INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

In Sandy Cathcart’s workshop at OCW she challenged us to answer several questions. Number #8 intrigued me:

List your interests and your hobbies. Not only the current ones, but things you’ve learned in the past. My pen flew across the page.

Chess, table tennis, writing, reading, create and send cards/especially weird things you could never buy in a store. I crochet, knit and sew. I’m a florist, write and direct drama and clown. I’m a home decorator—give me what is your prized memory and I’ll create your color scheme and place of peace. I’m a Bible teacher. (taught every grade leave and age. Sometimes with a classroom of 5 year-olds up to teens.) Taught piano, cake decorating, calligraphy, and how to tye dye. And given a bit more time I’m sure I’d think about more.

You know when I look at the list I wonder why I’ve limited myself to my story telling—there is a whole lot more to me than just what I see on a daily basis.

Oh, here a wrinkle in my day. I eat lunch with the same 3 women each day. We tend to fall into the tried and true topics—you know, Grandkids, what they ate the night before, or another recipe. (Remember I have allergies and my culinary skills are hidden in the cupboard.)

After I read through my list of “me” I’ve decided to challenge my lunch buddies to talk about who they are. Now I’m wondering what hobbies and interests they’ve hidden from me all these years.

I’ll report back on my findings.