I don't like anything ..

[bigteethandlips]

I don't like:
Theatre
Art
Shopping
Concerts
Festivals
Music - I only listen to a small selection when in the car
Reading - only read 1 book a year on holiday
Radio
Celebrities- zero interest
Watching sport
Gardening

I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. Dh is the same, except for the sport. But I often feel like there is a hole in my life for something, but not sure what that something is

Wtf do you do with yourself? There must be other things you like to do, this is not a list of all the things in the world. What do you do with your life?

@Thewholebloodylot I work FT, clean/tidy the house, do a hell of a lot of home admin, I'm a foodie and like to eat/ go out to eat, but not cook, I run, watch vlogs on holiday locations/ plan holidays with dh. I spend a lot of time sorting the house. It's immaculate, the only way I could live tbh. We have 3 DC.

But you do like things and have interests you like to eat out and watching your you tube stuff !

Do you have more home admin than the average householder because we all do it.

You’re filling the hole in your life with housework, to an extent. Obviously, you do you, but it sounds like no way to live to me, and you clearly realise it yourself some of the time.

So you like eating out, running, and going on holidays. That’s fine.

There are a million hobbies you could give a bash if you feel like you want something else in your life. If you can’t be bothered to read, try audiobooks and podcasts while you’re cleaning. If you want new experiences, try branching out on your next holiday destination to do something you’ve never done before.

I just want to say though,my mum was like you no "interests" except cleaning her house, she/they are now bored and retired.

As long as your content, nothing wrong with that.
It's only recently we are made to feel we are wasting our lives if we are not permanently busy or doing stuff.
I don't remember my own mum or her mum running off to activities after working full time, as well as looking after 3 children and keeping nice clean and tidy home.

Is the point of this thread for people to suggest some hobbies/interests or just to tell everyone how immaculate your house is?

So you like food and holidays.
But you feel something is missing.
There's a 1001 things you can choose to do.
How do you pick your one book a year? Do you not think "ooh this author is good so I'll read another of theirs".
Why don't you read at home?

Having hobbies or going out a lot is fine if you have the money to do all these things ( if it’s not cheaper things like reading or going for a run for example)
Most people don’t have the spare cash or simply not interested in doing things. Nothing wrong with that.
I loath shopping, so looking on line is my bag for clothes etc. I don’t mind supermarket’s though!
I don’t have any hobbies , but mostly it was costs of taking up anything that put me off in the past.

We are all different. I couldn't cope with doing constant housework but if that's what you enjoy that's fine. You do have other interests too though because you like running eating out and watching YouTube and going on holiday.

So you clean a lot?

How old are the kids? My thoughts are that this is it. When you're in the thick of it with raising a family it's hard to have time for hobbies and you may not feel inclined to do stuff because you are focused on keeping everyone in the household well and happy. I think people who either don't have kids or just have one or 2, or people whose kids have grown up, don't understand it or can't remember what it can be like. However, it's important to spend time doing things you like too because we all need downtime.

I’ve discovered embroidery. Love it.

Kittens!! That's what you're missing out on. And pottery!

Were you never exposed to any culture? Not taken to an art gallery or to the theatre as a child? Not interested in history?

I mean, it's fine but the things you listed really enrich my life and I would find it boring without those interests.

Are your kids ok with being raised in a house that's 'immaculate'? Do you have any anxiety disorders which tell you your house should be sparkling clean at all times? Because I would worry for a friend if her life revolved around making sure her house was utterly spotless to the detriment of enriching her own life.
What, for example, would you do if you were suddenly unable to clean? Chronic illness or injury that limited your mobility? Do you feel this might cause your mental health to crash?

I think you might want to broaden your horizons just a touch, for the sake of Future You.

Then I think cleaning and organizing is your hobby

Goodness, I can’t imagine my sole interest being housework! Though I do sometimes wish I didn’t dislike it quite so much…

It think it was a mix of anxiety and enjoying it, was a really weird atmosphere to grow up in, she also worked shifts so house work would have been done at all hours, it hasn't been passed on which is a curse and a blessing 😀

The only way you could live is in an immaculate home, and you do vast amount of admin for your immaculate home. You run and don’t like cooking.

are you a relaxed happy person?

I enjoy cleaning and organising too.

I think there is a lot of competition between people for going here and there. I have a couple of friends who would go to the opening of an envelope if they were invited.

What did you enjoy doing as a child/teenager? Tuning in to that can be helpful for rediscovering lost joys.

My sister in law's main interest was housework Now she is physically unable to clean or do any housework she has nothing to do. She doesn't like reading, isn't interested in films, watching TV, going to the theatre, art, listening to the radio or any of the things I find enriching. She spends most of her time just sitting being very bored.
I wonder about OPs children are they exposed to any cultural activities? If not they may also grow up without any interests.