Welcome to NotSoBoringLife.com!

Thanks for stopping at my humble rest stop along the information superhighway. NotSoBoringLife is a brainstorm to document the all the different hobbies that someone could persue throughout their life. In the past 10 years I’ve persued around twenty, what I consider, “eccentric” hobbies. For each hobby I have jumped into I plan to document resources, experiences, and recommendations for each. Additionally, I’d like to blog on hobbies that friends, family, or complete strangers have found compelling. If you have comments or suggestions for hobbies to explore I would love to here from you.

To understand what this site is all about you must first understand exactly what a hobby is. Merriam-Webster defines a hobby as “a pursuit outside one’s regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation “. Obviously your 9-5 job is not a hobby. However, a blog or website or side business could be considered a hobby if there’s anything relaxing associated with it. My wife insists her hobbies are tv and shopping. As much as I want to argue with her about her choices of hobbies I don’t have a leg to stand on based on the definition.

Harris Interactive published their list of the most popular hobbies and of course shopping and tv rank at the top of the list:

26% Reading
15% TV watching
11% Spending time with family/kids
8% Fishing
8% Gardening
7% Playing team sports
6% Going to movies
5% Swimming
5% Golf
5% Socializing with friends/neighbors
4% Computer activities
4% Walking
4% Exercise (aerobics, weights)
4% Traveling
4% Listening to music
3% Renting movies
3% Boating
3% Hunting
3% Relaxing
3% Sewing/crocheting
3% Bicycling
3% Sleeping
3% Hiking
2% Eating out/dining out
2% Shopping
2% Crafts (unspecified)
2% Camping
2% Church/church activities
2% Watching sporting events
2% Cooking
2% Entertaining
2% Painting
2% Running
2% Woodworking
1% Playing music
1% Bowling
1% Working on cars
1% Animals/pets/dogs

Based on that list I would argue most of us have several more hobbies than you would first expect. We’ll certainly be discussing many more of the more eccentric hobbies than are included on this list. Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave feedback as this site develops. My suggestion to everyone is to pick up a new hobby every year.