My New Hobby

It is sad to say that I don't have a hobby. But it is really the truth. I usually say that reading and writing are my hobbies, but I haven't read a book in years (I don't have the patience to make it through a book unless it is really good. Usually I just jump to the end and use context clues to put the story together). And writing? Well since I don't write for my job anymore like I used to, this is all the writing I do unless adding "Mr. Clean sponges" to the grocery list counts.

My hubby on the other hand? Hobbies GALORE. In the ten years we have been together, Mike has been interested in:

- Playing guitar
- Wood carving
- Photography
- Baking
- MINI Coopers
- Indoor soccer
- Guns (I actually need to put this on here like 300 times.)
- Knives
- Holsters (who knew there were so many different kinds!)
- Reading about the military
- Reading every book and watching every movie of Harry Potter (much to my chagrin)
- Playing the ukulele
- Playing the banjo

I am sure there are some that I am missing, but you get the gist.

Lately though as I am rocking Easton and I am trying so desperately to stay awake, I have fallen in love with fashion through blogs and Pinterest via my iPhone. I am not talking like couture type of clothing, but more along the lines of "I don't want to be a frumpy mom" kind of fashion.

Daily (sometimes hourly!) I get online and look at clothes, and I will be honest. I covet them. I want them all. I want the skinny jeans and the riding boots and the statement necklace! But since I just had a baby and I continue on my weight loss quest (I have reached my pre-baby weight so progress!) and because I have no clothing budget at this time, I just pine away for outfits that will never be mine.

I especially love the following blogs:

The Pleated Poppy
Pinterest Told Me To
House of Rose
Mix and Match Family
Maskcara

And a ton of Pinterest boards.

I seriously have an album of photos on my phone of screenshots of outfits I want to buy. I have them handy just in case, I do win the lottery and can have the shopping spree of my dreams. (I don't play the lottery for the record.)

I realize how sad this makes me sound, but so be it. This is my hobby. Someday I will have the money and the time and the dedication to have nice outfits. Until then though, I'll just keep rocking my threadbare jeans that are barely holding together at the seams and Mike's old t-shirts.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

43 and worried

I turned 43 yesterday.  A few weeks ago, I had to get my license renewed. I was feeling okay until I pulled out my old license and went to hold it up against my new license image. Mike caught me doing this, and he said, "NO! Don't do it, Erin!" which made us both laugh until I looked down and was shocked by the contrast. Four years ago, 20 pounds lighter (at least), smiling, hair perfectly done (or as well as I could do hair which isn't ever that great), I looked at least my age. Mike once remarked that of all the many license pictures he sees, mine was a really great picture. (But I know four years ago, life was no easier than it is now - in some ways it was harder.) But then the current picture. No life in the eyes or maybe just a lot of sadness, an abundance of wrinkles, hair that was out of place, and attempt at a half-hearted smile and a few additional chins. Haggard is the word that came to mind. Stress has not been kind to my appearance. I mentioned this to my ...
Read more

He's he-ere!

Image
Introducing... Grayson Michael Born 11/25/12 at 3:02 am Grayson entered the world via emergency c-section. Mike got to step into the role of Daddy immediately and went with the baby while I was in the recovery room. They got to spend some time bonding in the nursery. Grayson is such a joy! He and his daddy hit it off immediately. There is nothing more attractive than watching your husband turn into a daddy. Be still my heart. We were in the hospital for SO many days...I could not wait to get home. I missed my bed. Which funny enough, I haven't gotten to sleep in since that first night home. Taking the steps more than once a day is just too difficult right now. So for now, we have been crashing on the couch. Unfortunately Gray had problems with jaundice, and he had light therapy with a bili blanket. Mike told people his son was rocking a low profile LED light bar - just like a police cruiser ;)  I love his little frowny face :) ...
Read more

Ready for the next season...

Image
Usually I love spring. But this year is a different story. Spring has been mostly gray, cold and dreary - and with it, it has brought a great deal of heartache. With the uptick in aggressive behaviors from Grayson (thanks a lot, puberty) and the realization that we are now a year into being provider-less, to being told that Gray was too severe for one provider company, to having to research and call around to group homes to see if they are a good fit for Gray,  to Grayson's constant elopement attempts, to realizing that Grayson goes to therapy and comes home...he has very little to do for fun and he has no one outside of the family or his dedicated therapists to invest in him.  To make matters worse, right now Grayson gets very upset - to the point of property-damaging, when either Mike or I leave the house without him. His team is going to work on that, but it has been very limiting what we can do. The walks I used to take that I enjoyed so much to clear my head are in the pa...
Read more