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does anyone else get bored?

gibby3794 — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 08:42:04 GMT

im really bored with my routine...

im unemployed and have no car so dont really leave the house all that often

i get up in the morning have a coffee and smoke

at about 10 i start cleaning the house finish that at about 12 depending how much needs doing

then have lunch and watch a few shows until 3 when the 10 year old gets home from school make her a hot chocolate and some food if shes hungry, watch some more shows until about 6-630 have dinner go to the gym with a couple friends when i finish dinner and most nights we go fora drive to port or gong, then come back home watch some more shows until about midnight go to sleep and repeat all the next day...

except for weekends where no cleaning or anything really gets done lol

does anyone else get bored?

Neil_1 — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:13:11 GMT

1. Hey there Gibby

It has been said before that humans are creatures of habit; I don’t disagree with that too much; but have you seen sheep? They walk on the same path to different places in a paddock that they make a track that is so well used that it indents into the earth, often a number of inches deep. When it gets dark of an evening, chooks always go to where they roost, without fail.

Dude, that’s some heavy duty cleaning of the house – 2 hours worth; five days a week. I’m super impressed with that. And bloody awesome too, cause I like having those kinds of things done and a house/home being tidy. I really dislike clutter and things lying all over the place.

What’s outside – backyard wise?? Anything that could be done there? Any new projects that you could possibly undertake around the house? Creating a new garden/flower bed? Or compost heap; always a good thing, with the recycling aspect? I was going to mention painting, but not sure if you’re owning or renting the property; AND that has the tendency to get expensive as well.

I do have to ask though – this possibly isn’t your current routine, as I’m sure the kids are still on school hols at present, yeah?

I’m also guessing here, but by the sounds of your location, you live either on the coast or near it, yeah? I mean, I’ve been wrong before (back in 1988, I think it was) but if that’s the case, then are you into fishing at all? I enjoy fishing, but am no good at it; and hence I don’t do it hardly ever; but I would love to be a fishing person; ok, not possibly love, but I think it’d be a cool thing to do; from time to time.

Do you enjoy or like to do any other physical activities/sports? Running, cycling – at the gym, do you just have sessions on the weights; targeting the different muscle groups on the days that you go?

Hope to hear back from you on this.

Neil

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gibby3794 — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:53:18 GMT

hi neil thanks for your reply,

yeah i definitely know what sheep are like as i lived in the country all my life and mum still does hahah...

yeah nah i do live on the coast but dont like fishing, it frustrates me to much as i get the lines tangled and get snagged on stuff hahah..

yeah 7 people in the house gets pretty dirty, all i really do is wash up wipe benches and cupboards,pick up toys vacuum and mop thats generally it, it gets done 3-4 times a week, if i get up and the floors clean n stuff i dont bother i just wash up and pick stuff up, nah not really as we dont have much room in the backyard and its a rental so we cant do to much besides fox what we break hahah (which is quite a bit LOL)if i was to make a garden the dogs would just rip the damn thing up, over the next week im gunna fix the vertical blinds as half of them have fallen off and been crumpled so im gunna have to iron them and then put them back on..

theyre not my kids theyre my friends mums kids (i live with them) and theyre in day care during the holidays the only difference is they dont come home till someone gets home from work...

at the gym i generally do cardio (treadmill and sometimes bike and step thingy) i generally then go do arms, abs then legs and maybe hop back on the treadmill for 5 depending on how i feel then we go for our drive...

and yeah i hate a messy cluttered house to and since im the only one not working i might as well do the cleaning hahah

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white knight — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:10:58 GMT

Hi gibby,

I think Neil hit the nail on the head. A passion !!!!

A passion allows you to fall into a new world, where only you can go unless you share it willingly.

Suppose you do look around for some wood, used pallets and the like and make a couple of portable boxes and you get some soil and begin growing your own vegies. And when you get a full crop your passion breeds happiness, not only for its produce but for your achievement. Whatever you choose- its progress and you break the cycle of routine.

Also, please use search to read the following threads-

Boredom the closed door to fun

Feeding your brain

Cheers Tony WK

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gibby3794 — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:24:06 GMT

hi tony thanks for your reply 🙂 as i said above the living plant thing is pretty pointless as the dogs love killing anything living (or anything that he can rip up to bring us for fetch hahah) i was thinking i might go get my own gym membership next payday that ill have the money left over for the tag, for now though ill probably start going for walks and stuff along the lake during the day, i think im getting a car in about a month soon to which will make it easier for me to go places as ill be able to get back home quick if i let time get away from me....

they had free piercings at hairhouse warehouse today and i was going to get my tongue done but by the time i got there they were booked out so i couldnt get it done but ive decided next payday i want to get it done but i need a new pair of shoes so ill see if i hae enough for board smokes shoes and tongue if i do ill definitely get it done, unless i get there n chicken out, but another friend said today that she wants hers done so im gunna make her come with me so we can get them done at the same time, my friend that already has hers done said it didnt really hurt getting it done it was more trying to eat dring\k and smoke after getting it done that hurt for her lol... but today was pretty good 🙂 hope yous all had a good day to

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Anny — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:35:32 GMT

Hey gibby3794,

Have you looked into doing a tafe/uni course (or a different one if you already have)? Maybe check out Centrelink if you're interested. Challenging- but you sound like a smart guy, you could do it!

Anny x

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gibby3794 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 03:34:09 GMT

yeah im looking at doing a course this year, i was more hoping to hhave had a job because i need a job bad financially but i want to do cert 4 and diploma in community services, so in the next couple days im going to have a look on the tafe website and see what they have, hopefully im not to late i was putting it off incase i got a job lol, i would look today but been cleaning since i woke up now going for a shower then going to go do the shopping n stuff so will be busy the rest of the afternoon lol

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Anny — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 03:44:28 GMT

Ok , great. Look into it and let us know how you go.

Anny x

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gibby3794 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:00:22 GMT

not doing shopping today now thats for the weekend hahah, just looked up the course and im not going to be able to do it as the course fees are $1970, there is about 3-400 worth of books and stuff ill need and id need to do prec work which i need my own transport to do and i dont have any transport i was going to be walking to the tafe, so that course is out of the question....

the last course i did i failed because i couldnt buy any text books or anything i needed for that one so i dont see the point in signing up for the course if i know i cant buy/do the stuff needed to pass

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Anny — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:37:07 GMT

Hey gibby3794,

OK don't give up! Have you gone into the Centrelink Online Services? You might not have to pay for the course until you are actually finished and working. Keep trying, go in and talk to someone at Centrelink.

About the books and transport. Those things can be worked out. Where there's a will there's a way as they say. You can download stuff, buy second hand or if you get to know fellow students and ask around you might be able to borrow and don't forget the libarary. The teachers can give you materials too , they are caring and want you to pass. You have to talk to them. You put in the work- you will pass-you can do it.

As for transport - again , depending on where you live, public ( I know it's not cheap) should make it doable.

You've got to really want to do it and then you will . It can change your life. You're too young to be bored... be challenged , you'll feel better.

Careful with the tongue piercing - hate to be negative ( im an old bag) - but I've seen some pretty gross infections.... Just saying....

Anny x

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gibby3794 — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:58:03 GMT

yeah one of the days next week where im not cleaning all week ill probably go into the tafe and talk to the head teacher about it, the public transport bit will all depend on where abouts the work experience will be as where i am the main bus stop is not that far away but there are a lot pf places around it takes 2 or 3 buses to get to and then costs an absolute fortune to do and takes hours with some suburbs around

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Anny — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:45:20 GMT

That does sound tough but yeah definitely talk to the head teacher for advice- do it.

Maybe to get you going you could look at a different course even - if that one looks all too hard. You never know , I always say everything is meant for a reason. You might do something along the same lines that you end up enjoying.

Don't give up!

Keep me posted!

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Anny — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 01:13:33 GMT

Hi gibby3794,

How's the plan for going in and making some enquiries at tafe going??

Anny x

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gibby3794 — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 02:06:08 GMT

ive got to go down to the shopping center tomorrow for an appointment so will go in while im there anyway (tafe is across from stockland), being on foot i try and do everything in one day rather than walking down a few times a fortnight

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Anny — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:17:48 GMT

Ok great gibby ( can I call you that?) be confidant and ask as many questions as you can. They might say to go online . I'm just looking on the web , you can call too and make enquiries - free number- 1800 891 011.

Talk soon

Anny x

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gibby3794 — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 05:12:00 GMT

yeah gibbys fine 🙂

yeah well im only going in to ask questions i cant find on the net, if i dont get anywhere tomorrow ill give them a call as my phone should be back on by then, didnt pay the last bill, whoops lol

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Anny — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:03:11 GMT

Hi Gibby ( 🙂 thanks)

ok - fingers crossed - see what they say. I hope it's not too late to enrol in a course, but you will find out .

I'm staying positive for you because I think you're too young and too smart ( pretty good looking too) to be spending your days cleaning ( lucky family) and getting bored. You're obviously not challenged enough.

Ill be watching for your post to see how you go. Fingers crossed !

Anny x

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gibby3794 — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:29:56 GMT

hahah thanks, btw my dp is not actually me (wish i did look like that tho bahaha) thats tyler blackburn, he is caleb rivers on pretty little liars and its spin off ravenswood

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Anny — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:45:37 GMT

Oh whoops! Never heard of any of them ! Bit behind ! I'll have to look them up. Lol.

The other stuff about you is right I know that!

Dumb Anny x