What do you do in your spare time?

[MikeHawk]

I constantly find myself not being able to think of something I want to do in my spare time. Lifting only takes up an hour a few days a week, same with my softball, occassionally I find a book I want to read, rubbing one out, among other small unimportant tasks. Spending a couple hours a day doing things still leaves like 12 hours of the day (on non-working days), and I can't think of anything else but to fill it with tv. I really enjoy watching tv/movies but not for more than a couple of hours. It gets me restless and makes me feel unproductive. Is it me or is life just that boring?

I've asked this question many times throughout my life and usually don't get any answers that I decide to apply to my life. Maybe you guys will help me find that needle in the haystack. So what do you guys do?

[LeonidasfromSparta]

I constantly find myself not being able to think of something I want to do in my spare time. Lifting only takes up an hour a few days a week, same with my softball, occassionally I find a book I want to read, rubbing one out, among other small unimportant tasks. Spending a couple hours a day doing things still leaves like 12 hours of the day (on non-working days), and I can't think of anything else but to fill it with tv. I really enjoy watching tv/movies but not for more than a couple of hours. It gets me restless and makes me feel unproductive. Is it me or is life just that boring?

I've asked this question many times throughout my life and usually don't get any answers that I decide to apply to my life. Maybe you guys will help me find that needle in the haystack. So what do you guys do?

Well to be honest, training takes about 2 hours and a half, for 3 days. I really feel I don't have much time (on working days), and my gf complains about that sometime. On nonworking days, I usually go out and have dinner with my gf, or have some coffee with my friends. Sometimes I read a book (or read again SS ) or play videogames. So this is pretty much it.

[gman]

Try having 3 or 4 kids. That should keep you pretty occupied.

[fnet]

Yeah, a couple kids and maintaining an old house keep me pretty well occupied.

[gzt]

I troll.

[TomF]

Yeah, a couple kids and maintaining an old house keep me pretty well occupied.

What he said. Spare time?

'Course, last weekend I had a date with a wheelbarrow, shovel, and 12 yards of topsoil to make a new garden area where there was once a decrepit garage. Made a flagstone path too, with stone from around the property and some gravel I had to move from where the garden's going. Wheelbarrow again.

(3) Kids, garden, house, music ... lifting, and karate. And someday, I'm gonna build at least one boat.

[homerj742]

Don't have kids, but I am married, so when I'm not doing the "honey-do" list, or just spending time with her:

I play/practice guitar.

Read. Used to be into a lot of non-fiction, religious history. But have discovered that I'm enjoying some fiction as of late. Reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series right now.

Movies/TV. I don't watch much during the week, but when I have some time I like to follow a few shows, I also wait until the season is over and just do some mini marathons. (These days it's The Office, LOST - finished a few weeks back, Stargate SG-1 - still on season 4, Burn Notice - Finished season 2 etc...)

[gamedog]

I raise, and train an American Pit Bull Terrier. She's a one and a half year-old bitch, and I'm getting her started in weight pull. I usually make it home from work around 7:30 PM, and I eat my dinner immediately. Right after that, she needs to go for her walk, and then have her training/exercise time. If I don't have her leash on, ready to go by 7:45 she starts pacing around the living room whining LOL That keeps me occupied till around 9, and then she gets her bone, and I get to have some peace and quiet before bed. She also requires walks first thing in the morning, and some training time first thing in the morning as well. On the weekends when I'm home, we're pretty-much inseperable.

Other stuff I like to do to pass the time, reading, writing, cooking, yard work (especially gardening), listening to good music or watching movies with the wife.

I try to relax and have some couch time, but I also try to do active, productive things, too.

[hbriem]

I read a lot. Probably 1-2 books a week on average, a lot more on holidays. I play bass in a punk band and a guitar at home. I go to the swimming pools regularly and take long walks. I play bridge, but not much lately. I like to cook and have friends over for dinner and drinks. I watch a fair bit of TV. I'm 47 and have two sons, 16 and 21. I lift and coach my sister and younger son in lifting.

[crc]

I like researching stuff on the internet and foraging for wild food in the woods. I think being out in nature and doing something that forces attention to detail is both relaxing and rewarding.