With Spring on the horizon, and me being unemployed and all, I am trying to find ways of keeping busy. You know, other than cleaning my house until you could eat off the toilet seat. See, I knew that I cleaned my house too much when my friend Lori said she was channelling me when she cleaned her house in her Facebook status. There is something wrong with that.
So, I am trying to think up some hobbies for myself. You know, other than quilting and Facebook. Here's what I came up with:
1. Gardening. I found a website that shows you how to make those upside down hanging tomato plants, without having to pay for the As-Seen-On-Tv product. I plan on going to my condo association and asking to plant a vegetable garden as well. I mean, we're sitting on all this land, why NOT make a vegetable garden.
2. Making a Robot Cookie Jar. I saw one on How I Met Your Mother, and wouldn't you know, there aren't any out in the world wide web for me to buy. I guess I am just stuck MAKING one. I am sketching it out. Does anyone else want one? You all know I have a serious thing for robots.
3. Cheesecakes. I have been searching for the perfect cheesecake recipe for some time. I think I have found it. My goal for next week - make the perfect cheesecake.
4. Join a martial art. This is going to be something for both Eric and I. We both want to get back into martial arts.
5. Golf. Heck, I already act like a retiree, might as well get fully into my destiny. And man, do I love golfing.
6. Cleaning under my appliances. What can I say, old habits die hard.
Any other hobbies you all think I would be good at or should take up? Because I am all ears. And for the record, those are clean enough to eat off of too.
Painting?
ReplyDeleteA good hobby would be baking me pies.
ReplyDeleteOr conversely, we can discourage me from being a major fatty and you can become my personal trainer.
MAKE MY FAT ASS YOUR PROJECT, LADY.
I crochet. Pretty stuff, too. I still say that with you not working this would be a perfect time for babies! No pressure. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd like a robot cookie jar. We had cookie jars when we were kids and they were constantly empty. Then your grandma got the bright idea to put in yucky cookies-like coconut. What good is a cookie jar that is full of yucky cookies? She never found the lid on the floor again which I suspect is what her goal was in the first place. Yes, we were some real pigs and irrepressible.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever considered Krav Maga? It was developed by the Israeli Special Forces and is a real kick butt type of self defense. They have a few locations in and around the Windy City.
As for hobbies, Bernie the crusty butt curb setter needs a bath...,
Thomas - oh that is always on my list!
ReplyDeletePrettyOkJulie - I will make you a cheesecake as well.
Nina - *squints eyes* ARE YOU AND MY FRIEND BECKI TALKING?! Because now I am getting it from all sides...
volunteering?
ReplyDeletei am eyeing some cheesecake recipes too! plus i just can't resist buying whole vanilla beans at penzey's when i go so now i have like 6 whole beans and nothing (yet) planned to use them in. so, uhh... cheesecake it is! i better not eff it up.
ReplyDeletescrapbooking? if you are willing to forgo the stigmas - it can be a super fun challenge to keep it as absolutely cheap and waste-free as possible. i organize my books by month and put in mix cd's of all the songs i listened to that month or remind me of what i did that month or whatever. there's no reason to dump all your $$$s into it and it makes me feel EVEN MORE AWESOME when you can keep it cheap-o. target has good scrapbooking sales allll the time.
Stephanie - I kind of already do. I am a bit maxed out on volunteering, to be honest. If I take on anymore, Eric swears he will become a homeless man just to get some attention. But I like your idea, since it kind of gave me another thought: perhaps I should switch around what I do volunteer-wise.
ReplyDeleteAndlaughing - scrapbooking, the final fronteer. Seriously, that and knitting are the only two crafts I haven't really tried. I might look into that.
No offense, but that scrapbooking stigma is earned. I cannot count how clogged up Joanne's gets because women who have so little fun that they have to keep every little scrap forever (with sparkles!). I hate the scrapbookers. I hate them. If I hear you refer to paper cut outs of duckies or some shit that cost $8 for five (multicolored!) as "cyooot" I will immediately disown you.
ReplyDeleteDON'T GIVE IN THE SCRAPBOOKING.
Also, Nina, what is with and my sister's vagina? She don't need no head comin' outta there until it is legally binding that Eric can't leave her for getting stretched out.
ReplyDeleteWell, they're getting married soon! I am not a proponent of "jumping the gun" so to speak, but I just thought she'd be great at it, so I made the suggestion. And that would certainly keep her busy. And who the hell knows? She could have a C-section. Enna, hon, I was in no way suggesting you do it before you're ready, I swear. I just have babies on the brain. Baby dust for next week everyone, please!
ReplyDeleteuhhh.....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.google.com/search?q=robot+cookie+jar&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
...just to push you in the right direction.
and also, I have a badass r2-d2 jar that sits on top of my fridge and rattles when the icebox kicks on.
You could try tai chi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W1ym3yggR4
im all about the golf. until the weather warms up this place is a lot of fun in this crappy weather. im sure this place is fun when its nice out too.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.topgolfusa.com/Locations/US/WoodDale/Default.aspx
GeoW I AM DOWN!!!
ReplyDeleteNina - It's cool! Lots of baby dust. It was just freaky because you're like the third person to say that to me THIS WEEK. And I think maybe I should go play the lottery with those odds...
ReplyDeletePrettyOkJulie - Wow, what phrasing. WOW.
The best cheesecake I have made I substituted neufchatel cheese in for half of the cream cheese. It's ever so slightly sweeter and has 1/3 the fat! Also a very little bit of orange peel is tasty.
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