My hobbies

Lately, I feel like I have been in a rut.

Not a normal sort of a rut...but a Looooooong

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I feel in some ways that I have found reasons to stop doing the things I once loved. I think there are 3 main causes for this change in behavior and subsequent change in satisfaction with my life in general.
1) Feeling like I have less time, there are more demands on my time, and I have poor time management skills.
2) The fact that my significant other and some dear friends do not have interest in doing those things with me, and with the time I do have, I want to be spending with people. (studying, test taking, etc. are all done by ones self).
3) I am limited at this station in my life financially and physically. As I do not have a car and I do not make a LOT of money, I don't have the ability to head off into the mountains on an adventure/hike/camping trip, I cannot simply take a trip to Salt Lake in the evening just because, I do not have the luxury of being able to pop over to the Hot Springs in the next city (buses don't go close enough).


Thus  I feel I am stuck in a RUT. Darling and I have a lot of things that we love to do and would love to do, and would have loved to do this summer. But being limited by the above 3 things, we have not been able to accomplish too many of those things.

So, in light of this rut feeling, I have decided to make a list of my hobbies and things that I enjoy...because I can! I enjoy many things and people and activities, and I need to remind myself that I am a fun person, and I can still choose to be that fun and exciting person with neat interests.

• I really enjoy a good card game. When I am home in TX, I love to play with family and friends any chance that I get! 
• I like animal watching, and people watching! People and animals do the funniest things. 
• I love to dance! Folk dance, Salsa, Bachata, Country Swing, Country line, etc. 
• I find solace in playing guitar and singing
• Painting and doodling is so much fun, and I find that I love to get those creative juices working. I just adore the feeling of pain on my hands. 
• I enjoy taking pictures of people I care about and pictures of myself with those I love. I like to edit them too. If I had Adobe Photoshop....I would go wild. 
• I am learning to like crocheting and knitting 
• I like to know that I can fix things by sewing or household items too
• Creating useful items out of recyclables is fun!
• Taking walks, is something I have always loved. This can include walking around the neighborhood, the city, the forrest, the park, or hiking around the mountains. 
• I like to play basketball for fun...mostly just shooting, I am not very competitive unless it comes to some types of dance. 
• Kickball, baseball, softball...all fun games I like. 
• Playing with my hair to find and try out new hair styles is exciting and something I really like doing.
• Classically, I find immense pleasure in cooking and baking for others and in eating with other people.
• I enjoy decorating my apartment and making it more like a home
• I like to do Zumba and workout in my apartment or in near by lounges with big tv's 
• Reading is a love/hate relationship because I love reading, but I hate that it takes me away from people and relationships so much
• I love doing things with other people, building relationships
• I love to go to the theater to see plays and operas and dance performances
• Watching musicals is a weak spot. I love musicals! 
• I really like to watch specific TV shows and think about what is going on in the series
• I like blogging and facebooking and looking at cool things on pintrest and youtube , and  that sharing with others. 
• I love taking baths...with a book, with a movie, with candles, with aromatherapy
• Thrift store shopping is fun
• I like to plan trips and vacations in my future and dream about what it will be like.
• I love to search out new and exotic places online or while watching the travel channel and imagine myself there
• I used to be really into ice skating; not that I was any good,  but I liked it
• I like to swim for fun
• I find that talking to other people really is so much fun for me. I love to get to know people. Learning more about others makes me feel good inside.
• Service and volunteering also just wets my whistle. I feel so confident and glad to be there.
• I enjoy boggle and taboo and other board games of that nature
• Gardening is great, even though I do not currently have my own. 
• I also really like learning about Public Health related things and Home Remedies
• Playing with small pets is a lot of fun too.
• I could see myself loving rock climbing if the situation permitted

Well, considering it is past my bed time, and I have in the early morning, this list is good enough for now.  I have things I like and love to do and now I just need to start having a plan and making time to do these things so that my life remains more balanced. So, how do I decide what to do with others and what to do by myself, well maybe that is just trial and error. 

Any suggestions? 

Thanks, 

As always I ams continually learnings,

Patience