I have summers off because I'm a teacher. I was bored out of my school by the first week. The house is clean, I've read so much I have a headache, etc. And then my DH said something KI had honestly never thought of, "Honey, you need a hobby."
It dawned on me that he is right. I don't have anything to do that is just for me, that makes me happy. During the school year I'm swamped with teaching and graduate classes, but on the weekends, holidays, and summer I'm bored out of my mind while DH is a work/school. (We don't have kids.)
I'm trying to think of something, and I've been browsing online for an hour now. Why not ask the chickies here?
Collecting things does NOT appeal to me (we live in a small apartment). I like the idea of making simple things that other people would like as gifts, like Xmas ornaments, soap, lotions, etc. I also like making photo collages for family and friends. None of us are into scrapbooking, so I take a bunch of pictures, cut out the people and paste them into a neat collage. Then I mat and frame it. They make nice gifts, but it's not something I can make in advance, you know? It would require actively going and finding customers and I don't think I'd have time for that during the school year. I also like organizing things. Not cleaning, lol! But I looove going to people's houses and organizing and rearranging stuff.
I live near Houston and I have a bad back, but I can take walks. Any tips? What do you guys do for hobbies?
Thanks chickies! I know this is a weird topic. I want to feel like my summer was productive. And I think DH is worried about me. I got all excited about getting to trim our cats' claws. (I'm a lot bored!)