Eco-friendly hobbies
Hiking - A common summer pastime.
With summer arriving in mere days, we all find ourselves willing to pick up hobbies we let fall to the wayside in the winter. One of my most beloved hobbies, running, always gets put on the back burner as soon as there's a chill in the air. There's something about motivating myself to run on ice-covered sidewalks that doesn't really get me up from the couch. This bad attitude lasts from about December to late February. But now that the weather's warmer (and I have no fear of slipping on the ice and breaking an ankle), I can hardly wait to put on my running gear and pound the pavement a few times a week.
There's also a lot more opportunity to get out hiking in my surrounding areas. And with the days getting longer it's just so easy to find an excuse to wile away the time in the woods.
I also intend to keep up with my gardening, catch up on some reading and do some more cooking.
What hobbies will you pick up this summer? Are you going to revive and old craft project? Learn a new talent? Or simply pass the time relaxing on your back deck?
Don't know what to occupy the time with? Try out one of our favourite eco-friendly craft or hobby ideas.
Also, don't forget to enter my President’s Choice Green Stow Away Shopping Bag contest!
June 20th, 2009 at 12:03 am
what a great resource - i am always on the look for christmas ideas to get going on - the knitted coffee cup holder looks perfect! i have sent the link for the eco-friendly crafts to a couple of friends in england too.
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
I want to try and crochet a plastic bag out of my huge mountain of plastic bags that I have collected over time.
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:36 pm
oUr entire family kayaks and canoes for recreation and my teens and husband even race kayaks.
Sprint Kayak racing is a very ecofriendly and beautiful sport.
WE are also gadeners, birdwatchers, hikers, backpackers....
But I am not very crafty, if indoors I prefer a good book instead.
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Sorryyyyy....that should read gardeners.. I am the queen of typos.
July 9th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
[... read more] while ago, I blogged about eco-friendly warm-weather activities. I can’t believe I didn’t mention canoeing and camping! We all have our favourite [... read more]