Holly Hobby

Can a person have too many hobbies? If anyone would know, it would be me. I’m what I call a “hobbyist,” meaning that one of my chief hobbies is collecting hobbies. I’ve taken up countless hobbies, most of with which I never get too deeply involved.  I tend to get really gung-ho about something, decide I want to fully pursue it, and then get distracted by something else. This is very frustrating to my husband, who over the years has witnessed me dedicate much time, space, and money to various abandoned pursuits. What can I say? I’m a Renaissance woman with a multitude of interests! I’ve compiled a list of my current hobbies. (List-making is a hobby of mine, you know.) These are the hobbies which I am currently pursuing, just beginning to dabble in, or haven’t completely abandoned yet:

1. Hobbying (collecting hobbies)
2. List-making
3. Writing
4. Drawing
5. Hula-hoop making
6. Hula-hooping
7. Harmonica
8. Fiddle
9. Painting
10. Miscellaneous crafting
11. Cooking
12. Baking
13. Hiking
14. Running
15. Blogging
16. Planking
17. Owling
18. Singing
19. Rock collecting
20. Coin & currency collecting
21. Plant identification
22. Clover hunting & collecting
23. Learning American Sign Language
24. Puzzles
25. Jewelry making
26. Reading
27. Nail art
28. Wine connoisseurship
29. Seashell collecting
30. Amateur linguistic phonology
31. Telekinesis
32. Drugs
33. Sex
34. Rock ‘n’ roll
35. I’m just kidding about those last 3.
36. Or am I?
37. Are you still reading this?
38. DIY home improvement projects
39. Pet photography
40. Radio surfing
41. Observing obscure holidays (Today is National Pickle Day!)
42. Celebrity impressions (I do a mean Aaron Neville, let me tell ya.)

Again, those are just my current hobbies, not the ones I’ve long since given up (e.g. sculpting, phrenology, building a time machine…) I think I have a problem. It can be frustrating to have so many unfinished projects, but then again, I’m still young, and hopefully, I’ll have a long life ahead of me to devote to my pursuits. I'm counting down the days till retirement and becoming a full-time hobbyist!

This is a picture of me planking on planks. [Not recommended for the novice planker.]
I will now try to include photos on all blog posts in case you want to link to my blog on Pinterest! (You know, if you want...no pressure.)