Happy April, dear readers. I’m back from my no-blogging spring break, and I must say, the break did me a world of good. I’m back with creative ideas flowing. Today’s post is one of those fateful things. My daughter gave me a gift, which happened to be part of a Gen Z trend of analog hobbies, and I thought, I’ve been enjoying several analog hobbies forever, I should share them on the blog! I’ll start with five hobbies today.
Five Analog Hobbies I enjoy. Join Me!
One: Hobby Bag, A.K.A. W.I.P. Bag:
First up is the gift that started it all. My daughter Melissa gave me a trend within a trend when she scored a lilac Trader Joe’s Mini Canvas Tote for me. She noticed my craft/hobby bag was looking a little worn and was kind enough to snag me a new bag. I jokingly said, “Oh, now I can be trendy and show this on W.I.P. Wednesday!” She said exactly that! I scored cool Mom points too.
I posted my Work In Progress tote on Instagram and found to my delight, several friends and followers were doing the same. I’d love for you to join us. Just follow me, or look for #wipwednesday. I'll be sharing my progress on my embroidery project soon.
Two: Houseplants and Propagating:
I got my love of houseplants from my Mom and Aunt. Both of them had beautiful plants that they talked about, mulled over problems together, and shared plant starts with each other. I do this now with my daughters.
This lovely leaf is a start from my daughter's big Monstera plant. I shared the progress of this start with houseplant enthusiasts on Instagram, who are so kind and generous with their knowledge. Join this strong community by using #houseplants.
Three: Seed Starts:
Gardening is another really strong community of analog-loving hobbyists on Instagram. I’ve learned so much from this tribe of gardeners from a wide array of gardening zones. Some aren’t even in the United States, but that didn’t stop them from praising my first seed-starting efforts in many years.
Spring is the perfect time to hop into a gardening group! Just use the appropriate hashtag in a search, like #springgardening #containergardening, or use your garden zone as I do,#zone7gardens.
Four: Nature Walks and Flowers:
I’m sure by now, you’re noticing I’m talking about Instagram shares, but rest assured, I’ve found communities on other social platforms as well. For instance, Films and Entertainment shares do well on X. And to my surprise and delight, my nature walks and flower shares are really having a moment on Facebook.
Care to join us? Go to my blog’s Facebook page and follow along! Use #nature or #flowers to find a community you like.
Five: Books:
Books are a universal connector. Whether you’re like me and prefer holding a book and flipping pages, reading by the glow of your Kindle, or perhaps prefer listening to audiobooks, the love for books remains strong.
For instance, I shared the above photo of The Productive Garden on Instagram and Facebook, stating I’d be hosting a giveaway here on my blog soon, and got just interest from both places. My preferred hashtags on both socials are #books and #booklover. The giveaway for this book will go live on Friday, so please be sure you’re following me on my socials, or subscribe to my blog using the subscribe box on the right.
I’ve truly enjoyed my offline time and analog hobbies! So much so, I’m going to make this a monthly blog segment where I’ll share what I’ve been doing, making, and reading. I do hope you’ll join me here to share what analog hobby you’ve been up to.
I think this is a great way to have a healthy mix of offline and online time. Who knows, perhaps being offline more than online during our free time will continue to trend upward as the year progresses. Now wouldn't that be novel? I’d love to see, in person, hobby clubs make a comeback.
Please share in comments: Do you currently enjoy any of the analog hobbies I shared today?
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