Hobbies

I used to do a lot of art at one time and it used to help my depression but as with everything I take up it only seems to last about 5 minutes and I get bored with it.

I have a cross stitch which I seem to have been stitching since last year and just can't seem to get the enthusiasm up to stitch it. I would like to do patch work quilting but alas it is another thing that would probably be a 5 minute wonder for me and I would get bored quickly.

I've collected dolls heads and little trinkets and even collected unusual tags off clothing yep you heard me!! I have a whole box of them!

I read that is another thing that I love to do getting into a good book and forgetting about the world for a bit.

I have played the cello for a number of years but I do not have a cello at the moment my ones neck broke on it and it is unplayable and also very costly to get fixed right now.

I do some meditation on occasion that is one thing that I do like to do just to take away the anxiety that can build up through the day I have been mediating on and off for a few years now and used to use an app to do it but can now do it without the app. I also like a bit of yoga but I haven't done that in a while as I have not been doing much exercise due to my kidney tumour which is being operated on soon. Hoping to get back into it along with my running when that is done.

I have a few animals and have just got a snake called Caramel but snakes don't really do that much and apart from poking his head out occasionally and feeding he doesn't do much else, so quite a good pet for the person that doesn't really want to do much.

One thing that I do do is I have a penpal in America who I have been writing to forever and we exchange written letters as well as phone calls occasionally. It is something I really enjoy doing and I love getting hand written letters through the post it is something rarely done these days what with all the social networks about. I buy pretty paper and really enjoy my time writing it is very therapeutic. Someone once said 'Oh a penpal that is so 80s' and I was like I've probably been writing to them since then too!!

What are your hobbies and do they destress you and do you have any hobbies you have been doing for years like my letter writing?