I knew a woman with five little energetic boys under the age of ten. She used to make gorgeous, intricate quilts. I asked her how she found the time to do it, and she explained why her hobby was such a priority for her: “Everything I do for these boys gets undone immediately. I give them a bath, and they get dirty again. I cook for them, and they’re hungry again. I clean up after them, and they make a new mess. Sometimes I need to do something that stays done!”