Rediscovering past things you enjoyed in life

I love writing, but I quit from it 3 years from now.. I just found myself now that I am starting to redirect myself from realizing it again... maybe I can't just really leave it completely. I wrote novels (in our language--Filipino), now I started to draft a new one...

I've always loved drawing, writing, and playing the piano. But motherhood has made me forgot all of them. And I plan to do them all over again once I retire. I used to love crafting and forgot them for awhile, but I came back to do them again recently, because we moved to a new house, and we had lots of boxes that I found a pity to throw away, so I cover them with pretty leftover wallpapers and glue ribbons and laces around the top to keep all my little trinkets.

Oh yes Karen, like you I was to busy being a Mum and working I love to read and always have but I hardly read during those Years now I am able to read again at Night when I go to bed, as I do not feel to tired and worn out

For me time and space have often been the reasons for putting aside pleasurable habits. I have been thinking of put time back into painting which I have not done for a while and do enjoy. Thanks for reminding me

hi karen madam, now you have the plenty of time and leisure,so once again your can start your old hobbies just like gardening,social work,knitting,painting,sketching,drawing and etc etc,now your children and grand children are grown up,you need not stand from the chair,simply they will assist you in all your works,have a nice day

YOu and I have so much in common! I have picked up and dropped so many interests in my life that I tend to feel bad about it. Being a dilettante and all that. I love (at times) sewing, arts and crafts, working with my hands in various ways. My computer room here is stuffed with art supplies and crafting gizmos that I haven't used for a couple of years. (But I will again!) A few months ago, I started knitting again. It was funny, I felt the urge to knit "coming on" and eventually did something about it. I'm sorry now I waited so long, because I am enjoying the heck out of it! Like you, I think I put knitting aside when I became a mom. When my kids were home for Christmas, neither of them had ever seen me with knitting needles in my hands. They just turned 27 and 33! Kind of a long hiatus, right? I remember doing some pretty challenging stuff back in high school. One was a gorgeous sweater with panels of different stitches and cables. I remember starting an argyle sweater vest and giving up after about eight inches! So far, I've been sticking to rectangles like scarves and prayer shawls, to get my chops back and regain my tension, but I feel the urge to try something more demanding. I'm looking for the right pattern and yarn to see if I can still do a sweater. I have also invested in some good knitting books since, being self-taught, there is a lot I don't know. Knitting is like a meditation for me. I use the stitching like prayer beads to pray and chant for myself and my friends and loved ones. That is why I love the prayer shawl concept so much. I have so mnay friends in a world of hurt, it's nice to be able to offer something concrete to comfort them as well as my prayers. As a final note for you, I offer this: Many years ago, while in line after a sewing club meeting, I lamented to the older lady next to me that I never had enough time to pursue all of my hobbies and projects. I've never forgotten her reply..."Ah, but we're the lucky ones!" She really put it all into perspective for me, and she was absolutely right! 

It's wonderful when this happens, isn't it? I, too, cycle in and out of things. Recently, I've rediscovered scrap booking, which I stopped doing about two years ago, as supplies became quite costly. This time around I think I might try digital scrap booking.

Well I guess ever since I was a child I used to love drawing, and painting.. and playing flute :D but I stopped it during my teen years because I learned computer and I became addicted to it :) hahahaha =)) sometimes I'd love to go back drawing and painting again but it was as if my talents have been gone :( I don't know if i'll bring it back, but i guess i "reinvented" my love for arts during my young years.. i learned to love writing when i became part of the school publication, and since then i have developed my love for writing stories (creative writing) which i guess is similar to painting and drawing.. except that i create my own world now through a pen and not with paint and brush :D Regarding my hobby playing flute, this summer I'd love to try that again.. hoping that I can bring my lost talents back.. =( it's quite hard if you have lots of interests, because you become mediocre in all those things =(

I find myself thinking about that often lately.For years now I had put just about everything into work and had no time for much else.I miss the creative things like sewing and restoring old dolls and Teddy bears. I miss having time to use my overlocker, but that needs repair and it's way at the bottom of the list, as money is so tight.

Hi, Karen, I used to write when I was in the college. Then after many years in 2007 I started to blog for fun. Now I want to monetize my blogs, so I keep on learning..

The only thing that comes to mind is reading.Although i'm never w/out a book started i sure don't read as much as i use to since i fould a computer & then mylot. I read some most every day but nothing like i use to.i never have been too talented. Use to do alot of handwork but i burnt myself out on that a long time ago. As for drawing i draw a mean smiley face & that's good as it gets, lol.

I enjoy engaging myself in having my own business the plan did not pursue because of lack of capital but in the near future it is my dream and i would like it to materialize as soon as possible. Those are the things I like which i would truly enjoy for the rest of my day, it is like a habit which i love to do and a lot of fun feel like not working at all.

Dear Karen, Wow, you are such an artistic person. Drawing and sketching is a wonderful way to appreciate the things around us. I love drawing and water coloring. But my passion was always on collecting souvenirs, ribbons, musical box etc. Sometimes when I do 'spring cleaning', I will stop and admiring all those items that I kept in the box which was put aside in the corner of the room. Cheers and take care :)

hi,it happens with me frequently.I remember a lot of things from the past and present .As i do some work suddenly i get a past thought which give a smile on my face.sometimes i remember the terrible things and i feel depressed.our mind is a big computer it never forgets and dont let anything go away.

Karen, Besides having my laptop with me on the road, I will always have a sketch pad with me and when I am bored or have already had enough of everything I will always resort to my favorite pastime -drawing. You can find me literally drawing everything that comes into my finite mind of mine and this has helped me in some ways when I relate to children. You can see the awe and joy on their faces when they see their favorite cartoon or candy turn up on a piece of blank white paper. And the amusement they get when they keep asking if I can draw other things like an aeroplane, trains, mountains, their favorite doll and etc.. Frankly, I just found it relatively useful when I want to relate and communicate with young children. I am just happy to have picked it up 8 years ago after a break of almost a decade. It was during the time when I had to be stationed overseas for a stint. Not having my family with me, I just resort to visiting the local orphanage on my off days to past time. At that time, I was relatively new to the children and just could not seem to have any headway with them. It was not until when they were being brought out on a trip to the farm where they had a drawing session. That day, everything just fell into place like a jigsaw puzzle solved as I went about with the group and it was really an enriching experience for me. Since then, I just seem to have found another renewed interest with drawing and have never looked back or dropped it since. Your posts just reminded me of the joy when I restarted it and brought back a lot of memorable memories. Thanks.

hi Karen I wrote a lot, and had twonovels set aside, unpublished as cost of sending them grew more and more just gaveup, now they are in storage. but I have began writing again as I love it, and it seems the most natural thing in the world for me to do, its become a passion. I am now journaling and writing poetry.may never sell anything but I still love doing it. and now again I am really pretty good at it. We have a class here called mental fitness designed to get older minds that are active to stay active and to help those who have had strokes. it uses a lot of imagination and creative writing.I seem to get a lof of kudos from the teacher and the other students. I just enjoy being there and participating with the others. I quit because I had self doubts and I could not get anything published. so now I am back at it. I am having fun doing it.

i dont think that i can do the things i used to do before. i can do that maybe when my son is old enough for me to tag him along. i enjoy hiking and mountain climbing, those are the interest i want to share with my son. so i will be waiting for the right day for him to do this with me. i will rediscover it with him. its a new for him and it would be a rediscover for me and i know we will both enjoy this.

Hey Karen! I never was a very "crafty" type person! I always wished I could do more, but found that only once in awhile I would find a project and actually finish it! I made a jewelry box over and it came out really cute! I've done some various other projects, but nothing really big! I've done alot of furniture painting and re-finishing! I seem to have a knack for that! And I do love to re-decorate! And I am about to try to re-decorate my apartment again! Nothing major, just some painting here and there and putting some pictures and stuff back on the walls that I've bought recently!

Mine is my writing. I have been a writer since I was a teenager and I have set aside some of my writing several times throughout the year. I actually just found my manuscript again yesterday and I've decided that it is time for me to pick up my writing again. It is good for me to be able to destress and it is also rewarding for me to put myself in the position of the characters and just escape from the real world for a short period of time.

Hi Karen Some times when alone, i just review my life , what i have done to the society, for my friends, for my kids, i feel totally satisfied, , i don't have any regrects, my kids are grownup, have family of their own, but i get full regard full support Bhuwan