The Evolution of Granny Hobbies

We’ve been over this WordPress, I have granny hobbies. I’ve been a book nerd and a fiend for yarn my whole life. Seriously. I’ve always loved reading and my mom taught me how to crochet when I was 8 or so. All of that carried over to adulthood with me. In fact, today I started reading a new book that I bought on Amazon from an author who I follow on Threads. It’s a smutty book, which is not what I usually read, but hey, I’ll give it a shot. It’s good so far! I also just finished knitting a sweater last night, which, I really don’t like. It’s a shawl with sleeves basically and I hate that the sleeves don’t go up to my armpits. They’re not supposed to because it’s not really a sweater, but it kind of is. Once it’s dry from blocking, I’ll try it on, maybe even wear it to work and see how I feel. It may be something that gets given away…immediately.

I need to throw writing onto the list somewhere too. But here’s the thing, I think I’m developing new hobbies. The fact that I just spent the past 2 months obsessively listening to Taylor Swift and the past three days listening equally obsessively to her new album, has shown me that I really like listening to music and interacting with people online about it and all kinds of other things. I mean, I knew music was a big thing for me. That “inspirational” playlist of mine is a huge testament to the influence of music and the right songs at the right time in my life. But I have truly enjoyed chatting with other Swifties and all the other interesting people I’ve “met” online. Ultimately, my goal is to build a platform that will impress a publisher enough to convince them my book is worthwhile to publish. Well, that and to get more followers than my sister. Remember, I’m a competitive gal like that. But really, I am just having a good time “people-ing” online. Granted, some days I don’t feel as chatty. It happens.

Bottom line…hobbies and pastimes? I have them. But they’re also evolving. What I write now is a lot different from the stories I used to write when I was a kid. It happens. I’m really discovering my voice…not just how to use it to express myself online or in-person, but the voice I want to use when I write. And I’m so excited about it. I’m excited about all of it honestly. Mainly because I have time to really be excited about it all. There’s mental space for these now. And more time. Not enough for my liking, but, I’ll get there eventually. Right now, I’m just enjoying what I can when I can.