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I've always been into sewing. Most kids want a car for their 16th birthday--I wanted a sewing machine! A short time after my marriage, I bought a quilting sewing machine. I think I enjoy quilting because I like mathematics, & quilting is pure geometry.
 
Clovis said:
That is wonderful that you are doing research on cancer
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Oh it sounds more impressive than it actually is i think lol. Since i no longer have a lab and samples to work on it's now purely theoretical and research based.
 
I also collect stamps & coins. When I started collecting stamps, most kids in junior high (me, included) collected stickers. I saw stamps in a collectibles store, & felt that after a while the stickers would be useless--the stamps would never be.
 
I’ve just started to get back into coloring in to help with my stress and anxiety. I’ve done a few pictures, the more I do them the less stressed I get.
Im also going to try jigsaw puzzles, I bought some recently and some are Agatha Christie mystery ones Murder on the Nile and murder on the orient express . So you won’t know what the picture is until you finish it 🤦🏼‍♀️.
 
My husband & I are finishing our basement, so I'm unable to do anything related to most of hobbies at the current time. When we're done, there will be an area & table specifically for my sewing/crafting. Until now, any time I used my sewing machine I had to pack it up every evening even if I wasn't done.
I will also do my jigsaw puzzles there.
 
I buy and refurbish old tobacco pipes. That's my favorite hobby. The rest of my hours are spent watching streaming entertainment, (Sci-Fi, Cop/First Responder Dramas, or really practically anything with captions :) ), or sleeping.
 
lots and lots of porn, few video games, about 25 % of the way into borederlands 3, and two more characters for street fighter 5 to unlock
 
i just got finished with cabling my road bike, i have to make sure it fits tomorrow, then if i am up to it go ride it, it is satisfying to ride something you built yourself. it has been so long since i have ridden it, i have to remember how the shifting system works
 
I'm a knitter - currently making lots of gnomes, but starting a sweater for granddaughter #1 now. Also love Final Fantasy XIV right now - formerly played Guild Wars 2. Then, when the weather allows, it's gardening; we have 3 raised beds mostly for veggies, then I have made a flower bed almost stretching across our fence along the street. Keeps me outta trouble - mostly.
 
My husband & I grow a bunch of veggies in our garden--we've made raised beds for most of them. We also have some rose bushes, & planted perennials along borders so that we don't have to worry about replanting every year.
 
Now that our basement is finished (we did it ourselves), I FINALLY have my own place to sew & do crafts. We put our old kitchenette table there--I didn't want a fancy sewing table. I just finished 2 apron/potholder sets, & I'm currently working on a quilt. I also make beaded barrettes/hair clips.
Before, any time I would do my crafting, I'd have to clean up at dinner time--that's often impractical with quilt projects. Now, my sewing/crafting area is completely separate.
 
That sounds awesome! I have two left thumbs, so sewing, woodworking, etc. don't work out for me...
 
I need a hobby so bad. I don't really do anything. I love fantasy football but that's seasonal. I like fishing and camping but that doesn't happen much since my mom sold the lake. I enjoy breweries and tap rooms but shouldn't visit them often..haha.
 
I was always into sewing/embroidery. I saw my mom sewing since I was little--that's probably what influenced it. The dresses that sold for $40-$50 when I was a kid, she'd look closely at in the store & then replicate for me. At that time, fabric was also far less expensive--now, the fabric to make a dress could cost more than a ready-made dress!
Most kids ask for a car on their 16th birthday--I asked for a sewing machine!!
 
I like to solve Rubik's Cube type puzzles.
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In the image there is a V-Cube 8, V-Cube 7, Gigaminx, Teraminx
And up Front a WitEden 3x3x9 Cube.

Here is my story regarding my rare condition - PNPO Deficiency:

(((*** 40 years on vitamin b6 ***)))

20th February 2011: It was on this day, 40 years ago, that my then paediatrician first administered Pyridoxine HCl (vitamin B6) in the hopes that it would stop my severe seizures. Here is my story regarding B vitamins: I had my first seizure at two weeks old. I spent the first six months of...
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I like to solve Rubik's Cube type puzzles.
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In the image there is a V-Cube 8, V-Cube 7, Gigaminx, Teraminx
And up Front a WitEden 3x3x9 Cube.

Here is my story regarding my rare condition - PNPO Deficiency:

(((*** 40 years on vitamin b6 ***)))

20th February 2011: It was on this day, 40 years ago, that my then paediatrician first administered Pyridoxine HCl (vitamin B6) in the hopes that it would stop my severe seizures. Here is my story regarding B vitamins: I had my first seizure at two weeks old. I spent the first six months of...
www.coping-with-epilepsy.com www.coping-with-epilepsy.com
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Super cool!
 
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