Do you have an outlet?

[Thrif-t]

I go for a walk everyday and look at the clouds, they have been so beautiful in the sky these past few months, makes me so happy.

I also like to read and just escape in my stories.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I want to add maybe in some ways cooking is also control issue

[amarowsky]

Outside of socializing with friends & family (with and without alcohol/weed). I also have the following outlets:

Old Hobbies (that I still do)
1) Cooking
2) Playing music
3) Gardening
4) spending time in nature (biking, hiking,
5) Relentless Curiosity causes me to CONSTANTLY listen to podcasts & books (probably about 20 hours worth a week get listened to by me).

NEW(er) Hobbies:
6) Wood working <--- -Built a workshop in my garage. and Started making little things (cutting boards, chess boards, small furniture, shop projects, firewood racks, etc...)
7) Candle Making <--- Actually made my own 3-D Silicone mold of Bender the Robot from Futurama! And started making candles of these that I give to friends as gifts (basically a big bust of his head).
8) Cannabis Growing <--- went legal in Michigan a few years ago. I just got into smoking weed once I got my Bachelors degree, and was allowed to for work. This was a natural 2nd step, as I prefer to vertically expand my hobbies as best I can. And you enjoy nothing more than gardening your own cannabis! (feels slightly better than brewing your own beer, because it usually tastes way better the 1st time around).
9) Started Restoring some old antiques <--- Grandpa keeps some cool old antiques. So I have been refinishing this really cool old Ash Tray + Drink holder, likely from the 30's-70's.
10) Graphic Design <--- Started making fun images again (mostly jokes from simpsons, or Pretend-Company T-shirts) and listing them as clothing options on amazon for friends & public to buy. Fun side earner!
11) Hunting <--- Just got my hunting license (at the ripe age of 33). No one in my family are hunters (Very rare in michigan) So My buddies, will be my "dad" who teaches me. I been shooting bows for a few years, getting close to be ready to ethically hunt w/ bow. (Will have to use rifle my first year, to make sure I'm using good ethics on my targets).
12) Started R.E. investing Company <--- Fun project that is yielding positive income. WOuld like to expand on this hobby/project after some air comes out of this "melt up" housing bubble.
13) Kahn Academy <---- Started taking Bio-Chem classes on Kahn. (haven't touched it in a whiile.... need to get back into it).
14) Ebikes - Built my 1st ebike like 2 years ago. And I'm fascinated with them now! Just actually took a super part time job as a bike mechanic (NO ExpERience Required!) So NOW I'm happily getting paid (very little) to learn a craft at one of our local smaller bike shops!


I need a fulltime job again bad..... I am one of those hopelessly curious and interested in learning new things kinda people. It's tough to stay at one place too long....

[amarowsky]

Since I've quit working, I find life to be pretty stress free.

I try to spend a lot of time outdoors. I don't think people were made to be cooped up inside buildings all day, every day.
Fresh outdoor air and mother nature is just good for you all the way around.

Since I resigned from my job in January, I did feel stress go away. Or at least what I considered "bad stress". Or Stress that I bared all the negative consequences from....

Now (that i'm not working in a corporate cube) anymore, I do have a lot of stress still. But I think it's the stress I like, Ex. - ****! I gotta remember to take my project in from the garage, because it'll get too cold/humid tonight. <--- still plenty of stress, because I have MY OWN projects going now. I think it is more accurate to say, "It's MY stress. So I welcome it more easily. Instead of MY COMPANIES stress.... Which is awful.... And just not helpful for anything more than being a symptom of a higher paycheck".