does anyone else get bored?

[gibby3794]

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 

[Neil_1]

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

[gibby3794]

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

[white knight]

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

[gibby3794]

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 

[Anny]

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

[gibby3794]

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

[Anny]

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

Anny x

[gibby3794]

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 

[Anny]

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