Things I want to try

Do you have any hobbies?

I'm not sure if you could call them hobbies, but I've always been the type of person who has so many things they want to try that I can't help myself.

When I was in elementary school, I lived in a shopping district, and I knew everyone who ran the shops around me.
Thanks to that, I was blessed with the opportunity to see many different people doing many different jobs up close.

For example—

・The beautiful way the cake shop owner wrapped boxed sweets and made ribbons
・The way the sushi chef's hands moved when rolling sushi
・The craftsmanship of the eel restaurant chef, the way they prepared the eel

I would often stand next to the shops like that, staring intently at their work.
Thinking back on it now, I don't think there was ever a more annoying child (laughs).
But thanks to that time, I naturally acquired a variety of knowledge.
I could fillet fish from the very beginning without anyone ever teaching me.

Anyway, I was a child who took an interest in everything and thought, "That's interesting!"
I loved both watching and making things.
I went to the craft store almost every day, and I became obsessed with all sorts of things like embroidery and knitting.

Now, perhaps due to my age, my eyesight has gotten worse and I've drifted away from crafts, but
even so, there are still many things I want to try.

I play games, I go to the gym, and I do yoga.

And above all, something I started recently is "drawing."

After my husband passed away, I wanted to fill the void in my heart, I wanted to immerse myself in something, so I started.
I had always been interested in it.
But when I was a student, I was told, "You can't make a living drawing," so I gave up on going to art college,
and I kept those feelings locked away for a long time.

Then one day, after being asked to "draw something on the blackboard" at my family's coffee shop, I discovered the world of "blackboard art."
Since then, I've been learning how to draw by taking workshops and researching on YouTube.

It's just so much fun!
On bad days, I might even draw for about 7 hours a day.

I feel like I want to ask myself, "Is this your job!?" (laughs)
Ah, I see, this is what I wanted to do...

When I retire, I'll try doing it for real.

It might already be going beyond the realm of a hobby, but—

Oh well. I'll try it as far as I can!
What is your "this is what I wanted to do!"?

By the way, the photo is of my drawing.