I’ll admit it; I put my own name down on the list of Parent Bloggers to review Get a Hobby! because I needed this book.

I have this ridiculous habit of turning hobbies into jobs.  Yes, yes - do what you love, the money will follow - yadda yadda yadda.  But the point of a hobby is relaxation, as Dr. Figueroa points out in the foreword to Get a Hobby!  And considering how many late nights I pull working on my so-called “hobbies”, I think I need to get a new one.

So I flipped through the book.  Beer brewing?  Hmmm…I like to drink it.  Docenting?  Well, I do enjoy museums.  Furniture restoration?  Maybe I could finally furnish my living and dining rooms.  Origami?  That reminded me of my friend who made all those birds before her wedding.  Soap making?  I couldn’t get “Fight Club” out of my head.

I decided to start at the beginning with the quiz, which informed me that I am independent (absolutely), outdoorsy (eh…), and patient (hahahaha!).  Considering that I agreed most closely with the assessment that I’m independent, I then flipped through the book looking for hobbies that fit that adjective.

And my next hobby jumped right out at me: Quilting.

I’ve been saving my daughters’ clothes that they’ve outgrown and cutting them into large pieces so that I can make them into quilts for the girls.  The idea was that I’d use clothes from birth through age two, and then I’d get started on the quilts.  My younger daughter is closing in on two and a half now, so it’s time to get busy on the quilts.  But I didn’t know where to begin.

Thanks to Get a Hobby!, now I do.