Has being a mom become your only hobby? Spend today thinking about what other hobby you would like bring back to your life or start, and make a plan to get into it.
I like to make stuff and read about making stuff on craft blogs. It took me a while to get back into it after Julian was born, but it really felt good. Lots of people say that exercise is the hobby they’ve been missing. Um, not me.
This picture of Heather was taken by me in June of 2002. We decided to stay up all night and run around the city. We went for a run at 10.30 PM, ate tapas, went to an Oxygen bar, saw a Tom Cruise movie at 1.45 am, and then watched the World Cup on a big screen projecter image at a friend’s house. We took lots of cabs and finished our adventure at 6.20 in the morning.
Little did we know that we would be staying up all night taking care of babies a couple years later. Ironically we made shirts to commemorate this evening that said “Not a girl, not yet a soccer mom”, a play on the Britney Spears song. Apparently we did know what was coming.
That pretty much sums up other stuff I like to do: run around doing weird stuff with Heather, taking pictures of weird stuff we do together, make t-shirts about the weird stuff we’ve done.
If you like to rock climb, quilt, or go to poetry slams, you should keep doing it. If you’ve already done it, brag to us here.
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Listing your hobbies can feel like you’re writing a personal ad or something. If you remembered to remember yourself back in month one, this should be easy. And even if it’s not easy… it’s so worth doing!
Hobbies are what make life delicious. We all need to create and to ” bring forth”. When one can lose oneself in a hobby, and get into “the flow” of life… that is what makes other dreary tasks worthwhile.
Me? riding horses, writing, photography and hiking. And reading. And a jillion other things.
I love the “Not a girl, not yet a soccer mom” t-shirt idea. I wish I’d had one of those before I had a baby. I’ve been prioritizing my aerobics classes for the last couple of months and that’s been so great. Tonight they told us our instructor is going away and being replaced by someone else. Let’s face it – how could this person be as good as Jeanne? I almost cried. Ridiculous, I know! But I look forward to it so much. Don’t mess with my classes or there will be heck to pay! I thought about whining to the manager, but I was afraid I’d end up in tears.
I loved this post. How did you know I’ve been struggling with trying to figure out what I want to do with my life lately. I would LOVE to learn to sew. At least a sock or something! I’ve always wanted to learn. Where do I go? Ask a granny? Who knows but, I’m on a mission to learn. Thanks for posting this.
My hunny’s in IRAQ now so I think it’s high time I do something for myself to pass the time away dontchathink
OK, *where* can I get one of those “Not a girl, not yet a soccer mom” T-shirts?
I must have one.
I have continued scrapbooking and making jewelry. I’ve added sewing (or at least the attempt) and home decoration (yet again… an attempt) to my hobby list. I also love BLOGGING and reading awesome posts like this. Thanks!
This one is so dead on for me. I just realized the other day that I spent the whole summer being Mom, wife and housekeeper. During my down time I read and while that’s yummy, it doesn’t leave me with a sense of accomplishment or anything to show for my time. I am ready for that sense of accomplishment again. I found that a local quilting store offers sewing classes and I’m going to sign up. I can’t wait!
When my baby was about 2 months old, I picked up knitting, which I hadn’t done in years. I took a class on the Baby Surprise Jacket and have been hooked since. It’s been great because I can fit in a few minutes a day and be able to drop the project at a moment’s notice. It’s also rewarding to be able to have a finished product.
i embroider, sew, paint, draw, build and take pictures. of course the only thing i have done lately is take pictures… of my son. but i’ve just been thinking about how that needs to change.
I’m nearly to month four with my darling Violetta, and there have been so many days where I just didn’t have the time to do anything for myself. BUT. When I can, my favorites are: running; sewing pillows; playing piano to Chopin, Brahms, Liszt; practicing with my French tapes (Violetta is going to speak French one day); reading (mainly the NY Times Film Reviews); getting to movies, as long as I pump enough milk; and so much more. My favorite activity now? Making my little girl laugh. There’s nothing better.