
My “Granny hobby” is birdwatching. Has been since I was a young man in the military where I spent lots of hours on sentry duty in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do. I introduced it to Mrs. fidelis and the kids. It’s a good way to spend time outside, sharpen awareness of your surroundings and your observation skills, and get to visit a lot of other places. It can be done singly or with others. I’m also a bird photographer, but that is a little bit of a more solitary occupation, but it’s very rewarding. Plus you can bring make memories of what you see.
When he got out of the Cryo-Penitentiary Sergeant John Spartan just wanted to knit.
I do most of the “granny” hobbies. I have been knitting since I was about 10! I find it is the process that is relaxing, not the final product. I just ripped apart a flower I crocheted because I wanted to use the color for something else. It was as much fun the second time I used that yarn as the first!
I kept trying to get my daughter to learn how to crochet to no luck. Then at age 51 just a few months ago she asked me to teach her, and she is hooked (pun intended)
She says the 30 minutes of crochet she wants to do before bed is the best 3 hours of her day!
Reading is my hobby.
Sounds fun, when I’m done powerlifting.
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For me reading, of course.
But also stamp collecting.
I did it in childhood, gave it up for decades, then tried it as one of the antidotes to my rages about the new DC power couple Bill and Hillary Clinton.
My late wife fully supported the idea and I asked her if she was making fun of me or something but she said no, it got my mind off my excessive news watching and yelling at the TV when Bill and Hillary were on.
I’ve been thinking of taking it up again.
Watching the sun rise over the ocean as the waves roll in, with my butt plopped on the sand calms gamma brain waves for the entire day.
...learned this at the Overthinkers Anonymous meeting
And I’m going to include hanging laundry outside.
Great excuse to get out in the sun and fresh air, the laundry smells great, and it saves money on drying, especially heavy stuff like jeans and towels, although towels should be brought in a tad damp and dried the rest of the way or they get stiff.
Gardening is also another thing. Nothing beats the satisfaction of eating food fresh out of the garden that you grew yourself.
And that can save money, too.
Sewing and knitting are great stress relievers because you get to stab something with a sharp point, over and over!
I’ve been doing many of those for decades to save money, ensure quality.
Sometimes I enjoy doing them.
Sometimes I don’t.
Those are hobbies?!
Who knew!