I need a new hobby

Hello all....

I'm already expecting a boring month of April with a broken wood stove (those that know me realize the importance of that), no added excuses of siblings, and a eerily quiet house for 4 weeks. And I don't like that idea. I technically have the small hobbies of writing, reading and card painting and playing piano but I hope my house is warm enough to hang out much here. Oh, maybe I can become a library fanatic and find a self help book.;-) Or watch a hundred videos in Spanish. Or find another way to learn that language. I guess I could start a new scrap book. My last one is from 4 years ago so it might be time for another. And I can have friends over some times (but too much hospitality actually can wear me out)... so why do I feel like I'm looking ahead at a big blank statement???

I don't know.:-) lol. I guess I'll just have to see what comes up. Any ideas of other hobbies I should take up? Or even better, do you know of a great book I should read (preferably entertaining as well as thought provoking)?

I guess I'll figure it out....

Spoiled

I've often admitted that I'm spoiled - cheap rent, free dinners, good friends, tons of encouragement and attention when needed/wanted, a great boss, and a job I (usually) enjoy a lot. However, I realize that I don't deserve those things, and I *try* to make a point of being thankful for all the incredible blessings I get - so does that mean I'm not spoiled since I don't expect it? Or am I still spoiled because I have all those amazing blessings? What exactly does it mean to be spoiled?

If I lived in a third world country like this I'd say that I was ridiculously, pathetically, richly spoiled. But if I lived in the third world country and had it all but just a room instead of an apartment, no internet, varying speeds of running water, 1/2 of my salary (which I could never live on here), and a steady job - I'd still be considered ridiculously spoiled. But here that would be rather poor and dismal (especially the salary part;-)).

So what does it mean to be spoiled? Is it a state of the world around you, or is it actually a mindset where you think you can always get your own way? I think the answer varies with different people.

I guess I'm left back at the beginning then - I'm spoiled by my surroundings, but boy do I enjoy my life that way!:-)