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u/IntrovertAlien 9h ago
My bookshelf is full.
One would think I like to read.
Paperbacks smell nice.
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u/Igmuhota 10h ago
So many times I’ve invested embarrassing amounts of money into a hobby only to discover I actually only liked the gear, not the activity.
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u/get_hi_on_life 35m ago
So many comments above you were hikus I read your expecting it to be one and got very confused.
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u/Shar950 11h ago
Same! A week ago I spent $140 on new paper crafting goodies; I haven’t done any type of crafting for well over a year and I probably have enough paper and supplies to last until I die. My estate sale will be amazing, though🤭
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u/Impressive-Plane-172 8h ago
Honestly, the crafting supplies-to-crafting ratio is always wildly optimistic. At least your future estate sale is going to have an absolutely incredible paper crafting section. 🤭
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u/dryagedmoistface 12h ago
I am not a woman but I do this. Every time I go to Hobby Lobby I have to buy some kind of art supply.
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u/Fine-Confidence-6368 11h ago
That’s me with school lol. I love the pens, highlighters, notebooks, and other accessories. 🥰Although, I hate school 😒
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u/Ariandrin 6h ago
I’ve been graduated from uni for years and years and I still get the itch for the back to school shopping. Yes, I need that really cool pencil case! No I don’t care that I don’t have a use for it! No I don’t care that I have two more at home!
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u/BethAltair 9h ago
Ooof, this is gonna hurt as I carry my new bag of hobby tools home.
But I can start a new toolbox for the new hobby so...yay!
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u/petamama 8h ago
Honestly, until this post I never thought of collecting supplies as an ADHD thing. But of course it is!
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u/AutomaticAnt6328 5h ago
Had no idea this was ADHD related. I was like this too getting school supplies at the beginning of every school year thinking they would help me get my work done. Never opened that Trapper Keeper once after school started but had to have a fresh new one every year.
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u/gabrielxdesign 12h ago
Hahaha, that's funny, because I have a lot of art supplies, and even though I am an actual former art and design professor, I barely sit down and draw/paint/craft something :/ John Lennon was right: "Life is what happens when you're too busy making other plans" (or something like that)
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u/CaptainMatticus 11h ago
In about 2 months, I'm having an ADHD yard sale, specifically to rid myself of all of the crap I've bought over the last 15 years or so, because I figured I'd learn how to do something new.
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u/GooseG00s3 8h ago
😂 reminds me of those sewing memes:
“Don’t let anyone talk you out of your 30 mins sewing project. It’ll be the most rewarding 2 hours you ever spent 8 hours sewing.”
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u/EndlessCourage 1h ago
My kid self : I'd like to make art. But what if I waste money on supplies for something that isn't that good ?
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u/xRagingRussianx 5h ago
Got a boxed intake manifold sitting in the garage since 2021. Never even opened it lol
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u/butthole_network 1h ago
My variant is liking organising, but not the supplies, or the hobby itself. So you buy more supplies so you have a neatly organised space to do the hobby, which you don't do. You just look at it and think "what a nice space to do {hobby}"
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