The Creative Nest

I have recently decided that I need a hobby. Not because I don’t have enough things to do. Quite the opposite, actually. I have plenty of things to do. I simply seem to have reached a point in life where I feel like I should have something I do purely because I enjoy doing it. You know… a hobby. Something fun. Something creative. Something that doesn’t involve a computer, a spreadsheet, an email, or somebody asking me if I’ve had a chance to look at something yet. This seemed like a fairly harmless idea. It was not. Because apparently, finding a hobby is not as simple as thinking, “Knitting looks fun. I’ll try knitting.” No. First, you have to research knitting. Then you discover knitting machines. Then you discover there are different knitting machines. Then you discover some knitting machines make tubes and some make flat panels. Then you discover different types of yarn. Then you discover that certain yarns work better with certain machines. Then you watch a woman on YouTube make an...