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But then you don’t have the energy.
I’ve started to truly understand the phrase, “youth is wasted on the young.” I had the health and energy to do everything I wanted, but not the money. Now that I have the money, my personal limitations become the real problem.
… which is why I’ve become opposed to the notion of ‘spoiling your kid’ by giving them the things they want. There are only so many years you can buy true happiness for as cheap as a cone of ice cream. Why not do it while it’s possible?
This is why I introduced my kids to scuba diving as soon as they could get certified. It’s an expensive hobby but you can combine it with family vacations. Most vacation places near water have dive shops and will rent you whatever equipment you need
Yeah we lose things. Just got to accept it.
I’m about to get laid off and I’ve been thinking of returning to woodworking. I got all of the tools that I’ve used one or twice on specific projects. But with some time to actually dedicate to it, I might pick it back up.
Or my anxiety of not having a job will rear its ugly head and make me glued to my laptop.
You’ve got the tools, you’re practically there already! The last bump is accepting the fact that there’s nothing better and more rewarding to do today after sending a couple of resumes !
My therapist has been encouraging me to not neglect myself. Especially since this layoff process has been very long. So I usually devote at least a few evenings to job searching and networking and then other evenings to just things I want to do.
The anxiety is still a hard fight.
You never know. Your woodworking might be a start of a new business for you! You would not have to work for someone else again!
I appreciate the encouragement but I realized long ago that the adage “love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life” doesn’t hold out for me. I love coding, but hate doing it as a job.
I may enjoy woodworking but would hate doing it as a means to make money. The moment it becomes the sole way of making a living I get stressed and anxious.
For me, a steady and reliable paycheck would be better than a paycheck I have to chase, even if it means I get paid more and get to be my own boss. And I don’t have the capital to do the fun stuff (eg just woodworking) while someone handles the boring and annoying stuff (ie customer engagement).
The most I’d consider is selling premade/stencil/templated wood stuff on Etsy but don’t think it’d bring in enough money to make it worthwhile.
I see. You could start small and then see where it takes you from there. Hobbies does not always have to lead to full time business. If it happens, it happens. I think hobbies should always be, first and foremost, hobbies. Everything that comes out of it is secondary. I would do hobbies as enjoyment while being unemployed; to keep myself busy and sane. That’s just my two cent :)
That’s the neat part: you don’t!
For me, it’s been as my kids get a bit older and somewhat more independent. Less time wiping asses and throwing packs of fruit snacks at them and more time to do things I want. It’s JUST starting for me and my youngest isn’t in kindergarten yet, but I’ve picked reading back up and played guitar the other day? I guess that counts?
*children: hold my diaper.
One day I will have a fully painted army… one day…
I feel like this will happen to me when I retire (and get a car).
Pokémon cards :( my online friend still has the money to burn on them including spending $100 on a 20 pack box today, meanwhile I bought my shoes used to save money for rent this month.
Are you old and well off enough to have retirement funds? No? Then never.
I’d be insulted if someone compared me to the worst day of their life.
He’s not comparing her to the day. He’s saying she was beautiful back then and she’s just as beautiful 15+ years later.
That might be what he meant, but it’s not what the captions say.
My sibling in autism, in the English phrasiology “You’re as _ as the day I _ you”, the adjective is to be understood as applying to the subject both times (i.e. “You’re as _ as (you were on) the day I _ you”).
One should decide what it meant.
“The day I lost you” is an adjective (edit: wait, adverb?) phrase here, not a noun phrase. But either would be grammatically correct, so you can (at most) say it’s ambiguous.
