To wonder what people's 'hobbies' are?

[enchantmentandlove]

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!).

[Kiwiinkits]

My hobby is picking up cushions from the floor after my children.

[ShtoppenDerFloppen]

My DH does Living History Reenacting.

Yeah, it is a little unusual, but how many other people can say that people.pay to watch them do their hobby?

Me, I have nothing special. I crochet and coach several Special Olympic sports.

Aside from the crochet, sometimes I wonder if my hobby is dealing with bureaucracy.

[enchantmentandlove]

Wow, you lot are busy! Especially you, Jane Smith of 15 Acacia Avenue, Surbiton

I always wondered if some of these mnetters mysterious hobbies were interesting and a lot of them are! I used to have hobbies pre-baby, wonder when I'll ever do them again

Although I've always been very much jack of all trades, master of none. I get all excited about a new hobby, get obsessed with it then get bored and move onto the next thing. It's not my best quality really, I've always been the same - quit the week after making my brownie promise and my parents brought the uniform.

Pre baby my hobbies have included: attempting so sew things with my sewing machine but everything looking awful so throwing it away, spending a ridiculous amount of time playing the Sims then forgetting to save that beautiful mansion I used the cheat code to make, spending way too much money on scrapbooking supplies, starting scrapbooks and never finishing them, the list could go on...

Now it's scrolling through mn with a sleeping baby on me, just looking at her cute clothes wishing they did them on my size because they're so cute, and going on family walks but she doesn't like the pram so dh carries her while I push the empty pram.

Have I just outed myself?

[PseudoBadger]

I walk my dogs and compete and instruct in dog agility.
I now also run and swim.

I told DP he needed a new hobby (previous was football which after 30 just seems to be a load of men getting injured on a weekend and whining all week) so now he does golf. And watches sport and talks about gin.

[EveOnline2016]

Dh and I hobby is online gaming.

[ForeverYazoonique]

Sewing
Computer design
Editing and producing a magazine for an expat club I belong to
Art journaling
Colouring (to relax)
Mumsnetting
Fighting the scourge of multi-level (pyramid) marketing schemes
Feminism (learning/reading)
My hobby is also learning new hobbies

[FionaThePrincess]

I realised one day that I did nothing but work, watch TV and read. I'm intrinsically a very lazy person, so I resolved to improve my life and be less lazy.

I did an OU degree
I got a dog and joined a dog walking meetup group
I started guitar lessons
I joined a book group
I started adult tap dancing classes ( I loathe exercise - this was the most fun form I could find)

Most of the time, I think Oh I can't be arsed with guitar lesson/book group/tap dancing tonight, but them I force myself to go and I'm always really glad I did.

[blackheartsgirl]

I dance, watch netflix and crochet. I also have an allotment but that's going :(
I've just started a bullet journal, it's addicting

[enchantmentandlove]

blackhearts

Bullet journalling is my latest obsession! I wonder how long it will last
How do you all have time for all these hobbies?!

[blackheartsgirl]

Enchantment I can spend hours looking on you tube and pinterest for bullet journal ideas beats me how they find the time to make them all so pretty. I'm not that artistic. I've gone through a lot of planners but never found the right one, I can make my own up but ha it's probably a 5 minute wonder with me.

I spent hours doing mine last night, dp said to me have I gone back to high school and it was a bit immature. But he's as bad as me for losing his shit and keeping track so I may have the last laugh!

[heron98]

I have run almost every morning since I was 15 (am 35 now)

And at the weekends I go cycling either with DP or my mates.

If I'm at home I like to read.

So I guess they're my hobbies even though they're quite informal and don't involve joining anything official!

[comingintomyown]

Hmm I do a lot of gardening but view it like outdoor housework rather than a hobby

I need a hobby actually so I'm reading with interest

[enchantmentandlove]

Yes this thread has certainly given me some ideas for when I have more time
Blackhearts that's what I like about bullet journals, you fill them in as you go as I'm always starting planners but they never seem to work for me. Mine certainly isn't looking as pretty as the one's on pinterest! But I'm telling myself that's okay it doesn't have to look perfect, as usually I want to give up when I make a mistake. Thankfully Dh thinks my journalling is quite cute, although I think he's doubtful I'll keep it up. I'm just so forgetful I need to write it down!

[TaraCarter]

Yes, because they are literally the only person on the internet who goes jogging. Jogging you say? Must be Jane Smith of 15 Acacia Avenue, Surbiton. Tennis? That's Linda Sidebottom from Neath.

It's the cross-referencing of details. It wasn't this , but think "I started this morning still on a high after winning my tennis club's monthly tournament last night, and then I found cat shit on my fucking doorstep. Well, I say found. I stepped in it. In my best work shoes", from a fairly prolific poster whose area I already know.

As it happens, I know Greg [not real name] who lives in the same town, who happens to have been nattering about said tennis tournament on FB. So now, I just need to ask him the name of the woman who won, and I now know MNer-with-cat-shit-on-doorstep's real name.

If I was of a stalkery nature, I would know where to go to make sure I ran into her in RL one evening, and I could probably get her address easily enough. If I was a gossipy, malicious nature, I could then show her posts in, say, the Sex topic to Greg.

This is a lightly fictionalised account- I really did recognise someone like this, but I didn't take any further steps, because I'm not that kind of fucker. But I could have done, rather than thinking,"oh, you must be at Greg's tennis club!"

So this is why people say "my hobby".

[MotherKat]

Really happy to see 2 other lrpers (it's like cross country pantomime, thing dress up/play pretend but on a massive scale and for grownups) on here, but if they were to look at my previous posts I'd be pretty obvious of they happen to play in any of the systems I playing.

[GraceGildee]

I run a fan site for a deceased yet legendary cult artist with the support of his family. It's got a lot bigger in the last few years with a film and retrospective coming out. It keeps me busy and despite him not being around any more there's often recordings and unseen photos materialising. I love it.

[RebelandaStunner]

Walking
Golf
Interior design

[Pardonwhat]

Horses. I cant imagine not being horsey and it's a lifelong mystery to me how not everyone is into horses

[mogloveseggs]

Dh plays pool
Dd dances
Ds is only 4 but is definitely going to be a train spotter
I do cross stitch and brownies

[AndroidAddict]

Mine is photography. I'm not very good; I only took it up about two years ago and don't get the chance to do it very often, especially now the dc are on school holiday.

I'm a day trip ruiner - I take my camera on family trips and can often be heard saying things like, "Hang on, let me just take this photo. Dc, move a minute; your in my shot. Hold on a sec, I'll just take that again; it didn't work. Let me just wait until those people have moved because they're in the way..."

I joined a local camera club and try to go as often as I can but things like my dc's bedtimes and dh working late mean I sometimes don't get the chance to go.

I'm a member of some facebook groups and look at the activity on Flickr sometimes but rarely manage to post anything.

[bootygirl]

Fellow bullet journal enthusiast. Mine is not artsy either! I like to journal and pretend I will write a novel🙄
Mine are
Reading
Smash booking
Pen pals
Walking
I would like to start doing orienteering with dh when I get healthier. I want to do some yoga classes..

[Destinysdaughter]

Is a bullet journal like a modern day Filofax...?

[blackheartsgirl]

Sort off except with a bullet journal you start with a blank notebook and just create your own planner/journal. I love mine, I find it so useful

[Ohbehave1]

Motorsport officiating

[kimmy726]

I enjoy crochet and hubby likes to spend his one 'free' evening playing warhammer. We both much prefer each other's company , when baby is asleep, to drink gin, catch up and sometimes giggle at the TV xxx