I dance, and I make a living out of it. I've been dancing for thirty years now. *sheesh*
Modern, jazz, tap, and the Cecchetti (Italian) form of ballet. I'd done pointe for a few years, but I just didn't want to go that route and suffer from bleeding feet all the time. I'll just go with the callouses and the skin splits on the bottoms of my feet from dancing barefoot.
I also sing and can play piano. I'd had some pretty intense vocal training as a teenager, and have since practiced on myself the same techniques. I have a pretty good range (around four octaves), and I can reach a pretty high tone without going into falsetto - last I tested I was at a high G.
That makes karaoke contests a breeze. Put in some Aretha Franklin and I've got people eating from my hands. I've been asked more than a few times why I haven't done American Idol. :sarcastic
I'm like Sharon, too, I just can't imagine not singing to something on the radio.
I do lots of crafts at home, and I consider homemaking to be an art form of one of the highest levels. Anyone who can create a home for their family (even if it's just oneself) is one heck of an artist. I absolutely LOVE to cook. Knitting and crocheting are crafts that I love to do, too, but mostly to make things as gifts for others. Those things usually turn out better than what I try to make for myself.
I love to garden, too, although I doubt I'm at the same caliber as Booko is. I've haven't even done it for ten years, but I've received some of the best advice from a local woman who's home has been featured in
Home and Garden............
"Honey, just plant something!"
Gardening is definitely about time, and because of that, I think it also cultivates patience and the watchful and discerning eye. I loved that advice I got ten years ago, because she just gave me the confidence to get some seedlings and to just get my hands dirty with transplanting them with a watchful eye. Now, my favorite garden has been my herb garden. It's the coolest thing ever to walk by it, take a great big whiff of it, and to pick out fresh basil and oregano for my Italian dishes.
*Mystic begins to ponder the similarites between her and Booko*
Hmmmm...........
Peace,
Mystic