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The May Hobby Schmobby is …….. Geocaching!
When I first announced by Hobby Schmobby quest, I asked my Facebook friends to tell me a little about their favorite hobbies hoping for some inspiration. I also found out that I have a lot of...
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Geocaching in Rome – May’s Hobby Schmobby Result (Part One)
Since the hubs and I were going to be in Rome for part of our honeymoon, I decided on geocaching for May’s Hobby Schmobby. (See previous posts). We were excited about an Angels and Demons themed cache...
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Geocaching in Rome – May’s Hobby Schmobby Result (Part Two)
The third element on the Angels and Demons geocaching adventure and third altar of science is Fire. This was the third murder site in Angels and Demons where Cardinal Guidera was hung from incensor...
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Geocaching in Rome – May’s Hobby Schmobby Result (Part Three)
With Fire and Water under our belts, we were half way to filling in the coordinates we need to get to the key. Next up is the site for Earth, which was actually the first murder site in the book/movie....
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Geocaching in Rome – May’s Hobby Schmobby Result (Part Four)
Three coordinates down, one more to go before we had the location of the ‘key’ which is supposed to lead us to something else. At this point, we’re doing pretty well, and confident that this geocaching...
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The July Hobby Schmobby is….. Guitar
SSHHHHHEEEE’SSS BACKKKKKKKKKKK. After taking a good long hiatus in June, it’s time for me to get back into the Hobby Schmobby saddle. For July, I have chosen to begin guitar lessons. No one in my...
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Meet Angus
Today was the big guitar buying day. Dave (hereby dubbed the Sensei), the hubs, and I met at Bill’s Music to start the process. Dave lives reasonably close to the place – where we, on the other hand,...
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The first chord.
I’m looking forward to my first guitar lesson this week. In preparation for what I am sure (eh hem) will be a lifelong hobby schmobby memory, I have done what I was certain I would never do in the...
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Guitar Lesson One – foot tappin, riffin, and practicing
I was so happy to be heading for my first lesson, looking forward to getting my first set of instructions along this Hobby Schmobby journey. After going through some basic posture, chord reminders,...
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Guitar and Motivation
Ok, so here is the thing. The thing is, I have been doing a completely lousy job motivating myself to practice my guitar. For the past two weeks, we’ve been gearing up for big announcements with my...
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Epic Fail and Hobby Schmobby 2014
In the words of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” And so was the road to discovering my lifelong hobby apparently. The original goal was to do something new...
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Renewed focus and welcoming in 2014
2014 is going to be a pretty big year for me. In addition to recently getting recently promoted at work, and doing some pretty exciting travel – I will also hit another milestone…. I’m turning the big...
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January’s Hobby Schmobby – Color Me Mine/Bad
January proved to be a hectic month around here. Workload is picking up significantly, a lot of activities and travel with/for family and friends. I was struggling to find time just for me. And when I...
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My hats off to DPNs – February
I can’t believe it is February already. It’s just too darn cold to be outdoors trying something new. So, I’m in future Hobby Schmobby planning mode, and trying to finish knitting projects I have...
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Why it appears I will never learn archery…
When beginning this whole Hobby Schmobby thing, I was determined to really think about the things that would be way, and I mean WAY, out of my comfort zone, but didn’t require advanced...
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A horse is a horse, of course, of course. Hobby Schmobby?
As I am constantly in search of new and creative whatnots to embark upon for this Hobby Schmobby quest, I often come across some that are interesting not just to be, but also to the hubs. Recently, I...
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March’s Hobby Schmobby – The Black Thumb Cometh
Kicking off the 2014 with a mildly auspicious start, I’ve been puttering around trying to decide about all of the hilarious adventures I want to get into this year. Heaven knows, the best laid plans…...
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April’s Hobby Schmobby – more gardening and then some
April is always a busy month. A lot going on at work, spring errands, Easter, and birthday celebrations. I’ve been trying to find some time to just enjoy life here and there, and continue with the...
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Chalk Paint Heaven – August’s Hobby Schmobby
I’m nesting. I know it’s been awhile since I write a blog post – so forgive me. I’m nearly 7 months preggo, and the nesting has officially begun. As the hubs and I prepare for the arrival of our...
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From Burgundy to Blue – a Tale of Two Chairs
After having recently completed my first project using Annie Sloan chalk paint, I immediately began looking around the house to see what else I could bring back to life. And, I started researching...
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