other folks interests besides dogs...

well....i'm into photography and art (sorry... redundant i know)
i like to be outdoors hiking, camping, hunting, fishing.. all those non-girly things lol
my husband i also like to go to car shows to see the hot rods and muscle cars - again, redundant -
the one girly thing i do is embroidery...[8|]

i dont know if any of those classify as a hobby though. its just stuff to do when i am bored lol

Partying, dirt biking, horse riding, dirt biking some more its a shared hobby with my boyfriend so relatively enforced
 
 
can't spell grrr

Gymnastics has been at the center of my life for....a LONG time!!  The other day, I was bored and asked myself, if I had to give up gymnastics (not as in me give up doing it b/c that has already happened, but abolish it from the earth forever) or dogs, which would I choose?....could not choose.

Besides that, I love photography (see sig), web design, U2 and U2 concerts, going to the beach, road trips/camping trips, road biking, and constantly redecorating my apartment (I have all these neat antique pieces that are priceless as well as tons of African carvings, curios, and fabrics I hang on walls).

UFC []

lol UFC i used to have an interest in that when i was in high school.. as a spectator... i did not want to participate.
one of my friends had a brother that was training up for UFC but he got shipped out. while over seas he broke his leg during training, it healed wrong so they had to "fix" it, which meant no more UFC dreams for him []
but luckily he was sent home for good, so my friend and his wife didnt have to worry about him getting KIA

I enjoy gardening, visiting museums, & going to the ballet.  I also compete in triathlons.

Camping, hiking and I am just starting with some photography.  I LOVE plays (especially musicals),  but any kind of live theatre is GREAT!  I adore going almost weekly to see  foreign and independent films and have a BIG passion for cooking.     []

Aside from the dogs, I have no life!  Madison sees to it that I spend all day playing with her or keeping the cats out of the "torture chamber" (Maddy's room)  I love to read but I only get that chance at night when everyone is asleep!

My son/ husband and my dog are the center of my universe. But along side them would have to be Photography &Art then gardening and landscaping. I like to dabble in everything creative [] 

i love my job. funnily i chose my major (interior design) very randomly. but it ended up being something i love doing.
i read a lot when i have the time. 
i love cooking. i'm no gourmet chef, but i still love making a good home cooked meal..
 
i'm also into music. come from a musical family. i was lead singer in a band for a few years. hope i can find a good band to sing in soon again. i really miss it..

I work with two different HS and volunteer at a nursing home with Tyler.  And I'm involved with four different rescues.  And I work a 40+ hour a week job.  Time is such a precious commodity to me that I find it almost sinful to "waste" it, but by golly, I love to sit down and read a good book cover to cover!  I love to craft and create.  For Father's Day I bought DH a concrete lighthouse that was just concrete.  I spent a good many hours happily painting and decorating and turning it into a work of art.  I can usually go into a craft store and SEE what a finished product will look like and have a knack for picking just the right polished stones or just the right whatever to make the final project sizzle.  That's really the ultimate in relaxation for me.
 
But, I'm such an active person during the work day that I find it difficult to relax and just sit unless I'm doing something...like crafting, or sewing or something!  I often work on needlepoint when I sit down in the evening to watch TV.  I love to cook and to bake and in general "create" in the kitchen.  I love to sew, but never have time to do THAT.  Basically, anything that I can feel like I'm creating something I enjoy.
 
Gardening and playing in the dirt feed my soul.  I love dearly to be outside in the fresh air and sunshine, be it camping (yeah, I know an RV really doesn't count) hiking, even fishing.  Or running for dear life from the darned grass snakes who are supposedly more afraid of me than I am of them......

Glenda, what kind of needlepoint do you do?
 
I do needlepoint, crochet, and I am now getting into quilting. I could read all day if it was a job! I love gardening and growing things. My biggest passion is the kitchen, cooking, canning, creating.
 
In fact I am doing strawberry and blueberry preserves this weekend............yummy!

what besides the dogs/DH, work & here?

I paint on glass - most are donated to a non-profit for them to sell @ craft fairs to raise money, & I write short stories (still looking for that 1st publish lol)

hi amitel,

if ya have any pictures of those glass paintings, i'd like to check 'em out.

(i've done a few abstracts on glass with ink and then made black & white contacts from the plates)