Hi there,
The thing I struggle most with when on my sober journey is finding other activities that I enjoy.
I need to keep busy. I also need to prove to myself that I can find pleasure in life without destroying it with booze. Also, distraction helps.
I also want to learn a new skill or two! Maybe I will finally learn to play guitar properly…ANYWAY, I was wondering , what do others list as their hobbies and pleasurable activities? I want more ideas:)
I walk everywhere: between 7 and 10 miles every day. Takes time but it keeps my weight down and I love seeing my city this way. I walk to different parks around my city, usually with a towel to sit on and a book to read. Since becoming sober I started going to see the ballet again— used to go as a child and always loved it. I go now once a week. I love it. I also go to see plays: was an English major and lived in NYC many years where the only drama I saw was my own. Now I see wonderful actors and plays on a weekly basis. I read fiction— novels and short stories. Used to read all the time and then drinking became my favorite past time. Now I’m back to the books and loving it. I go out to dinner with friends on a pretty regular basis, maintaining good friendships takes time and effort the older i get. I ride the ferry home from work on pretty days. Or now, I’m sitting out on my fire escape with my cat, watching the people go by while I listen to the blues.
Sounds fantastic. I studied Acting many years ago , adore the theatre also, but I don’t really know anyone that enjoys the theatre and would join me . It gives me an idea though, I could join a local amateur theatre company, that would surely keep me busy…
I love reading too. Sounds like you are really embracing life, love it.
I took guitar lessons for a while. I also took a drawing class. I enjoyed both but they haven’t stuck. I’m not sure. So far I’m just crazy busy driving my kids to their pleasurable activities. 
I’ve been reading lately and I am going to sand and paint a small table that’s on the porch that we found at the thrift store. It’s an interesting wooden table—dovetailing, grooves. I’m feeling excited fix up the table and make it mine.
A few of my hobbies:
Music production: I got in to recording and mixing music. It’s something that can be started for for less than $100 (if you have a computer already).
Wood working: A few hand tools can get you started. I like to make planter boxes for my porch garden.
Hiking: A low cost/high reward hobby.
Cooking: We gotta eat, so learning the art and science of cooking/baking is not only fun, you gain a skill that not everyone has.
That sounds like a life a want to have 
Martial Arts. It quickly went from hobby to lifestyle for me. I attend 3-4 classes per week, practice daily in the home fight gym I built, watch combat sports on TV, and read books about martial arts training programs. Martial Arts has made my life so much better.
Woodworking, exercise (biking, hiking, tennis, swimming, lifting), reading books, bingeing TV shows, cooking healthy, golf, concerts, playing cards with my wife & kids… (I could go on). 
Be a tourist in your own city, assuming you live in a city.
How have I never done this?
Hello,I got myself back on my bicycle,I joined Meetup groups for hiking and exploring my city.
I check the public library calendar for free events and free movies.
Today I went to the farmers market,wandered around the shop’s and went on a bridge overlooking the river and read a book.
Meetup is a great place to start though,many activities that have nothing to do with drinking.
Oh,and Youtube has a lot of self hypnosis guided meditation posts.
I think the guys name is Michael Sealy,very relaxing.
Asian market’s are great for this.
Sometimes doing absolutely nothing is enjoyable.
Edit: My wife calls it the “noodle state”. It’s a mindfulness exercise where she tries to release all tension in her muscles and not worry about anything that causes stress. Another type of medition I guess. 
Yes! Music production is definitely something I would be interested in learning more about. What do you play?
Oh I would love to learn a martial art . I actually thought about enrolling my 4 year old daughter and myself about a year ago but I couldn’t go through with it. I am not comfortable doing activities in groups 
I do, Sydney. Not really sure where I could explore here though…
Mostly guitar, but pretend to play little of everything else; drums, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, piano. 
I’m not good and staying still. That’s probably all the more reason to try it though.
Oh nice. I pulled my daughter’s ukulele out a couple of days ago and I put on a couple of YouTube tutorials. It’s supposed to be one of the easiest instruments to learn.