Hobbies

My husband tells me that I have too many hobbies.
"Why don't you finish one before you start another?" he asks.
He just doesn't understand the way I work. I have several hobbies because I can't just stick with one.
I know it is terrible of me to have so many projects almost-done, but the fun in having so many things to work on is that you are never bored. I finished the quilt for the living room and the matching pillow cases, and the bird cage cover.
Now we have a new bird cage that needs a new cover. And the spare room quilt is only half-done. And the Xmas present of an embroidered scene stills needs some outlining completed and then framing. And the pictures aren't hung in the craft room yet, and, and, and....
The main point of hobbies is to pass the time. Sure, it's great to have completed things like quilts, and scarves and nice pictures to hang, but the main joy I get is in the creation process, not the completion. I like to work on several things at once, then as you complete items, you still have more fun to work on!
I haven't painted much. But I love to sew and crochet and other things. I just taught myself how to crochet granny squares last week. So of course now I want to make a granny square project ! Went out and bought some yarn this past weekend, and can't wait to start this week. But what about the slippers I never started for myself? And what about the painting I need to finish and mail off to my friend? And here we go all over again.
I also have a few books I am reading at one time and never get through. My mind craves so many different things at once, that it is difficult to fully satisfy it. I want to write and colour and draw and bake .... I want to do so much more.
I love to plant so I spent the weekend re potting some plants and starting new ones. Planted some seedlings for fresh herbs and excited to watch them grow and them enjoy their flavours. I like to keep busy.

Is it healthy or not to have so many hobbies?

Why can't I just paint again ?

My art work is null and void. I use to be so inspired. I used to be able to just sit in front of a canvas and create from my own mind. I really enjoyed painting and creating new things. I feel like I have lost my abiblities. My will to create new ideas is lost. I still enjoy sketching but I need to look at others work to get ideas. I have so many other hobbies that have made up for my lost time in front of the easel, but it's not the same. Do I just sit down and make myself paint? Do I drop all of my other hobbies so the only thing I can do is paint? When I took an art class oh so many years ago, I was feeling the same sort of funk. As the class went on I felt inspired and created so many wonderful things. I could paint again ! Perhaps I should take a class to get my momentum/motivation flowing....

Am I no longer the artist that I once thought I was, or wanted to be? Time to look at more options....