to have a really low tolerance for people expressing boredom with their lives

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if it's boring you, do something about it

if you've got everything, do something for someone else

life is short folks and you never know what's round the corner

Baroque it's all part of life. Life is mostly boring, dull, but immensely enjoyable with personal highlights in between. ... in between the deadly dull difficult bits with money and health worries and worries for our children.

But do remember the OP - ie, when you feel that your life is boring, just stop whinging and get on with lighting fireworks, making money, partying til your pants fall down and

well, sort of like like the Life of Brian I guess!!

Nothing got him down - not even a crucifixion!!

'always look on the b
right side of life....la la laalaalaalaalaalaaaa'

oh boredom has it's place in life certainly

but those who bang on about it are a very different kettle of fish

and now I'm wondering what a kettle of fish is

Fair enough Amazonian, she's young, she doesn't have ties, but I'd like to hope that the theory is still the same. We're grown ups. We make our own decisions. I'm sure we all have 'boring' days, but if I started feeling like life was dull then I'd do something about it. Even if it was just something as simple as going for an evening stroll now that spring is making an appearance.

actually I said go do something for someone else

She = 'travelling friend'

Where has activate gone?

Is she cheering up cripplingly bored people on the Lone Parents thread?

[rushes off to look]

I quite like boring

I hate high drama

Unless I win £100 million on the Lottery, I don't want any "high drama" thank you very much, because it ofhen means something very shit indeed

I have had my fill of shit things

Pleasant and boring with no nasty surprises suits me just fine

Jenga - that's assuming you can do something about.

I'd love nothing more than to start running again - I used to run a very very long time ago, as you say these lovely springs evenings would be perfect for it (I don't do mornings ). I have a pair of trainers I bought with some wonderful (irratinal) intention to use them for running, I can't do anything about it - well I could but I suspect SS's would be at my door as soon as they gt wind of the fact I'd left my 3 DS's at home while I was off doing it

You are wondering what a kettle of fish is?

eh?

Not everybody can leave the house through illness, so is it their fault they are stuck at home all day with nothing but the TV and a computer? No wonder they get bored. They don't see anybody from one day to the next, have no one to talk to. All they have is a pc.

Wouldn't you get fucking bored. Because I DO. My illness means I cannot go out, I cannot get a life, but I still get up and breathe.

Fucking generalisations by assholes really pisses me off.

I'm with you Peter. I have had enough high drama to last me ten lifetimes. Give me dull and boring any day.

Sorry Fabby, my post sounds terrible following on from yours. No offence intended.

Yes and I clean for lovely lovely old people who are bored shitless because they have dislocated shoulders or cancer or are grieving for their partners.

Is my lovely 86 year old Albert going to listen to 'life is too short... do something about it'?

Must be pretty dull living in a dictatorship too. Maybe they should all stand outside their front doors for a bit of sniper action to liven things up.

I don't like dramas or surprises either Peter. A nice glass of wine, no crappy bills in the post, warm socks and a safe bed.

Call be bolring. It is feckin boring...not that I am whinging.

Fabby - where do you live - have you invited any mumsnetters around? (or do you think we are all mad axe murderers - I always enjoy your posts and would like to meet you - as I am sure other mumsnetters would.

I tend to agree with the OP to a degree - I know lots of people who say they are 'bored' but they don't do ANYTHING - any suggestions is met with a shrug and a sigh as if everything is too difficult, (not talking about your situation Fabby).

I spend an awful lot of time alone (by choice) but I am never bored - there are always books to read, mumsnet, photos to sort, letters to write, housework, walks, endless voluntary stuff, gardening, more mumsnet, if I am bored - it is entirely down to me.

if you are suffering from an illness which keeps you housebound then how can you possibly think that a thread about people people expressing boredom with their life has anything at all to do with your personal situation.

you have a challenge in your life - leaves very little time for boredom IMHO

I live in Portsmouth, there was a Hampshire thread once but I think only one lived near me!

Thanks for the nice post Ragwort!

being ill can be fucking boring though

Baroque - I love running too. Never, ever in the mornings though Have already bullied DP into agreeing that Monday nights (running club night) will be my night after PFB arrives. I hope you work out a way to use those trainers.

But yes Fabby, I know that not everyone is lucky enough to be able to go out for a run or a stroll and I presume hope the OP wasn't referring to people who can't do anything about their boredom, just to those who won't. Those of us who can should thank our lucky stars.

I'm so fucking bored I'm trawling MN reading shitty posts about washing up bowls and bumsex..............

Totally agree op. No use whinging about how unfair life is. Life is what one makes it.

yeah yeah ..life never throws up shit does it

Its all sailing around the world and fucking partying

well I generally only have face to face interaction with adults for 3-4 hours a week (max) - might be slightly less than that actually. I've always got something to do so never really feel bored at any given point during the week - doesn't mean my life isn't fucking boring right now. It's dull, repetitive, and I'm stuck - roll on the next 6 weeks where stuff is actually happening.........then it'll be back to boredom.

Although GettingAGrip and Peter do have a point........I've had my fair share of "excitement" in my life the last few years..........

the one thing you don't feel when life throws up shit is bored though, surely

jenga - the only way those trainers will be getting used for running is if I find a nice man .