My hobbies are kinda all over the place these days, but I'd say it's mostly home improvement related. Sometimes it does feel like a chore but at same time I do enjoy thinking about what I want to do, and then just doing it, and seeing the end result. I take lot of pictures, it's fun to look back at how things started, and how it is now. I feel like projects can just drag on though, because even though I work shift work and have lot of time it's still never enough as there are other things non hobby related that still need to be done too.
My computer hobby has sorta transformed into home improvement as well in a way, as my focus is more on the server room than the actual hardware. Building materials are slightly cheaper than computer parts, and are actually in stock!
I've been meaning to get more into electronics as well but have not gotten as deep into it yet. I have a home automation project in mind that I want to start working on soon, so even electronics is going to sorta turn into home improvement in a way.
For a long time my big hobby was running my UO game server but I shut that down a few years ago to move on to other things as it was turning more into a chore and lack of players made it less worth it. I poured so much time into that over many years, it's pretty crazy when I look back, and I sometimes get the itch to relaunch it but that ship has sailed. The golden days when I had like 30+ people on the server at any given time are long gone. I sometimes toy with writing a game like UO though, the game mechanics and open world of that game were really cool. That would be a HUGE project though, especially the front end. I do have the itch to get into a new programming related project though as it's been a while since I coded anything significant. There's a few medium sized projects I have in mind that I might tackle at some point.
My off grid cabin build is going to be my next big hobby most likely as I really do want to get more done there. That's more of a summer hobby only though. The summers go by so fast and there's only so many days where I'm off and I can go though so it makes it tricky. I think this year I will focus on building a shed with a loft, even if it's not in the area I want. I wasted lot of time trying to clear land by hand last year and never got anything built. I always had to worry about rain too because all my tools would get wet, with no where to store them. So I need to focus on a shed so I can stay longer even when it does rain. I did clear a small area last year though as I was starting to consider just building a shed closer to the road, so think this year I will continue clearing that one area instead of trying to go further in. It's still far enough from the road that it won't be visible.
As far as other hobbies, I sometimes think it would be fun to learn a music instrument. Like guitar or piano or something. I find most of my hobbies have a specific purpose and are not just for fun, but sometimes it's nice to have a hobby that is 100% just for fun as that's really what a hobby should be.
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