I’ve banged on for a while now about looking for a new hobby, but where do you start?
I had considered over the last ten months taking up falconry, but aside from the costs involved being too high for me to even consider currently, and due to the fact that after my dealings with certain elements of the falconry community, it somewhat sullied the whole idea for me, there is also the resonsibility factor to consider, and I have to ask myself honestly with all my other responsibilities, will I be able to do the best for a Bird of Prey, and the honest answer is not at the moment.
So that leaves me with a dilemma, having had many hobbies over the years, ranging from martial arts to Airsoft, and with all of those passing me by interest wise as I grow older, what is there left to do that I can actually afford these days?
So i’m going to list various hobbies here ive been involved with in some capacity over the years, more for something to do in my current state of boredom that out of actual intent in participating in them again, and alongside I shall give reasons why I cant take them up.
Falconry - ruled out for the above reasons, maybe in my retirement if I live long enough
Martial Arts - too old now really, and cannot afford time off work if injuries are sustained. I had considered Tai Chi, but there is nowhere close enough to get to easily.
Weight and fitness training - used to do weights, badminton and swimming, and tbh honest at the time really enjoyed it, when I gave it all up became overweight and far less fit very quickly and in truth no longer have the commitment required to get myself back even closely to the peak of fitness, and find this sort of physical exertion rather tedious.
Football - no where near fit enough any more, and if i’m honest if you’re not playing with mates, its far too clicky and competitive.
Golf - great game I do enjoy playing, and I even have a full set of clubs despite being no good at it - trouble I dont know anyone who plays and its absolutely no fun playing on your own and can be quite costly for green fees, so is more a once in a blue moon hobby than a regular weekly thing.
Fishing - its been many years since I last went fishing, and having looked at my gear recently I would need to buy some kit before I could retake it up with any seriousness, plus as with Golf, its no bloody fun going on your own and I know nobody who goes fishing.
Computers - I used to really enjoy computers, and all things computer related, but I find them now something I can only be bothered with for short periods of time. I admin several forums, but rarely visit them now.. one because there is nothing to do currently as we dont have a site (Airsoft forum) , and the other because its a falconry forum that is now running itself quite smoothly, so I wont need to go back unless there is something I am needed for.
Airsoft - This has taken up quite a few years of my life, but i’ve found that I just dont enjoy it the way I used to, partly because of my involvment with the political aspects of airsoft, and partly because its just not as much fun as it used to be for some reason.
There have been other minor hobbies mixed in there somewhere, but those I think are the main ones i’ve had involvment with.
So here I am, 41 years old with bugger all to do that really interests me, and I think the most frustrating and dare I say depressing part of it all is knowing that there is bugger all that interests me that I can think of that I can actually afford, either financially wise or even time and commitment wise as with all the kids my free time is at a premium. I recently spent time getting the garden sorted out, and the shed etc turned into a play room for the girl, that is pretty much finished now and come the end of this week they’ll be out there playing hopefully, so thats another thing to do thats finished. I plan to take the kids away for a camping holiday next year to cornwall, and have even decided on the site we will go to (Perran Sands, Perranporth) so have been spending a small amount of time trying to figure out how the hell I am going to afford to buy all the bits we’ll require – not so much a hobby but a declaration of how skint I am currently…and am thinking once again of selling some airsoft equipment to try and raise some funds, time will tell on that one though - maybe if I sell some kit I can fund something new…….if I can ever decide what that something new will be







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