Do you have a hobby?

@free_man (7330)
United States
April 15, 2012 12:49pm CST
I have several hobbies, I like making stuff, I really like buiding stuff it is so cool to know how to use wood tools. I also love to sew but all of my machines are on the fritz.....LOL I love working in my flower beds. Oh a cure for weeds is after you get them all pulled up you put down news paper magizens or some kind of heavy paper then cover it with mulch. Did this on 3 of my flower beds and it really works. I also love making photo albums. I like to make stuff and give most of it away. So what kinds of hobbies do you have? Please share.
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• India
16 Apr 12
Yes,i do have a hobby,i like to sing and i like reading science fiction book,mainly written by Michio Kaku...I spend reading and singing whole day...
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
16 Apr 12
Hi Musicloverfriend and welcome to my lot. What has Michio Kaku written? I wish I could sing but really can't. Hi Yash and welcome to my lot. I don't really care to daydream. Seems like it is a waste of my time. I can get so much done in the time I spend daydreaming. But to each their own.
• India
17 Apr 12
@freeman,Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist and has written many science fiction books that just explain the theory of many science fiction thing..for example,it says how can be build Time Machine like that!!I have bought two new books,Hyperspace and Physics of the impossible,If you are really interested in it,i will explain about it to you!! @yash,Yes i do like Science fiction and Fantasy.I know that you have understood about it from my discussion!!
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• India
16 Apr 12
I think that … I love to imagine, I love to daydream. … What do you love about Science Fiction and Fantasy..?
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@yrallih (147)
16 Apr 12
I am into sports and fashion. I like engaging into different physical activities like running, dancing, badminton, basketball and the likes. I like the feel of getting all the sweat out of my body. I'm also into collecting different kinds of hello kitty and anime stuff. But one of my most favorite things to do is watching movies. I'm into everything from horror - love story - action. I like being updated with new films and watching films that existed way before I was born or was still an innocent kid too. haha
@free_man (7330)
• United States
16 Apr 12
Hi Yrallih and welcome to my lot. Sounds like you are into keeping in great shape. That is a good thing. Have you seen Rest Area? It is a real horro it had me on the edge of my seat. It is an older movie. A friend had it and loaned it to us it was scary.
@yrallih (147)
19 Apr 12
Thanks! Yes a little bit. Every summer I try to engage with a new thing to keep me active so I'd loose all the holiday gained weight. haha. Rest Area? haven't heard of it though. I think I'd like to watch that. do you know who the actors are?
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
18 Jun 12
I didn't like it had me on the edge of my seat the whole movie. No I don't have a clue to who stared in it. It was an older movie so it might be on the net some where. You can watch tv on the net at several places that don't cost. Good thing to keep active.
• United States
15 Apr 12
Oh I bake, knit, sew, quilt, crochet make jewelry, paint, hike, shoot photos, anything that I can express myself with you could say. I am an avid reader as well. I think becasue When little we where allowed to watch T.V. but had to do something for the family business like fold flyers or makes boxes I have a hard time keeping my hands still when relaxing. So mattering on my mood or if I need a certain gift I always have something or two or three somethings going.
@free_man (7330)
• United States
16 Apr 12
I too am so busy I have a hard time keeping my hands still. It is fun having something to do and make someone else happy.
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
16 Apr 12
oh i love sewing and crocheting too. i love clothes that's why. i have made some bikini tops and i use them and i give some to friends as gifts
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• United States
17 Apr 12
I just made some little sun dresses for my two youngest girls.
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@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
16 Apr 12
hi there, there's a lot of things i want to do but i just don't get the chance to. i like crocheting and sewing. i like clothes and so maybe that's why i like crocheting and sewing. i have mad some bikini tops and i use them and give them to friends as gifts. i also like fixing things, and cleaning but most of the time, i am just here on the computer since i am always bored and i so i just chat with my friends.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Hi Cherish. I like sewing and crocheting, but I have so much pain in my hands when I have tried to crochet lately. I have 4 sewing machines and none of them work.....LOL What a waste of space. Trying to get my mother in law to work on them but she is older then me by a few years and I just plain don't want to ask her, she isn't real healthy guess that is why. No need to be bored there are lots of things to do that don't cost anything. Go for walks with your friends. Pray God will give you the strength to get out of that boredom. When I get bored I turn on a great teacher of Gods word and I get out of it real quick. I like learning new things. Did you know that the USA is written about in the bible?
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
19 Jun 12
hi there, i didn't know that this was 3 months ago already hehehe how fast time flies. i work as a volunteer nurse now at this center for girls but i am on leave now. i missed being here on mylot too. i am not so bored anymore because of work and from time to time, i get to chat with friends. oh i didn't know about that. i used to read it and i feel like i have been living with the bible for almost all my life already for being in a catholic school hahaha but then i still haven't heard about that. i think i need to do some research on that, thank you i like learning about new things.
@RitterSport (2451)
• Lippstadt, Germany
21 Apr 12
hi free_man I am lousy at crafts so my hobbies are reading, reading and more reading, plus the internet, cooking, and my Church. Would like to take more time for Church activities but right now come home too late from work to really be part of the fellowship the way I would like to. Got to shift that to retirement age I am afraid to say. Plus, as a cat person I collect everything about cats, starting from the usual postcards and stationary to socks, towels with cats on them, even earrings with cats.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Hi RitterSport. Bet your not lousy with crafts. Know you must be too busy though with all the stuff going on in your life. Retirement age LOL bet your real young and have lots more youthful years in you. I had to quit collecting I have so much stuff and no more room anywhere to put any extra. Actually been thinking of giving away a lot of stuff. Need to pack some stuff up and take it to the goodwill so maybe someone will enjoy it as much as I did. Would have a yard sale but seems like no one wants to pay the price I am asking. Oh well one day I will get too it.
• Lippstadt, Germany
20 Jun 12
hi free_man I am 50 now and dont intend to still work at this office when I am 60 so its real nice to think retirement is 10 years away from now....... Yes due to the fact I am born premature my fine motorics arent the best and so I am not good at crafts...... LOL....
@else22 (4317)
• India
16 Apr 12
You certainly have a nice and really constructive hobby.My hobby is writing articles in my mother tongue Hindi for noted magazines and reading books in Hindi and Oriya,the language of the state I live in.Also sometimes I write in English as well.I have some books in English some of which are on politics and others on wildlife.Thus reading and writing have been the only hobbies that I have.Add to it going on long walks during which I get a chance to learn a lot.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Hi Else and welcome to my lot. I like being busy it gives me more things to write about. I wish I knew other languages it would be so nice to read and write in different languages. Where you from?
@sylvia13 (1850)
• Nelson Bay, Australia
16 Apr 12
Yes, I have many! Embroidery, crochet, knitting, macrame, Sudoku, puzzles, writing and more writing! The day does not have enough hours for me to do all what I enjoy!
• India
16 Apr 12
Hello friend, It is very good my friend. My hobby is just one thing- singing. I love it very much. Have a nice day.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
16 Apr 12
Hi Sylvia. Your right there isn't enough hours in the day to get to all my hobbies. Hi Tamosree. I wish I could sing but I couldn't carry a tune if it was in a wheel barrel......LOL
• China
17 Apr 12
I like researching and repairing machine,all kind of machine,I enjoying doing these.LOL,maybe I can help you repairing your machines.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Hi Daniel and welcome to my lot. What kinds of machines do you repair? Do you repair sewing machines? Need all 4 of mine fixed. Where do you live? That is a good thing knowing how to repair things. I need help on fixing my computer it is a compaq and won't load windows XP. I am using a borrowed computer that needed work done on it. So I fix this one for a friend and in return I get to use it till I get mine fixed. I am no dummy about computers but never have worked with a compaq and it is strange to me. Thanks for sharing.
• United States
17 Apr 12
I really love creating things as well...I also love fixing things, taking things apart and seeing how they work. I love DIY projects. I own a real estate business so it's something I have to do for work at times, and yet I just love doing it. I even enjoy doing things that other people would find a chore--for example, installing door locks and handles is a lot of fun for me. It makes me feel like I've accomplished something huge! I also love writing and reading. After I started publishing my novels in 2010 I started writing even more, simply because now I have other people getting on my back about when I'll come out with another book. I love drawing as well; I usually draw animals, sketches of photos taken of my husband and I, and I'm also particularly fond of video game art. Video gaming is another huge hobby of mine; I've beaten three games within the last week and our gaming room walls are littered with drawings of different characters that I love. (Speaking of video games, your username makes me think of Gordon Freeman, since I did just beat Half Life 2. ) I'm not a movie person, but I do like educational documentaries. I live so frugally that I actually consider that a hobby as well. I spend a lot of time budgeting, calculating percentages of savings, etc. Last but not least, I love finding random things to do for money. I do tax returns for friends and family, I offer to sell things for people from anything small to cars and real estate for a percentage of the profit, etc. If I have a skill, I definitely find a way to utilize it to the fullest!
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Hi LovingLife. Wow your like me fixing things and finding new ways to make money. Haven't played Gordon Freeman what kind of game is it? I wish I had the ability to sell things I can make them but just don't like trying to sell them. I know what I put in the things I make and I know what they are worth but seems like no one wants to pay what I think something is worth. Like I can build bird houses and make them look really nice some takes longer then others, and when I build a bird house/doll house I paint and seal all 8 sides before I put them together so they will last for years not just one season. And believe me some bird houses/ doll houses takes up to a week to cut and build and some take a couple of weeks to get done. It takes a lot of time to cut and seal each and every side. Plus the cost of the materials. So there is time and materials and someone wants to tell me the birdhouse/ doll house isn't worth what I am asking. And I never ask for a lot of money! So you see why I don't like dealing with selling things?
• Marikina, Philippines
25 Apr 12
If only I could create images on Adobe Photoshop as a hobby, but I cannot do it, and so, ’30 minutes forum’, ’30 minutes chat’ and ‘one hour of watching anime series on the internet’ is the only thing I do. That is a three hobbies I have and I cannot put Adobe Photoshop anymore in my “time schedule”. He he…
@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Wish I knew how to work Adobe Photoshop. But not real good at creating much on the computer. I do make my own cards I give out when I got the ink in my printer. But want a computer built I can do that I just can't get mine to download windows xp says it isn't in the drive when I know it is......LOL
• Indonesia
19 Jun 12
since I was kid I always enjoy writing as one of my hobby. now I keep enjoy this activity by writing for my blog and several site such as shvoong, triond and expertcoloumn. it's amazing to earn some cash from our hobby
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
21 Jun 12
It is nice to earn for our hobbies. Good luck!
• India
16 Apr 12
Hello friend, Everybody have a hobby. I also have a hobby my friend. My hobby is singing. Actually singing is my passion. I love it very much. It help me to forget my every pain. I learn music in a singing school. Have a nice day.
@sylvia13 (1850)
• Nelson Bay, Australia
16 Apr 12
You have a nice day too! I wish I could sing too, although I do enjoy listening to music!
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
16 Apr 12
Hello Tamosree and welcome to my lot. Me I couldn't carry a tune if it was in a wheel barrel......LOL But I still sing with the songs on the radio.....LOL
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
15 Apr 12
I collect stamps and card calendars, I love going to the theatre, reading, listening to muic and making DIY jewelry (I'm not good at it, but I'm improving... slowly but steadily). Oh, and I want to take up on scrapbooking.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
16 Apr 12
Hi Doroffee and welcome to my lot. When I started doing all kinds of hobbies I wasn't any good at either. It takes practice to become good at anything. We all have special gifts we were born with. Keep up on trying and never give up. You will do good!
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
16 Apr 12
hi there dorofee, i also like scrapbooking but i still haven't finished what i started a long time ago. i was supposed to make it for me and my boyfriend hehehe but i still haven't finished it. i don't even know if i ever will have the chance to finish it, i have been busy lately with a lot of stuffs online.
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• Philippines
30 Apr 12
I have many hobbies and interests too that my mom and sis calls me jack-of-all-trades and someone who couldn't choose a career path because I'm not focusing on one thing. I love drawing and painting with different media, I like music and back then playing the guitar, I would really love to learn how to play the piano and drums too. I love reading books and magazines, making crafts, sewing, photography and does watching movies, films, and animations count? XD
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Hi Jhustinian and welcome to my lot. It is nice to be a jack of all trades that way you never get bored. I wish I could play the piano too but I can't carry a tune if you put it in a wheel barrel......LOL Anything you like to do and you consider a hobby is fine with me. Stay happy and be what you think is best for you and you will be happy with whatever God gives you.
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
16 Apr 12
I have quite a bit of hobbies as well, I love to garden and I like to grow both flowers, vegetables and fruits, even though I'm fairly limited with fruits living in northern Michigan. I love to play music both guitar and bass, I also enjoy writing lyrics as a form of creating music. I love to listen to music and basketball is something I really enjoy doing. I'm a big fan of exploring in the woods and walking around. I love to cook and enjoy cooking from a variety of different cultures. Video games bring me joy as well and are a good way for me to veg out from working a lot and all my school work that I do. Yoga and meditation are also something that bring me a lot of joy and I'm sure that in the future I will find even more things that make me happy and that I will try to incorporate into my life.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
16 Apr 12
I too love walking in the woods with my husband and seeing different plants. I wish I could play and instrument but alas I am not good at it. Tried many different things but this is one I am just plain no good at. I can't sing either......LOL I love having different kinds of hobbies that way when I get tired of one I can do something else. Thank God I am good enough at what I do, and thank God we do have some fruit trees in our yard. Our peach tree we planted 3 years ago is putting out a lot of peaches this year. Going to try my hand at canning them this year. Want to make some peach jam. Made for the first time last year blackberry jam and it turned out great.
@ecaron (678)
• Canada
16 Apr 12
My hobbies are reading, writing, playing downloaded games, crocheting. I haven't crocheted much lately but I once made a hundred scarves in one winter. I sold some of them but a lot I kept or gave as gifts to my friends and family. I should do more again this year only problem is , with money being tight, I'm not sure I can afford the yarn. I have been writing more too and I hope my short story will be accepted in an online magazine that I submitted to because they pay really good. I am working on another story too, a murder mystery which I am excited about because it's my first attempt to write one.
@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Hi Ecaron and welcome to my lot. I crochet too have done it since I was about 13 but getting older now and my fingers just plain hurt when I crochet anymore. And that is a shame I used to make Afghans and even sold a bunch. But I have been trying to finish this Afghan for my husband for over 3 years not a constant thing and it hurts me that I just can't do it as long as I used to. I used to could make one in less then a month that would fit a king size bed. Good luck on your story being accepted. What is the web site that you are publishing your story too? There are several good ones on line that really pay. Good luck my friend!
@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
16 Apr 12
I have hobbies that include singing, writing, and reading. I enjoy writing for a site called triond. I think having hobbies generate a more active mind. Singing relieves depression and creates positive expression. Well, continue to enjoy your hobbies and I'll do the same. If you like writing at all you can check out triond, http://www.triond.com/rw/465173
@free_man (7330)
• United States
18 Jun 12
Hi Teep and welcome to my lot. It is good to keep your mind active as well as your body. Thanks for the site I am a member on that site just don't have enough time to spend on the net especially during the spring summer and fall always got too much to do outside......LOL Flower beds graden and other stuff.
• Philippines
16 Apr 12
my hobby is painting although really im not an artist. i just love mixing colors and splash it in the canvas like a boss. that is usually my hobby.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
16 Apr 12
Hi Zaskasahagun and welcome to my lot. It is a good thing to splash paint on the canvas you never know what is going to come out. There is a famous artist that was on the news and that is what he did he splashed paint on the canvas, and made all kinds of pictures. One was of the 9-11 heroes who saved a little girl. It was so cool to watch him do this live.
• Philippines
16 Apr 12
I definitely have one the first thing that I would do in the morning is sending flock of domestic animals like for example herd of goats to the field to feed them this is a hobby that I love doing dearly it would make my day complete.Another stuff that I always wanted do is visiting the backyard of our house to have a glance to our beautiful garden wherein lovely flowers are flourishing there.This hobbies of mine is benefiting me aside from the pleasures that it brings,the little company that is shared to those flock of goats but it is helping me financially also.Maybe you may find it ridiculous but I consider it a wonderful bounty since this are the stuffs that I loved doing dearly.....
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
18 Jun 12
Hi Cyndidaki and welcome to my lot. Not at all would I find that ridiculous. Always good to do what makes you happy my friend.
• United States
16 Apr 12
I build websites, that is both a hobby and what I do for income. I will also code free templates that people can download and use for personal or commercial purposes. It's really fun when you get an email about someone that has downloaded and used one of your templates. I'm not really sure if wrestling could be considered a hobby; I wrestled professionally for a while but then I got injured. This goes to show that it isn't fake, you can get injured in wrestling just like you can in any other sport. I also trained in MMA as a part of my wrestling diversity. I love writing, I have been working on a novel for quite some time co authored by my fiancee. But I just haven't found the will to finish it, although I have started on a new novel and I am almost finished with it; I should publish it to Amazo
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
19 Jun 12
Building web sites that is a good thing. What got you started in that? Where can we see your templets. Wrestling never done that did wrestle around with my brothers but that didn't really count.....LOL A novel what will the novel be about?