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Hobbies & Enjoyable Personal Activities   

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(February 19 2005 11:51:56 AM CST)

hobby 1 Many people nowadays only have a daily routine revolving around work and family. At the end of the day, isn't it kind of mundane?

Sure, you bring money back and ensure that your family needs are attended to. But what about yourself? Don't you think that you deserve some time to do something of interest on your own for leisure? Answer: You do!

A hobby need not be expensive or time-consuming. Avoid indulging in a demanding one as it may adversely affect your other commitments, responsibilities and relationships with family members (they are all important to you.). Do not end up neglecting them!

hobby 2 Having an interesting hobby will provide a sense of something to look forward to doing in your spare time to take your mind off work and other stressful matters. It may prove to be therapeutic and relieves pressure from one's commitments. It must not feel like a chore or a dread! It may well be something to keep yourself preoccupied and your mind sharp and active in retirement. There would be a sense of satisfaction, achievement, pride and purpose - aside from the pursuit of wealth and/or career advancement in today's competitive and stressful world.

Of course, if the hobby turned out to be a money-making activity, even better! You can earn money doing something you like/love doing and excel at doing it such as maintaining a profitable website, opening a hobby shop, golfing professionally, forming a music band for hire, and etc.

hobby 3 Pick one which is suitable for you, something active (try not to select lazying on the couch channel-surfing the television), something which you enjoy engaging in. It would be great if a family member or two share the same interest, as it would allow you to spend time together, communicate more (sharing and exchanging ideas/opinions), and understand one another better. The end result would ultimately be a very rewarding and fulfilling experience.

The following are a few hobbies which we have (or had!) with some basic tips and/or achievements to share out with all. Game enough to take a look? And perhaps try your hand at one of them? :)

  1. Gardening
  2. Making Minature Models
  3. Keeping an Aquarium
  4. Playing a Musical Instrument
  5. Making Movie Videos
  6. Creating & Maintaining a Website on the Internet
  7. Assembling & Playing R/C (Radio Control) Miniature Vehicles
  8. Photography

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Plant Exchange: Gardening Is Local Woman’s ‘True Hobby’ (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
01/07/2009
Q: May we visit your evolving county yard and garden?

 
Farmer's love of trains sprouts into a model hobby (The Standard)
01/06/2009
ALTHOUGH it might seem out of place, in Danny Blake's Nullawarre shed there is a little piece of 1950s English countryside. Behind the cream brick walls of Mr Blake's former woodwork shed l...

 
Stargazing | Seth Gabel, A “Dancing With the Stars” engagement, Lohan vs. Ronson, Grateful Dead tour (The Kansas City Star)
01/06/2009
His show is in trouble, but Seth Gabel is thinking about the stars. Gabel plays Jeremy Darling on “Dirty Sexy Money,” which has not been canceled yet, but production has been stopped. So Gabel can turn his attention back to his hobby, astronomy, which began with the Mars Pathfinder mission in 1997.

 
Q&A: Pilot helps fly needy animals to better life (The Norwich Bulletin)
01/06/2009
Step into Martin Weiss’ law office at Weiss & Associates in Danielson and the numerous airplane photographs and magazines quickly identify his hobby. But the photographs fail to display how Weiss donates his time and fast, high-performance plane as a member of the nonprofit Pilots-N-Paws to fly dogs from overcrowded shelters to rescue groups and shelters several states away.

 
Creating images of beauty and substance (Manila Bulletin)
01/06/2009
Never did he realize that his hobby of using a camera phone to shoot images of life would eventually make him an award-winning ‘picturetaker’ that he is today.



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