225. Hot Girls Have Hobbies: Why Midlife Women Need Something Just for Them

Is Krista calling herself a hot girl? Yes she is, and yes, she means both kinds of hot: the conventional kind and the midlife, hot-flash-on-a-random-Tuesday kind. About a year ago, a podcast host asked Krista a simple question, "What do you do for fun?" and she had nothing. That moment sent her on a quest that took her back to a ballet studio she walked away from at 17 and onto a tennis court where she is proudly, firmly in the beginner group. In this episode, Krista shares the five things every good hobby should do for you (credit to @lifewithjacey), the one rule she follows about which hobbies stay off the internet, and her answers to every excuse we tell ourselves about why now isn't the time. If you are a woman in midlife, a mom who has put herself last for a long time, or someone who couldn't answer "what do you do for fun," this one is for you. Do you buy it? IN THIS EPISODE [0:23] The Sell: hot girls have hobbies, and the two kinds of hot [1:40] The podcast question Krista couldn't answer [5:20] The Story: going back to ballet after decades away [10:30] Why she chose something she knew she'd be terrible at [12:12] The Solution: the five buckets a hobby should fill [24:00] The hobby that checks every box [25:00] Why one of your hobbies should never be posted [26:00] The objections, and the one Krista pushes back on hardest [29:30] What a Dancing with the Stars pro taught her about who's really watching [31:20] The Stakes: what happens when the kids leave [33:14] The Success: how to find your hobby this week KEY QUOTE "There is nothing selfish about taking care of the person that takes care of everyone else." (Krista Demcher) MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE @lifewithjacey on Instagram The Daily Creative by Blythe Harris and Mallory May Bobbi Brown Julianne Hough The Joy of Just Trying Connect with us: 📸 Instagram: @SheSellsHeSellsPodcast ▶️ YouTube: She Sells He Sells Podcast