What is Hobby?

So I have migrated to the real world and with the stress of work and politics in the work place.. I have become a very scattered and crazy person. Several coworkers then started telling me to get a hobby.

While this seemed like a good idea.. what in the heck is a hobby? What do I even like? I have been in school for nearly all of my life do I know what I am good at? or what I enjoy AND am good at together?

I had a random semester in college of trying out Graphic Design. While I quickly realized I need more structure and rules in my life, I did enjoy the creative outlet. I have also discovered Etsy and Pintrest. I enjoyed seeing what others create. So for a while I kind of just bought what others created and it was great.. then as work had its' ebs and flows of stress I began spending more time on Etsy and Pintrest and though "Hey! I think i could do that too (some of that.. some of the things on those sites that people create are well outside my realm of even thinking I could create)"

And that is how I started digging into creating different things and making my own hobby. Creativity and deciding never NEVER just strikes me. I dont carry around a pad to write down ideas because for me I have to have a reason or intended output before I can get creative about what to make.

It's a bit of a process to create your own hobby but it is well worth it.

The Story Behind the Title

So you might be wondering why I picked "Tonto" I mean how fun is it to be a sidekick?

1. Well pretty damn fun. Tonto had it good. The Lone Ranger didn't always need him so he had most days off to sit around and do whatever Native Americans did then. When he was needed he was the one that got shit done. Granted he was often underappreciated, that didn't diminish the adventures he had.

2. When I was little and my mom worked weekends, my dad's form of parenting was to sit us all in front of the TV and watch Bonanza, Rifleman, Gunsmoke, break for lunch and Paul Harvey reading the newspaper on the radio, then resume with The Lone Ranger, and The Andy Griffin Show. If you didn't like it too bad you ahd to watch it anyway. You couldn't talk and you couldn't eat until Paul Harvey came on at noon. Needless to say my dad was a great babysitter!

3. Tonto is just a great name. I mean seriously say it out loud. It rolls off the tongue just like "pipsqueak" or "moron". All around good.