LEGO Obsession
I've fallen down a hole, you guys. And the bottom is very bumpy.
As a kid, I never got LEGO sets. I think most girls around my age got LEGO set because they had brothers that had them and they were able to play with them by default. Since I was an only child and a girl, my parents wouldn't let me have them. We were also pretty poor when I was growing up, so I'm sure that played a part in it as well, but it was mainly the whole being a girl thing, which is fine.
Earlier this year, Mike bought me my very first LEGO set and I've been hooked ever since! He also bought me every set I have after that, with the exception of my latest set, the Classic Brights. Lately, I've been having some pretty gnarly headaches and migraines that have been preventing me from accomplishing much on the computer. Having these LEGO sets and my Harry Potter quilt project to work on outside of what I have to do online has been so nice. I can sit down on the floor, dump out a bunch of blocks and just create things. I've been sticking to the premade designs that come in the booklets and on the website for now. Not quite ready for the big time self-made creations just yet! Although, I did add an extra candle to the cake, so I feel like that might count towards the big girl levels of building.
I need more, though. This is the problem that I have when I get into a new creative hobby. I do the same thing with software as well. I learn the basics and then IMMEDIATELY want to jump into the more advanced level projects and start going stir crazy if I don't have the means to do so. I want to make my dream vehicle next: a Vespa. Unfortunately, I need the bigger wheels to do so. I'd also like to make a knife set holder to replace the one we currently have because I don't like it. Eventually, I'd like to make do a LEGO kitchen island like this one. See? I have a problem.
What's the most advanced thing you've done with LEGO bricks? If you have kids, do you buy a set for yourself and a set for them? Because I know people that do this and I'd like to see exactly how many people do this? I'll probably end up doing this, to be quite honest with you. "These are mommy's LEGO bricks. You can have this set. Just leave mine alone. Ok? Ok!"
I did have LEGO, but with the normal colors. I mean: no pinkish thingy. I don't really like the gendered versions you can find now. So, I had basic LEGOs. I also had PLAYMOBIL, a rival company from Spain that made similar stuff. Again: basic colors. Now I want the Big Bang Theory LEGO set!!!!! Some of the sets are just amazing! (And yes: they are all addictive!!!)
It sucks because part of me is like, "sweet, LEGO for girls!" but they're SO girlie that it's borderline insulting. I wish they had more standard sets with male and female characters in the CLASSICs. However, I only shop at Target for my LEGO sets because it's convenient and the nearest Toys R Us is 20-25 minutes from me. I just wish they were a little bit more unisex but still happy that there's progress at all.
Yes!!! I approve this obsession! I never got a set of my own till I was older. My brother got the Legos, but I was able to play with them. As a nanny, I can and do spend a lot of time building structures. I just did a Delorean and felt so accomplished!! 🙂
I'm really stoked to go to the LEGO store at Downtown Disney to see what other Star Wars sets there are. I also want to see if there's magically a forgotten Harry Potter set on a shelf somewhere that I can buy. I wish I had purchased one when they were out, but now I'll have to wait for Fantastic Beasts to get one. Have you posted a picture of the Delorean? Would love to see it!
LEGO's were supposed to be a unisex toy!!! I hate so much that it got gendered somewhere down the line. I had some basic LEGOS as a kid, but what I always (and kind of still) wanted were the robotic LEGO sets. Rick and I are hoping to pick up some of the new Star Wars sets to build together.
I have seen those! Those are future goals right now for me, lol. I'm hoping to get a huge CLASSIC set with a big enough variety so I can one day just be like, "I want a blahdy blah today. No pattern? No problem. *builds something awesome*" so I feel ready to graduate up to the robotic ones. If you build sets you better post photos! I wanna see that!
I played with my brother's LEGOs as a kid, but my parents did manage to find me a pink "girls" set one year. It is getting to the point where I have to buy separate sets for my son and I because we both want lots of Star Wars LEGOs 🙂
That's cool that your parents went with it and got you one for yourself! Also like that you have that to share with your son. I feel like if my boyfriend and I have kids together we're gonna need three different sets because he and I don't share toys with each other well lol! There's always two of everything, not cuz we want to match but because we don't want to share!