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Dying of boredom - please share interesting pursuits/ hobbies you have come across.

82 replies

Tryeng · 04/05/2024 11:34

Not married/ no kids. Very early days into new relationship. 30 yo. In London (for now).

I socialise often but I genuinely think I only do this for mental stimulation. Would love to find something else to preoccupy my time.

When I’m at my parents home I enjoy cooking and gardening with them but for some reason they don’t “stick in London”. Would love a dog but don’t have time for one. Do volunteer fortnightly at rescue centre but find it sad tbh.

Thinking about getting back into horse riding. Sailed briefly as a kid but was useless tbh.

i have a Friend whose hobby is to visit waterfalls. Something like that would be neat.

Contemplating Astro-photography. Golf? Maybe furniture restoration.

Money shouldn’t be an issue but I do recognise specialist equipment can be very £££££.

Any ideas?

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Squishwallow · 04/05/2024 12:29

I'd make the most of London. Lots of the museums to short courses.

SpringLobelia · 04/05/2024 12:27

Oh! I just recalled that when I was a teenage I decided to find the place that sold the perfect chocolate eclair in my city. My very patient father and I went every Saturday to a different place and I wrote up little reviews. (Later I started a food blog when DS1 was born 14 years ago so kind of the same thing).

I fancy recreating that idea with the Dcs. A new little cafe every weekend. (I am very food oriented).

MothQuandary · 04/05/2024 12:26

I started skateboarding a couple of months ago. I had a couple of lessons at an indoor skatepark and bought a skateboard for a tenner on fb market place. I’m really bad, but it is exciting and the local skaters have been very kind and supportive. Im 50.

Floralnomad · 04/05/2024 12:23

Learn an instrument and then join an orchestra or group . Ditto with a choir . Or take up photography and set a challenge like visiting and photographing every church / pub / station in a certain area - you could even blog it or whatever people do now .

SpringLobelia · 04/05/2024 12:18

One of my friends made it her mission to visit every cathedral in the UK.

She's done that now and next mission is France.

TroysMammy · 04/05/2024 12:15

How about dolls house and miniatures? There is a dolls house fair in Kensington on 17 and 18 May. It can be an expensive hobby but can go on for years and years.I

I haven't got any suggestions for outdoor hobbies as I only actively do vegetable gardening (not at the moment because the weather has been awful). I then make chutney and preserves out of the produce but I don't sell them for £15 a jar to celebrities! 😀

TroysMammy · 04/05/2024 12:09

Postcrossing, not much effort but posting postcards abroad is quite expensive compared to other countries posting to the UK. It's joyful to received a postcard from overseas and for me exciting when someone has received the card you sent and sends you a message. I haven't been doing it long but I'm already email pals with a lady in Belarus. I have a separate email address for Postcrossing and we email snipits and photos of the area around us.