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To wonder what people's 'hobbies' are?

104 replies

enchantmentandlove · 10/08/2016 15:10

People are always posting about their/dh's etc mysterious hobbies on aibu, am I the only one who always wonders what they are? I seem to picture really exciting things when it's probably just train spotting or something (which I'm sure is exciting for some people!).

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enchantmentandlove · 10/08/2016 20:22

You all seem to have more interesting hobbies than me! It's also nice to have an idea of some of these mysterious hobbies people always post about, never saying what they are Wink

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enchantmentandlove · 10/08/2016 20:24

tankerery

Oh yes - I do love pretend shopping online!

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JohnLithgowsLargeForehead · 10/08/2016 20:48

Binge watching shows
Err... Grin

In my head I do so much Hmm

I like doing lots of different things but don't have the dedication to do anything regularly. Toddler goes to bed and I'm watching shows. It feels a bit embarrassing and lazy to list that as a hobby though, but I enjoy it!

TheTartOfAsgard · 10/08/2016 20:54

Mine are Xbox/gaming, comics, cartoons and marvel movies I'm not actually a teenager

Ellieboolou27 · 10/08/2016 20:55

Mumsnet, chocolate, reading in bed (with chocolate), looking online for nothing in particular - wasting hours when I should be doing something more constructive

whattheseithakasmean · 10/08/2016 21:02

Horses and mountains, both separately & combined Smile

Geekmama · 10/08/2016 21:05

LARPing, gaming, tabletop role-playing, photography, Lego, history ....ect

familygermsareok · 10/08/2016 21:16

Running and reading for me ( not at the same time!).
Cycling, golf and football for DH.
DS1 plays football and DS2 basketball, neither at a high level, local league teams only. They like their Xboxes too!

JohnLithgowsLargeForehead · 10/08/2016 21:17

Oh yeah gaming! So that's watching shows and gaming, no wonder my arse is huge.

boo2410 · 10/08/2016 21:29

Mine is going online somewhere like John Lewis and putting all sorts of things in the basket (that I cannot afford but would like) and then racing towards the checkout and seeing how quickly I can empty it before I eventually pay for Jack shit. I can spend hours doing this at all different stores and it never gets boring. Depressing yes but never boring. Smile

M0nstersinthecl0set · 10/08/2016 21:32

Lrp; board games; card games; cosplay; heritage railways (preservation, signalling and riding around a lot); sewing; knitting; green laning.

Mommawoo · 10/08/2016 21:50

I'm scared of balls coming towards me

My hobbies are yoga and macrame. And knitting my own yoghurt obviously Grin

Not that I have any bloody time to do them anymore Sad

flanjabelle · 10/08/2016 21:52

Mine is sewing. It used to be walking or running but due to health issues I needed a hobby that was less physical. I found that I absolutely love sewing.

flanjabelle · 10/08/2016 21:53

Dp is obsessed with the gym, so if I were to mysteriously mention his hobby that was passing me off, it's the gym.

flanjabelle · 10/08/2016 21:54

Pissing *

WigelsPigels · 10/08/2016 21:56

Wool spinning on my awesome spinning wheels.

DH does shooting on competitive level as hobby.

Scribblegirl · 10/08/2016 21:58

Cooking, reading and writing poetry, live music and pub quizzes. I'm sure it's not that interesting but that's how I spend my weekends!

Bonywasawarriorwayayix · 10/08/2016 22:15

Indoor climbing, swimming, reading.

DH plays hockey.

We walk together when we have time.

CaptainCrunch · 10/08/2016 22:17

I can't understand all this "blah blah blah can't say any more or it will out me" shite. Unless the hobby is dressing up as Goebbels for Diwali, I can't imagine that many people would care who you are.

crje · 10/08/2016 22:25

Mine are

Walking - 5k mon-fri
Jogging-5k occasionally

My recent hobby is painting my old shite pine furniture with fancy chalky paint.

My next project is tiling my coffee table & I'll paint the legs with my fancy chalk paint.

Destinysdaughter · 10/08/2016 22:28

Watching Crap tv and chatting shit about it on here Grin

bluesbaby · 10/08/2016 22:43

I give up on hobbies easily, and pick different interests up all the time... at the moment I don't have many:
painting
writing letters
gardening
cooking
photography
reading
cycling
flying

my DH's hobby consists of two things: beer and tv.

JaceLancs · 10/08/2016 22:46

Knitting, crochet, sewing
Doing jigsaws
Going to gym and swimming

ProcrastinatorGeneral · 10/08/2016 22:58

I knit/crochet
The eldest plays a brass instrument/is in 6 bands
The middle one memorises facts
The small one has wobblers at international standard

19lottie82 · 10/08/2016 22:59

Pub Crawls and box sets (usually in that order). Oh and thinking about going to the gym!

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