Monday, September 3, 2012

WHAT I LIKE TO DO

“Today is life-the only life
you are sure of. Make the
most of today. Get interested
in something. Shake yourself
awake. Develop a hobby.
Let the winds of enthusiasm
sweep through you. Live today
with gusto.

~ Dale Carnegie


 I like
to bake,
to can,
to garden,
to knit,
to read,
to run,
to paint,
to draw,
to make buttons,
[giveaway is still open]
to homeschool,
to watch old movies,
to love,
to laugh,
to daydream.
Now, can I find
a few more minutes
in my day for another
hobby?

How about you,
what do you like to
do?

16 comments:

  1. I love this quote from Dale Carnegie. He is one of my favorite authors..."How to Win Friends and Influence People" is required reading in our family! I see from your list that you and I like many, many of the same things. Many days, I am hard pressed to find a few minutes to allow myself to do the things I like to do, but I find that I am happier and healtheir when I do! Enjoy your week. Can't wait to see the fruits of your newest hobby! (I like to embroidery too, but haven't done it for years.)

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  2. There are never enough hours in the day for all the things I would love to be doing. I love that quote. Being creative helps us to grow in all dimensions. That herb sampler looks lovely - what are you making?

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  3. Tracey,

    You know me I love to knit,crochet,cook,I also like to do embroidery...but I really like meeting new friends and as you know I cherish your friendship!!!

    I hope you share with us your sampler of Herbs

    ~~Renee

    A Knitters Notebook

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  4. You and I would be good friends! I love love love this list! and that herb sampler looks delightful!

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  5. I like to do a lot of those same things! Right now, homeschooling is taking most of my time, so no new hobbies for me. It's hard enough to keep up with the ones I already have :)

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  6. I love all that, but can hardly find the time to do any of it. I know I know make the time!

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  7. Oh goodness! All of the above. I have to say that I don't get as many opportunities to do the things that I love with two babes running around the house, but we are starting to get to a place where they will play with each other for a chunk of time and I can sit down. Although, by the time that happens I am typically just looking for a place to sit and not do :-)

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  8. I love to do (almost) all of those things too!! I learned to embroider this past spring and I LOVE IT!!! You will too I'm sure! :-) (And I haven't forgotten....I will be sending you the American Chop Suey recipe!)

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  9. As a fellow list maker I love this post :) I love to do many of the activities you listed and I always try to keep count of my many blessings. Great quote!!

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  10. Take that run thing off the list, and we have a lot in common. Great list!

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  11. i also have many hobbies and things i love to do. sometimes i love to do nothing though, i suppose that would fall into the category of daydreaming.
    right now i'm spending a lot of time with family, another thing i love doing.

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  12. everything on your list except: run, paint, draw, make buttons. add bake, write, wash dishes by hand to my list ;-)

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  13. Read, knit, bake, cook, homeschool, go for walks, listen to the sounds of the waves at the beach, blog.

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  14. oh,yes!!!! love to embroider, too!!!!

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  15. I'm fortunate in this life that I can flit to whatever catches my imagination, whether for an hour or a life time.
    I'm open to new ventures.

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  16. I love that Dale Carnegie quote!

    A few things I like to do:
    read
    sit on my front porch in the sunshine
    bake yummy desserts for my family
    warm my hands on a cup of tea

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