It has replaced some of my hobbies. But I’ve come to realize and accept that I can’t do all my hobbies at once. I sort of migrate through a broad list of hobbies depending on my moods and my feelings.
I actually felt really guilty awhile ago because I wasn’t able to dedicate time to all the things I wanted to do. I felt sad that I couldn’t play my guitar, especially when my fingernails got long and my callouses went away, which is a sure sign you haven’t been playing. Or with my various crafts that I’ve started and are in various percentages of completion. Or when a web design I’m playing around with isn’t updated for a long time. Or when I fail to update my blog regularly. But recently I’ve been able to take a step back and say to myself, “yeah you have a lot of interests, but there’s nothing wrong with picking them up and dropping them back every now and then. I mean, there’s only so much time in a day to do things, so you might as well spend your time enjoying the activity you’re doing now and not regretting abandoning another activity, because soon enough it will be that activity’s turn.
And with this message, I am now logging off of Fluther and going to trim my fingernails and tune up my guitar! While watching a Gordon Ramsay Cookalong Live episode too. Multitasking hobbies is something I’ve also learned (watching TV/movies while exercising, sewing, cooking, etc).