Can You Beat This? How Hubby Handles Boredom

[Lee]

Some if not most of us when bored sit around and complain about how bored they are.

He was leaning against the porch railing looking down and counting. What are you counting I asked. The number of buds on the peony bush he answered and there were 26 if you need to know.

I told him we have another bush and if he still had time he could also count the buds on the Wild Iris.

How do you handle boredom?

 

[oldaunt]

Good music and teaching the dog to dance

 

[Lee]

Good music and teaching the dog to dance

The foxtrot or the waltz. I used to dance with one of my cats, she loved to be picked up and bobbed her head to the music, Bob Segar was her fave.

 

[oldaunt]

The foxtrot or the waltz. I used to dance with one of my cats, she loved to be picked up and bobbed her head to the music, Bob Segar was her fave.

He does the 4-step......and here, its rock or jazz

 

[Aunt Bea]

Some if not most of us when bored sit around and complain about how bored they are.

He was leaning against the porch railing looking down and counting. What are you counting I asked. The number of buds on the peony bush he answered and there were 26 if you need to know.

I told him we have another bush and if he still had time he could also count the buds on the Wild Iris.

How do you handle boredom?

It wouldn’t surprise me if there are people who get paid to count the number of buds on peony bushes.

When I’m bored I clean.

I’m not bored very often!

 

[Alligatorob]

He was leaning against the porch railing looking down and counting. What are you counting I asked. The number of buds on the peony bush he answered and there were 26 if you need to know.

Hard to beat, we have a small peach orchard so I could count for a long time!

I do a variety of things for boredom, gardening and yardwork, watch TV, go to the gym, take a walk, plan fishing trips and then take them. Probably need to develop a longer list...

 

[Pappy]

A good book and an afternoon nap. I guess I’m lucky. I haven’t been bored since I walked out the door, at work, 23 years ago. Best day of my life.

 

[JonSR77]

I have a lot of problems with boredom. Not good. I do games, read a bit. Hang around with the cats. I am thinking I am becoming one of the cats. I have started to lick my dinner plate after I eat.

Oh...gotta run, I think I have a hairball....

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I turn the TV on. Then I get out my book of 300 NY Times crossword puzzles. So, I kind of do both. I use my phone to look up things like "the first year of Pope Innocent III's reign in Roman numerals."

 

[WheatenLover]

I usually don't get bored. This was definitely sparked by my mom telling us that if we were bored, she had some chores for us to do.

 

[officerripley]

There were a lotta wealthy women in a book club I used to belong to. One of the gals related that the previous year, her husband had walked in the house one day and said, "Honey, I'm bored. Let's go to Europe!" And they did. So she and I didn't have a lot in common.

 

[RadishRose]

I usually don't get bored. This was definitely sparked by my mom telling us that if we were bored, she had some chores for us to do.

Same here!

 

[Maywalk]

I play Scrabble on the net. Keeps the headlights shining.

 

[Liberty]

Don't get bored. Way too many things to do. Don't know how we ever had time to work.

This morning we cut up a big "weed tree"...the burn pile is getting huge. Love to burn the burn piles in the fall...and roast marshmallows...lol.

Think if I had time to get bored I might take up a new hobby or read for sure...love to read more books...it keeps your mind alert - agitates the little grey cells!

 

[RadishRose]

When I get bored I end up feeling guilty.
How dare I feel bored when there's hundreds of things to do!
I'm not in agonizing pain, I have all my senses intact.
Then I feel ashamed, get up and clean something.
I should be volunteering.

 

[Gary O']

How do you handle boredom?

Don't know
never been

have a granddaughter that used to say she was bored
Like I was supposed to do something to entertain her

Told her she was bored because she was boring
Never been asked since

 

[hollydolly]

I have to admit I do get bored because I'm one of those annoying people who has to be doing something all day every day... and if I've exhausted everything..or more likely if I'm not feeling great and can't get stuff done, the day drags and I get very bored.

I tend not to do cleaning when I'm bored because I find it a tedious mind numbing job anyway.. and I do it on auto-pilot every day... but mainly when I get the feeling of boredom, I'll watch Youtube Vids.. or write my journal.. or buy stuff online... sometimes if the boredom lasts more than one day..I'll take myself off somewhere new to see the sights and take photos

 

[officerripley]

I tend not to do cleaning when I'm bored because I find it a tedious mind numbing job anyway.

This! I am so tired of domesticity; even when I do manage to make myself do it--especially cooking, ugh!--I get no feeling of accomplishment or satisfaction whatsoever...ugh I hate it.

 

[Nathan]

How do you handle boredom?

Hmmm, I am busy during the day doing stuff, then either have meals or relax, then sleep....

 

[RadishRose]

doing stuff,

Can you elaborate on this?

 

[Nathan]

Can you elaborate on this?

Sure, here we go: Yard work, house work, gym work, hobby work, shopping. cooking,eating, making cocktails @5 o'clock...whew, I'm all tuckered out.

 

[Sliverfox]

Hmm,, bored??
With an over active, aggressive chewing Boston Terrier?

With a husband who doesn't know when to stop working?

I have old projects I'll never get to.

With warm weather,, too much to do outside.

I guess reading is what keeps me from being bored.
Although at times it seems I can figure out the book before the end.
Same old plot, just different people/ names.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

Read (I can get lost in a book — its resurfacing and coming back to reality that’s the hard part!)

walk and look for things to take pics of

dance

plan a dream vacation

 

[Tish]

I really don't have the time to be bored.

 

[oldaunt]

Hmm,, bored??
With an over active, aggressive chewing Boston Terrier?

With a husband who doesn't know when to stop working?

I have old projects I'll never get to.

With warm weather,, too much to do outside.

I guess reading is what keeps me from being bored.
Although at times it seems I can figure out the book before the end.
Same old plot, just different people/ names.

Mine is an almost 2 year old Raston (half Boston, half Rat) Terrier. He just ain't right without something in his mouth.