A Reset on my Blog: We’re Embracing Fun
My brother is a collector of coins. Since we were young, we’ve gone into pawn shops, antique stores, and coin shops, on a quest to find the next piece to add to his collection. It’s great fun, especially because he gets excited about each new purchase. He spends copious amounts of time pouring over his collections, catalogs, and deciding what coin he wants next. This hobby, curated from when he was young, permeates his free time and gives him great joy.
I don’t have a hobby like that – one bringing immense joy, despite the day. I’m jealous. And I’m on a quest to change that. Except, I know I don’t like collecting things. I’ve tried collecting items from Tweetie birds to… well, Tweetie birds.
I like activities such as dancing, horseback riding, blogging, swimming. And I like activities with other people. I’m not good at solitary activities. Except for reading the occasional book. Like Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. It’s a thrilling (for me) memoir about her year to increase happiness in her life. She focuses on a different category every month, but one month, in particular, intrigued me: May. Be Serious About Play.
I’m a pretty serious person. So spending a month devoted to adding play to your life is a bit of a novelty.
Recently, I’ve had distinct dissatisfaction with my life. Nothing is particularly wrong. I have a loving partner, an amazing kiddo. My new job is a great source of daily excitement. But my social life and my childfree spirit aren’t up to snuff. So I’ve been on a self-help kick to get to the root of the problem.
And this book, with its playful attitude, reminded me of what I enjoy the most: laughter.
So, I’m going to embark on my own Happiness Project; except instead of focusing on happiness, I’m going to focus on fun.
I’m going to start with fun that I know I enjoy. Riding horses, reading self-help books, and going to the pool with my family. But I want to branch out. I’m going to take sewing classes – two I’ve already enrolled in. I want to take dance lessons, something I’m terrible at but enjoy.
And I’m going to try one new thing each month. And not “Oh, I tried this once, and now I can cross it off my list.” But I’m giving myself consistent practice with them. So if I decide to bowl, I bowl once a week for a month.
I have two goals for this experiment. One, I want to increase my satisfaction with my life. And, two, I want to increase my level of comfort with myself.
As a writer in spirit, I’ll be documenting this experiment. But I want to hear from you, dear readers, what different (fun, inexpensive) things should I try?
Your posts are a valuable resource.
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