Sometimes I feel like my blog focuses way too much on food. I didn’t initially start it to be a “food” blog per se; the food blog community found me! But I have so many interests other than food. CCK doesn’t just sit around and eat all day. Some of these other interests:
Arts-n-Crafts, like scrapbooking or making Africards:
Africards:
I sell the Africards to friends, family members, neighbors, and I also donate them to the local high school’s “Hope for Africa” club, so that we can raise money for The Enough Project, which is working to put a stop to Genocide. (The Africards also represent another interest: charity work/ helping others.)
A few years ago, I read an incredible book called “What is the What.” In high school, I’d learned about the Holocaust and other such atrocities that took place in the past… but for some reason, no one ever mentioned to me that disgusting acts like these are still taking place today. After reading the book (which talks about Genocide in The Sudan), I immediately knew I had to do something. I’m selling the cards for $5 (or a higher donation), which I know hardly helps in the grand scheme of things. But I am a big believer that every little thing you can do is better than nothing. The little things do add up.
Perhaps I need to write another post solely on Africards! For now, I’ll get back to the focus of this post: my non-food interests.
Decorating cake or cupcakes, like my sister’s Pink Princess Cake.
Or decorating anything, really– notebooks, tee shirts, even the furniture I took with me to college!
Being around animals, and My Veganism.
Nail art and crazy nail designs like my Watermelon Manicure.
Once, I did a candy-corn manicure too. Yes, I know candy corn isn’t vegan. Good thing I don’t bite my nails!
Learning about current events and history.
Photoshopping, running, dancing, tennis, soccer (basically just being active in general), sports (go Stars!), parties (especially theme parties), music, friends (and boys!!), grammar, linguistics, language, travel… See, there’s way more to my life than food.
What about you?
What are your other interests aside from food?
Ksenia says
Many of my interests are the same as yours:
– vegenism and animals (I am vegan too, but not only in the diet meaning of the word. I have been on demonstrations agains bullfighting, for instance)
– nail art (although I play volleyball, I have long nails), -exercice (I have been a runner for 7 years and I have practiced yoga. But I love all kind of sports=D)
– photoshop (how I could not like it? Graphic design and webside design has been one of my hobbies since I was 11)
– I love languages. I speak four languages: Russian, Spanish, Catalan and English (or trying to do it, he he)….and travelling! I have been in Poland, France (Paris is amazing!), Prague and England. I would like to visit Japan and China someday.
-But I am not only interested in current history. Actually, I am doing my end of school research project about the Soviet Union and Russia nowadays.
I also love reading, painting, drawing (manga for a long time) and computer. And….writing veeery long comments xD
Michal says
I love your blog regardless so I will read no matter what you choose to write about 🙂 I do feel pressure too sometimes on my blog, since its mainly food centered. But lately I have been compelled to blog more about other things, because like you said there is more to me and my life than just what i eat.
I am interestead in a bunch of things. I love to read and write, scrapbooking, cooking, yoga, working out, playing harvest moon (so addicting i swear!), spending time with family and friends. I also enjoy school work and just being lazy!
Enjoy your sunday
Marianne says
I don’t feel any pressure to do anything other than I do on my own blog. I want to have a food focused blog, with tidbits of my life thrown in for fun 🙂
As for other interests, oh, where would I even begin. But I know you know one of them – HOCKEY!!!!
Liz says
Those Africards are really cool. Your designs are so pretty!
I used to make cards for other people all the time, basically as a way of reaching out and saying “you’re not alone.” I haven’t done it in a long time and I’ve really fallen off the wagon with my Letters of Love project, but I am going to make a strong effort to get back on track with it.
We should totally trade card making tips. 😀
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Aww we are like long-lost twins! You know what would be really cool? A giant card-making party, filled with chocolate snacks :).
KellyBelly says
Hi
Just a kind of weird note: I linked over to this blog post from todays post about today’s 9/11 10 yr anniversary and this post is also dated Sept 11.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Woah. That is crazy ironic! I didn’t even realize that! Seriously, what are the odds that I’d link to a post I wrote exactly two years ago?!
Tanner says
Let’s see… That’s a pretty tough question. I like shopping (not really purchasing, but just looking in shops), walking my dog, surfing the Internet, Doctor Who!!!!!!!!! I love Doctor Who times infinity! Reading, anime, making things with Perler beads (aka fuse beads, melty beads,…) riding in the car, math ( I am a nerd), and having my feet massaged. Okay, maybe that wasn’t really a hard question after all 🙂
P.S. your Africards are adorable! You are a great artist! I wish I lived near you so I could buy one. Have you thought about selling them on Etsy or something like it?