Do you have an interest or hobby you are passionate about?

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I have a interest which i spend my spare time and evenings doing when I have the time. I feel passionate about it and feel it enhances my life. DH has something similar. Chatting to friends I find that many don't do hobbies or interests outside work and family.
Do you? If not, why not?
And if so, do you think your life is richer because of it?
Or...am i just selfish and self indulgent?

Yes, I have a couple. I don't really talk about them all the time but I love doing them. Both are creative and I feel I need a creative outlet, one is relatively new (just over a year of doing it) but something I've wanted to do for years. This is a class so not just a creative hobby in the house. I think being creative helps me, I can get very stressed and they definitely help with that.

I'm also a gamer, so I guess that's a hobby - I only really talk online to like minded others about that.

Oh and yes, I do think my life is better for them; as an outlet, as skills and just the sheer pleasure of creating. Sometimes it is OK to be selfish and indulgent - we should all do one thing we really enjoy in my opinion (if we can).

I discovered a running club in 2015 and love it and all the new friends with a shared interest it brought to my life.

Pressed the button too quickly!
Wanted to say it's the only thing I do for myself. I empty my head when I run and feel that I have achieved something at the end of it.

Gardening. Absolutely love it. Also Mumsnet and shopping on Ebay. I am very passionate about those two.

Baking! My banana and mango cake is second to none

Yoga is my passion and has so many benefits. I also love to read and cycle a lot.

Sorry to hijack but @ sneakygremlins, do you mind sharing your recipe. I absolutely love mangos and I love banana cake!

Theatre!

My passion is crafting and interior design.

Triathlon

I have 3 hobbies, 2 (craft type) which have long periods of waiting around during which time I read.

I fit my work around my interests, not the other way around.

Endurance riding (horse), knitting & crochet and playing instruments. Fairly creative and yes, completely enrich my life.

Yes, sport, and I think hobbies are vital. Not particularly for now in my forties with young children, but vital for when I'm older and dc have left.
Of all the people I know 60+, those with hobbies are loving life, those with none are not. Anecdotal but my experience.

Yea they get me through my working week. I love hiking, yoga, reading and powerlifting. Couldn't imagine life without

I'm in a choir and I love it!

Id love to have something that i got ezcited about. Unfortunately i just dont have time. When i get a moment to.myself im so exhausted that I think about these things but never have the energy to actually do them.

Yes, I think it’s good to have hobbies, I used to do a sport (mostly solo) but now do craft and volunteer with Girl Guiding if that counts. They’ve given me something to focus on when other things in my life are a struggle and I’ve met friends through them.

Parkrun, talking bollocks and nagging DH. I used to read voraciously but have had readers’ block for a year or so. I would like to change that

Motorbike, in a club so go to that and other bike clubs every week several rallies a year, go out on club rides, go to fundraising rock nights at other clubs, bike shows , went to austria and back on the bike,

Tolkien. I'm a member of the Tolkien Society.

Studying and reading.

Do you? If not, why not?

No. I wish I did. I’ve never really fallen into anything and have no idea what I might like. Also restricted by finances and lack of childcare.

Grem, just send me a slice?

@Lotsofplanetshaveanorth I had readers block for a while too, I found downloading audio books (audible) got me back into the swing of it. I could listen to a book whilst doing other things, over time I got back in the mood to sit down and read. I still like audio books but real reading is better.

Im on the hunt for hobbies. I tend to get really into something for a short time and then lose interest. I bullet journal and that wanes between something very functional and something more creative. I like to spend hours cooking things I’m making up as I go along, I guess that’s a hobby as it’s more creative than just functional meal making. I’d like to get into some other things though.