My life is good ... but I feel BLAAH ... same thing day-in and day-out. Help me to appreciate what I have! I know this is a little vague, but does anyone have some great words of wisdom?
FYI -- I work full time outside the home, and my kids are 3 and 5. So I'm very busy! Not "bored" in the sense of nothing to do.
Thank you all for your understanding, and for the great suggestions. :-)
Mallory P -- I hope you are doing well. Thank you for the perspective.
Dad on Purpose -- Awesome.
You're in a rut, so do something you've never done before to break the monotony. You might get a breath of fresh ideas.
Hi penelope-
I suggest doing some volunteer work...
A NICU...a pediatric re hab hospital...something with/for a homeless shelter?
A cancer unit perhaps...
You do not mention the ages of your kiddos...but might be nice for them to be a part of something like this...
Just a thought
These experiences (and yes...I have been a part of ALL of these) made me certainly 'less blaah'...and more connected with others who have bigger challenges...
Sorry if I sound snarky...
Best luck!
michele/cat
Find an attitude of gratitude, as they say in recovery. :)
I'll start one for you:
1) Health
2) have a car
3) state allows you to drive (this one is probably more about me... :) )
4) have computer
5) have access to the interwebs and can take new free classes offered by MIT
6) have kids
7) have consistency in my life (same thing everyday is much better than waking up and not knowing how you got there)
8) have a job in a bad economy
9) have my mental health
When I was getting sober and had to ask for rides to meetings (see number 3), a friend made me a similar list. At the top he put "get to meet other people in recovery by asking for rides".
It's only a negative if you're looking for a negative. Otherwise everything is just an opportunity to improve yourself. :)
I second Catawalk. Volunteering is good for the soul.
Or spend some time in nature - create an herb garden or rain garden. Dig in the dirt - also good for the soul.
K, so, all day I've been thinking about how to word a post to ask about websites the moms have ordered, uh, adult toys from. There HAVE been posts before about it, but I wasn't paying attention.
Will that help?
;)
Play a game with your kids and just watch their faces. I find that seeing their joy usually helps me to appreciate my life a bit more.
Also, a day at the Zoo always fixes that bored feeling. Plan a family day adventure and go do something new.
I understand how you're feeling. I feel that way at times also.
My kid is 16, I work full time, & we do the same thing every evening & weekend for the most part.
DH has decided we are going to stop being so boring, lol. I'm not sure what he has in mind yet.
Find some you time & do something that makes you happy.
Plan something to look forward to, like a vacation, or a weekend away.
Do something different this weekend - take a boat ride, dye your hair pink, have ex somewhere unusual.
Eat something you've never tried before - perhaps crocodile steak?
Do you have time to work out? That will get your endorphins going and have you feeling happier in an accelerated heartbeat.
I am addicted to my run to the point where, if I'm acting bored and grouchy, the kids hand me my running shoes, get the dog ready to go and kick me out the front door with a cheery "See you in an hour mom!"
Get a babysitter, hit the clubs, and dance your butt off. Do it all -- the Dougie, the CatDaddy, the Hustle, whatever else the "kids" are doing, just watch them, imitate them, and be totally silly!
That is always so much fun for me.
So last year I was feeling that way. Went to my annual mammogram and found out I had breast cancer. Life was not boring then but I wished that it were. You never know what life is going to throw at you and the older I get the more I learn to rejoice in my boredom-the oppoisite is oftentimes not that great.
Hi Penelope, you are probably just having a "mommy moment", meaning that you spend your whole life wrapped up in working and doing mommy things, and you never think of yourself. I would suggest that you call that friend that you have been missing, and go out for dinner or something. You need to spend some time away from your home and away from your family, and do it on a regular basis, like once a month. And go out on a date with your husband once a month too, and don't talk about the kids. This will kind of rejuvinate you, and make you appreciate your home. I know it sounds silly, but you need to do this for yourself to keep from going stir crazy. And your kids need it too. They can probably sense that you are feeling tense, so don't feel guilty about going somewhere. Even if you go to the bookstore by yourself and just read something and have a coffee, get some YOU TIME. Good luck to you.
