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Reluctant to spend the winter in front of the TV

76 replies

Cats234 · 12/10/2023 21:12

Dawned on me this evening that the weather has definitely changed and I get so bored just being sat in front of the TV all evening. I'm single and have very few friends.
What else do people do in dark cold evenings? I want to try and get back into reading but I find it very hard to focus.

OP posts:
coodawoodashooda · 12/10/2023 21:14

I'm wondering this too op.

YewandOak · 12/10/2023 21:18

I read,watch dvds,potter about on my pc researching local history,local lore,and join in on a forum or two. Always seems to be enough for me to not get bored. Love the darker evenings.

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Cats234 · 12/10/2023 21:19

@YewandOak what's local lore?

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persisted · 12/10/2023 21:19

Gym classes, swimming.
Maybe this will be the year I teach myself crochet, have knitted before but that didn't stick.
Is there a local book group? Might help with the focus to make it more social.

Butterkist8 · 12/10/2023 21:20

Take up painting, crochet, macrame, felting, sewing, embroidery, tapestry, cabinetry, wood turning , patchwork, reading, sketching, music...

Ifailed · 12/10/2023 21:21

books, lots of them. If you are lucky and have a library local, start ordering them up.

DustyLee123 · 12/10/2023 21:22

Genealogy

NotSuchASmugMarried · 12/10/2023 21:22

I buy a new cookery book every winter and work my way through it trying new things

IDidntKnowMyOwnStrength · 12/10/2023 21:25

I am single, l quite like the winter evenings, in the warmer lighter seasons l potter outdoors in the garden mostly, or go for a walk, so it makes a nice change to be indoors. I don't have a tv, haven't had one for years and don't miss it. I browse online, l like doing crafts, listen to music, watch stuff l am interested in on youtube such as DIY and decorating as l am trying to slowly improve my home on a budget.

ShellySarah · 12/10/2023 21:27

I'd really recommend a gym. You'll meet people and be active. It's great.

Greydogs123 · 12/10/2023 21:28

There’s free courses on the Open University, you could choose a few of those to work through. I’ve joined a skittles team which gets me out of the house once a week in the evening.

YewandOak · 12/10/2023 21:30

Cats234 · 12/10/2023 21:19

@YewandOak what's local lore?

Local legends and stories

Pieceofpurplesky · 12/10/2023 21:32

Single here and most friends busy with families. DS at university.
I work 11 hour days 5 days a week so when I get home I am knackered.
I love the winter nights. Candles. Books. Cooking different foods. BOx sets. I write and journal. An excuse to not go for a walk (it's dark and I am alone). Weekends of fresh air and visiting places and friends.
I do get lonely but more so in the summer

Octavia64 · 12/10/2023 21:33

Get some kittens and watch them being batshit crazy, hours of fun and they will sit and watch tv with you.

PinkBuffalo · 12/10/2023 21:33

I go to gym classes every week night after work. It is a proper release from my awful job and I love the peoples there as well we all get on amazingly well

also go weekend mornings. I am also single and extremely lonely and this gets me out the house and I love my gym family

another benefit in the winter is a tough work out gets you hot

choccytime · 12/10/2023 21:56

I am knitting myself a fair isle jumper , its going well but I havent got to the fair isle bit yet so when I do if it doesnt go to plan I may end up pulling it all out and the dog will get a new jumper instead . Am also thinking of getting a months subscription to Ancestry and looking up some long lost relatives

Cicciabella · 12/10/2023 22:02

Join a spa/ gym, I'm a
single mum, extremely lonely, i go most evenings to destress from shit job.
Meet some nice people too.
Its that or sit on the sofa with the cats, not 80 yet!

OnlyTheBravest · 12/10/2023 22:11

I love the colder nights. Fab time to try out different creative arts.
Lego kits, origami, scrap booking, crochet, puzzles/logical puzzles, online gaming, genealogy, reading, researching, baking/new recipes, dress making.

Do you have a local hobbycraft? They do workshops now. Great to get going on a new craft.

BigDahliaFan · 12/10/2023 22:13

I used to do evening classes, met some nice people and got me out the house. With some ended up down pub afterwards.

tennis as well even in The winter.

at the moment I’m going to a gym regularly….gets me out.

Abitslow · 12/10/2023 22:16

I love the winter best time of the year.
I knit made 4 blankets last year .
Now it stays a bit darker in the mornings i shall be waking at 4.30 every day cup a tea running shoes on down to the workout park for an hour before the locals gets up.
I dont need a jym card.
Home shower more tea get knitting have break look at mumsnet .
Back to knitting.

NotFastButFurious · 12/10/2023 22:18

The same as I do in the summer……run, walk, gym, swim, housework, cooking and life admin!

LilyHarris · 12/10/2023 22:21

Crochet! I took it up this time last year but fell away from it in the summer. I've decided it's a winter hobby and I'm going to get started on a new project soon.

BettyBallerina · 12/10/2023 22:24

Cross stitch.

aanniebell · 12/10/2023 22:25

I run in winter still. It's my favourite time of year for running, as I overheat easily.

I'm also looking for a gym but the classes must be right (as I do a lot of those ad hoc) and it must have a pool and sauna.

I also like theatre at this time of year, the atmosphere, and I have have hobbies and a couple of reading groups.

There's so much you could be doing!

EmpressaurusOfCats · 12/10/2023 22:28

Crochet, jigsaws, out one evening at yoga class, out another evening at Italian class, then we sometimes go for pizza after.