The other day I read an article about how we are the generation that is losing out on having hobbies.
In part I agree with this and in part I disagree. I think that a lot of millennials have hobbies, but the way the economy is set up, our hobbies have turned into a side hustle to supplement our main source of income. One cannot simply enjoy doing hair, making earring or painting. It must make money or else you are wasting your talent. I find this very odd and unfortunate, but it is something that I have noticed. Why did I start off like this though? This has nothing to do with what I collect right? Well, let me tell you why it does. When I was in high school I had two main hobbies. 1. Reading 2. Arts and craft/DIY Projects There isn’t much to elaborate on the reading part but the arts and crafts is another story! Let me tell you, I was and am the Queen of Arts and Crafts. Having had been a Sunday School teacher for years on end I could make activities for kids out of scrap and they would enjoy it to no end. I also begged my parents for all the equipment to make jewelry after seeing a television ad that had a box set. Luckily for me, my parents indulged me and after working some odd jobs around the house I got the set! So began my love for making jewelry. At some point I was selling my excess work and doing special orders. As time passed though I got busy with varsity and this hobby fell away. Over the past two years, I have amassed a pretty large collection of earring that I have been buying from various markets and on sale at as equally varied shops. When I was doing a bit of stocktaking at the start of the year, I realised that this is what I collect. I love earring. In fact I love them so much that I refer to them as art. Art for my ears. My childhood hobby reinvented itself into what I now collect. On my hair page I am currently going through my art collection and each pair of earring really does have a story it seems. Follow me on there to read more.
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