I had a brief conversation with one of my carpoolers this morning on the way to work about how I've begun to pick up hobbies and activities that I never thought I would when I was younger. I wonder why though. For example, snowboarding. I lived in southern California (San Diego/LA) for the "prime" of my young adult life (high school through grad school). I had ample opportunity and time to learn. It would have been more convenient than here in Ohio, but I never did. Why?
Same goes for golfing, "gardening" (I use quotes because I don't really consider what I'm doing gardening, more like potting (?)), biking, running, exercising. Is it because I'm bored here in Ohio? Is it because I'm afraid I'm getting old and won't have had these experiences? Perhaps I've matured and realized I don't want to squander away my weekends shopping, sleeping, and watching TV? Maybe by picking up new activities I'll have more common ground with people who could turn out to be friends? I'm sure there are more, but they all ring true to some extent.
I've also gotten the itch to redecorate my house - paint, buy new furniture - to make it look cohesive and matching unlike the current mish mash of dark colored Ikea and Target furniture that we currently have now. Too bad that requires a lot of money.
I'm happy that I've reached this turning point. I'd rather learn and experience these things when I'm young, so I can enjoy them throughout my life, especially the more physically demanding ones. I love that I have things planned and scheduled as opposed to my life 2-3 years ago when all I did was go home and play WoW for hours on end. Even though I'm inching towards 30, I think this is the best I've felt in a long time.
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