Competing Activity/Talents

[Lightningbolt]

Re: Competing Activity/Talents

To begin, I work a full-time job and even if it is teaching woodworking and woodcarving it's still WORK and that is especially true when you learn that I must document out the yazoo every detail for every kid every day.

Just trying to find the time to answer a small fraction of all the great postings on this message board is a challenge when it comes to dishing out the time! But I do the best I can.

My favorite interest's that compete for precious time would be woodcarving, woodwork, designing rustic furniture, ultralight backpacking methods, and believe it or not I spend a lot of my own personal time finding ways to improve my woodshop program at work.

[Kenny_S]

Re: Competing Activity/Talents

Really do not have a problem and my other hobbies aren't considered competition for time.
If I want to carve, I carve, If I want to relas ammo, I reload, when hunting seasons come around, I hunt, tinkering with my hot rod, id do, if the little bride has honey dos, then I found other things to do and mark hers of my list,but to worry about my other hobbies, no, I really don't.
Life is to short to worry about how I use my time.
Now when I was working, yes, it was hard to find time to carve, hunt, or whatever an I hated that feeling.

[Goody]

Re: Competing Activity/Talents

I am into motorcycles, riding, building, repairing, jsut anything to do with them. I find it hard to find riding time as I like to ride 150 miles or more when I go out. My carving is turning into a business as I am not able to do the heavy industrial work that wore my body out anymore. Somedays when I have been carving all day working on a bike is great change for awhile.
Goody

[Donna_T]

Re: Competing Activity/Talents

Good observation, Tom,
I suspect that many of us are driven (nuts) by having to chose what we're going to do next...carve or what.

I like to do needlework (but the eyes are not as good as they used to be), quilting, gourding, gardening, antiquing (on a eclectic basis), and dabble in trying out new techniques from time to time.

And then there's grandkids. I usually will drop everything to do something with them, even if it's to take them shopping all day. Now that's quality time well spent. I can always carve when they're grown and don't have time to spend with grandma!

Donna T

[Tom-H]

From the various postings of the members of this board it is obvious that many have multiple Talents (or at least are involved in multiple activities that result in something being created). I make cupboards/stepbacks, doll furniture, Noahs Arks, Quilts, and try to carve. This is a lot of competition for time. I love it, but need more time. When I carve, this is what I really want to do. But that is also true of making a piece of furniture or a quilt. Are others afflected by the same problem? What are some of these other creative outlets that you have? Tom H