[Misc] I'm so bored

[Sussex Nomad]

First time I have even looked on here in like forever. I've had shingles and am 11 weeks into isolation. I'm home loving so I can live with it for so long. I even have WFH I can do. I still have shingles. My boredom is probably of my making. How are you getting over boredom?

 

[Is it PotG?]

Have a gentle work out, this should get the blood pumping

 

[arewethereyet?]

Just back from my first 30 minutes walk/jog, I knew I was unfit but this has just reinforced what I already knew but have put off doing anything about it. It has certainly relieved the boredom.

 

[nordicgod]

I’m still managing to go into work but everyday feels like a Sunday , I decided from March 29th to run 5k a day till end of April , I managed 30 until my knee hurt and missed the last two days of the month so have decided to cycle 10k a day now .

 

[nicko31]

First time I have even looked on here in like forever. I've had shingles and am 11 weeks into isolation. I'm home loving so I can live with it for so long. I even have WFH I can do. I still have shingles. My boredom is probably of my making. How are you getting over boredom?

That's rubbish, shingles can be really nasty. Get well soon...

 

[southstandandy]

Exercise and music for one thing. Two hours on the exercise bike in the garage listening to loads of albums not played in years. Adrenalin increased, weight lost, and reunited myself with some classic music.

Cheap way to spend part of my day, together with doing lots of small jobs I've put off for years such as sorting out the loft, garage, study, re-painting a couple of rooms and quite a bit of gardening which I've never been a big fan of, but in this weather it's actually quite therapeutic. Missing the cricket though.

 

[crodonilson]

First time I have even looked on here in like forever. I've had shingles and am 11 weeks into isolation. I'm home loving so I can live with it for so long. I even have WFH I can do. I still have shingles. My boredom is probably of my making. How are you getting over boredom?

Have you tried learning a new skill?? I am learning Spanish at the moment, there are some very good free, or hugely discounted courses on all manner of subjects if you look around.

 

[Swansman]

For the first month I just smoked weed non-stop as nothing is boring when you're high. Now that market is pretty dead so I've started doing more creative stuff. You have a special interest in something? Make a website about it, try to get as many visitors you can and perhaps monetize it (wont happen over night though). Its pretty fun to make websites about things you are excited about - the writing is nice, the research is nice, messing around with the design is nice (and easy nowadays) and marketing is nice. Any time you get an increase in visitors it also gives a great feeling of achievment.

 

[WATFORD zero]

The trouble is that everyday is the same. I've been thinking that it's Bank Holiday Monday all day, but Mrs Wz just explained it's moved to next week.

Oh goody, one more bank holiday left than I thought

 

[Weststander]

[MENTION=17215]Sussex Nomad[/MENTION], I hope you fully recover soon.

For me, I prevent boredom by gardening, WFH, bike rides with my son, and in the evenings working through iplayer/boxsets. Strolls to a nearby takeaway cafe, which is open, is something else we do.

 

[Weststander]

The trouble is that everyday is the same. I've been thinking that it's Bank Holiday Monday all day, but Mrs Wz just explained it's moved to next week.

Oh goody, one more bank holiday left than I thought

A couple of Friday’s back, I genuinely thought it was a Thursday all day long, until in the evening my madness was pointed out.

 

[arewethereyet?]

The trouble is that everyday is the same. I've been thinking that it's Bank Holiday Monday all day, but Mrs Wz just explained it's moved to next week.

Oh goody, one more bank holiday left than I thought

Its actually this Friday 8th, celebrating VE day 75th anniversary.

 

[Eeyore]

[MENTION=17215]Sussex Nomad[/MENTION], I hope you fully recover soon.

For me, I prevent boredom by gardening, WFH, bike rides with my son, and in the evenings working through iplayer/boxsets. Strolls to a nearby takeaway cafe, which is open, is something else we do.

That sounds like normal life.

 

[pearl]

A couple of Friday’s back, I genuinely thought it was a Thursday all day long, until in the evening my madness was pointed out.

A couple of Thursdays back I missed the Key Workers Applause (some of my neighbours do this nightly). I was convinced it was Wednesday.

 

[banjo]

Go for a walk, ride or run. If you’ve got a garden, potter around that’ll waste a few hours. Tidy up the shed.

 

[Palacefinder General]

The trouble is that everyday is the same. I've been thinking that it's Bank Holiday Monday all day, but Mrs Wz just explained it's moved to next week.

Welcome to the world of us shift workers, weekends mean nothing, you never know what day of the week it is and you get pissed off with radio DJs on Friday afternoons with their “The weekend is here” banter.

 

[Weststander]

A couple of Thursdays back I missed the Key Workers Applause (some of my neighbours do this nightly). I was convinced it was Wednesday.

We're in a long series of Groundhog Days.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

For the first month I just smoked weed non-stop as nothing is boring when you're high. Now that market is pretty dead so I've started doing more creative stuff. You have a special interest in something? Make a website about it, try to get as many visitors you can and perhaps monetize it (wont happen over night though). Its pretty fun to make websites about things you are excited about - the writing is nice, the research is nice, messing around with the design is nice (and easy nowadays) and marketing is nice. Any time you get an increase in visitors it also gives a great feeling of achievment.

That's kind of funny, I'm a web developer by trade.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

To be fair, and thanks for suggestions, genuinely. I wasn't looking for answers, just wondered how you're all doing.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

I had shingles last year. 24/7 pain for nearly 3 weeks. ****ing awful. How you managing?