Friday, May 2, 2008

My Bad Hobby Obsesion

So if you have spent much time with my you will be aware of one thing, well lots actually but this one is a big one. I have a hobby obsession. I love learning to skills and hobbies. You are probably think oh thats not to bad. Well here is the thing I dont know when to call it quites. If I pick up a hobby I almost always get carried away. I know this comes from two things, 1)Im a perfectionist and 2) I am an overachiever. So here is the thing when I pick up a new hobby I cant just stay with the simple same old same old. Here are a few great examples of what I mean. I college, at Utah State, I thought it would be fun to buy a tree frog. Well I could have stopped with a frog and a cage but I couldnt in the end I had a full blown terrarium, with a real water fall real plants and a lizard not just a frog. HAHA. And jewelry making is another great example. I made my self a necklace and said wow this is fun and now I sell jewelry. HAHA. Sorry to all those who live amongst my obsessions.

So this all comes from a funny desire, and kind of another trait (if I get something on my mind its hard to get it off until I pursue it - I have to try real hard not to think about chocolate ;) ) So for years I have wanted to learn how to make stained glass windows. Well last weekend I bought a sodter kit. Let me tell you it was way fun, aside from a few burns. Well I came to work on Monday and told my coworker about it. Then we got talking about making stained glass windows. I told I always wanted to learn but could not figure out how you melt and make your own glass todo so. Well after she laughed at me she explained thats not how its done. You actually cut your own glass and then sodter the piece together. HAHA he knew it was so simple. But little to say now that I know its doable I got online bought a stain glass window starter kit. As soon as it comes I will be learning my new skill. So be ware it will become an obsession it always does.

2 comments:

Annette said...

Stained glass always looks like so much fun. If you get any works of art done you need to post pictures so I can see them. Good luck!

Natalie said...

Haha! I remember the tree frog and lizard incident. Good times...