Hiya! My name is Briana and I am a very ambitious person.
Ever since I was very young I’ve had the habit of hyper-fixating on a rotating door of news hobbies and interests that would take up every waking moment of my free time until I fell down another rabbit hole and became obsessed with something else.
Hobbies fuel my burning desire to constantly fulfill my passions.
Hobbies keep me on my toes and fill my schedule with endless tasks.
Hobbies clear my mind of all the floating fairies of negativity.
Needless to say, I am the queen of hobbies. I mean, just today, I ran a 15k with my family (husband, brother-in-law, parents-in-law, mom and aunt), drove back home, opened my long-awaited amazon packages, built my very first custom mechanical keyboard (I’m actually using it to write this post), and as soon as I’m done, I’m going to my room to add the photos from today’s race to my new scrapbooking journal.
As someone who works a full-time job, has three pets, is newly married, serves as a cheerleading coach, and senior class teacher-sponsor, works a part-time job, and desires to be more involved at church; sometimes it is a little overwhelming to exist as a self-proclaimed hobby hoarder.
Sometimes at the end of the year, I am exhausted but don’t feel that I have much to show for that exhaustion. I can, at times, look back at all the things I’ve done during the year and it may simply feel like all I have to show for my busyness is a grave yard of abandoned hobbies/tasks.
This year, I’m giving myself grace to be as chaotic and passionate as I need to be. I am acknowledging that hobbies keep my mind healthy, as I’m often tasked with doing things I’ve never done before. They keep my body healthy—who would’ve known a couch to 5k plan would turn into preparing for my second half-marathon. And most importantly, they give me the outlet to pour back into myself since I’m often pouring into everyone else. My hobbies excite me and keep me grounded.
I’m not beating myself up for falling in love with new ideas and interests but I’m also not allowing myself to spend exorbitant amounts of money on things I may grow weary of. I am allowing Briana to be Briana while allowing myself the out that I’ve always needed.
Cheers to pouring into ourselves all 2025 and cheers to always being your unfiltered, most artistic and chaotic self!
May the hobby fairies find you and gift you with the inspiration, time and energy to find new ways to fill your days!
The Introvert's Escape Maneuver 