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To ask what your hobbies are

72 replies

meagain3 · 05/06/2025 16:23

Mine are sitting on my ar*e scrolling on social media! I’m curious to know what others do in there spare time to give me ideas!

OP posts:
JDM625 · 05/06/2025 17:44

Not all are technically hobbies:

-Grow vegetables in the garden and green house
-Crochet rugs that I donate to a hospice
-Chair yoga because I work full time from home
-Online surveys for pennies
-Mammal watch mammaleb.org
-Blackbird count Blackbirds in Gardens | BTO
-Hedgehog count
-Mumsnet

Blackbirds in Gardens | BTO

Read an article on the provisional findings from the first year of the project, from Bird Table magazine.About Blackbirds in Gardens

https://www.bto.org/get-involved/volunteer/projects/blackbirds-gardens

ChewbaccasMrs · 05/06/2025 17:44

Gardening,I love it especially this time of year when everything is flowering and the gardens full of sounds and scents.

Baking,it's something I'm good at but hadn't done for ages but I'm getting back into it now because the looks on my DC my DHs faces when they know I've baked make it well worth the time it takes

MooseAndSquirrelLoveFlannel · 05/06/2025 17:43

Martial arts
Reading
Watching the same 3 Tv shows on repeat

MonkeyTennis34 · 05/06/2025 17:43

Reading
Book group
Choir
Dogwalking
Pilates

God I sound like a cliché.

ToadRage · 05/06/2025 17:40

I too like to sit on my arse and scroll through social media. My husband does not get this. I have few games on my phone that I like to play. I love cross stitch and my physio has recently said that it is good for my hands to maintain dexterity. I do all this while watching true crime, history documentaries or murder/mystery shows.
I miss dancing, i used to dance 2/3 times a week in uni. We tried a bit when we moved here but my muscle wasting condition as put paid to all that.

CuriousA · 05/06/2025 17:40

Reading
Doom scrolling
Travel
TV
Walking
Swimming

GetOffTheCounter · 05/06/2025 17:37

More seriously though... I used to love riding. But an accident put paid to it.

I love cooking and am a devotee of youtube videos of other people cooking. I really love UK food you tube blogs with other mothers showing what they cook for their families. I seque into youtube videos about family traditional meals around the globe. Greek, French and Japanese are my faves.

I love to read- but I am too tired to be very ambitious with that.

Love love love travelling.

I have two teens- one of whom has autism and learning difficulties. I'm knackered tbh. My 'hobbies' have to be home based and low stress.

Summerisere · 05/06/2025 17:36

Aqua aerobics
Going to the cinema if that’s a hobby.

GetOffTheCounter · 05/06/2025 17:34

Right. [cracks knuckles]

My specialist subject...

Nup. Nothing.

LeaveALittleNote · 05/06/2025 17:33

Doomscrolling
Reading fiction
Yoga
Camping
Dog walking

Catnuzzle · 05/06/2025 17:30

Patchwork quilting
Netball
Walking dogs
Gardening
Mumsnet
Gel nails

LowDownBoyStandUpGuy · 05/06/2025 17:27

Hyrox and also weight training.
Knitting
Reading
Baking
Doom scrolling

Thatpastalife · 05/06/2025 17:25

I have two small kids so dont get as much time doing them as I’d like but:
Horseriding
Reading
Walking the dogs
Gardening
Exercising - weights and yoga

5128gap · 05/06/2025 17:24

I spend an inordinate amount of my spare time doing the things I'm supposed to do in my 50s to preserve my health, wellbeing and fitness. Walking, yoga, getting out 'in nature', buying and cooking healthy meals, making sure I'm not missing out on any new tea or supplement or whatever. I'm hoping it pays off as I'll need to live to my 90s to get back the time I'm losing to it.

Gumbo · 05/06/2025 17:24

Cycling
Painting
Walking

Basically, anything that doesn't involve other people

cardibach · 05/06/2025 17:22

Reading (and book club)
Playing the flute (band and orchestra)
Singing in a choir
Walking

WanderingWisteria · 05/06/2025 17:20

Driving my DC to their activities
Standing on the sidelines chatting to other parents and spectacularly failing to notice my child score a goal/get injured/do something else of note
Doing the washing
Hunting around the house for stray socks
Being DD’s Vinted mule
Going to the supermarket to buy yet more fresh fruit
Supporting friends whose “D”H’s or ex-DH’s are arses
Supporting friends whose parents are dying and/or have dementia
Rarely chatting with DH, usually about our retirement gap year (which is at least a decade away)
Occasionally reading. But don’t ask me to tell you the storyline of the book I finished last week as I have completely forgotten it.
Battling the garden and, again, thinking about how wonderful it will be when I have retired
Sometimes, going out with friends

MidlifeWondering · 05/06/2025 17:20

Pilates and weight training (mid 40s, so I’m conscious of maintaining muscle mass and flexibility)
Reading (love my kindle)
Hiking when I get a chance, but a long walk every day
Chilling with my kids

Moier · 05/06/2025 16:48

Reading is one of my biggest passions ( love my kindle).
Music.
Sewing ( machine and hand).
Travelling ( go abroad on average . times six a year).. day trips to places of interest.
Spending lots of time with Grandkids.
Baking sometimes.
Go swimming at least once a week.

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 05/06/2025 16:26

Watching my DC do their hobbies! 😅

FrillySocksAndDocs · 05/06/2025 16:26

Swing jive and rock and roll dance classes.
Sea swimming
Sock knitting

feelingbleh · 05/06/2025 16:26

Sleeping 😴, watching crime documentaries and scrolling tiktok

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