Go big or go home!

I don't really understand how people pick up lifelong hobbies because it seems like everytime I pick something up, it stays interesting and fun for a season before the next hobby comes along or interest somehow wanes (usually in high correlation with discovering that I can't perfect it after just trying it for a few weeks). This is just as true for our house.

For example, we acquired some random items like a dartboard and a mini basketball hoop. We played like crazy for a few weeks, perhaps a month even, but I think the novelty just wore off.

When it comes to sports, I don't think it's so much that the novelty wears off, but that it gets too frustrating when you can't perform like you'd want. There are definitely periods of time that I just don't play volleyball for months on end because of a frustrating season. At this point, it seems like we've built up some reasonable momentum with softball, although it's one of those games you can just always pick up whenever.

And then there are things like hearts and working out, where they seem to have continued on because there's either 1) a social aspect to doing the activity together in a group and/or 2) there is public humiliation for not participating. Most recently, we've added golf and online poker, where there are definitely elements of camaraderie, be it struggling to reproduce those fleeting beautiful shots or commiserating in times of bad beats. I feel almost guilty for re-invigorating our house around it as we've had plenty of late nights this week. Maybe it's more about finding hobbies that cater to 1), although I guess 2) is also a pretty good motivating factor. Not that I ever agreed to the stupid penalty jar!