Truth is, I wax and wane. Year before last I shot a TON. Like, probably around 10,000 rounds total between everything. This year I have been shooting twice. It's not so much that I suddenly dislike guns, it's more of a case of a whole bunch of factors eating up potential shooting time and the ammo shortage.
This year I have: Increased my responsibilities at work by taking on a challenge to revamp training for all new Vet Reps, taken on a "second job" as a local coordinator for Toys for Tots, gotten married, moved my wife and two kids in with me, bought a new truck which means that I have less cash for guns and ammo, am in the process of having a new house built, got back into Archery as a serious hobby (another waxer and waner), and then just within the last two weeks become deeply involved in administering a large national emergency grant for the flood cleanup around here (in addition to being super busy with flood stuff in general). My little girl has decided she wants to play guitar like daddy, so I bought her a little mini-strat and am teaching her to play, and as of yesterday actually have a paying adult student as well. And, because of changes with the GED, I have had a rush of people coming to me for tutoring. Means more money, but time has become a precious quantity. My other main interest, guitar playing, has become so hard to fit in that I am lucky if I get 10 minutes to sit and just strum for a little while, let alone plug in and get the led out.
And those are just the things I can think of off the top of my head.
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o yeah, my ability to partake in my main interest has waned, though my overall interest remains about the same.