To tell you just how bloody boring today has been

[Rabbithole90]

DH away with work
DC doing own thing
Raining
All my friends either busy/out/on hols
My house is already cleaned/tidied/sorted to the hills

I have sat at my breakfast bar all day surfing the net and watching old movies. That's all. No where to go, no one to see. I have never, ever been so bored. EVER. I have now got my works laptop out and am working, to get ahead of the game this week at work as I then off for 3 weeks. I am also going to get a bottle of wine to have while I work.

I have scoffed crap all day and now have terrible IBS

I wanted a more minimalist decluttered house but you’ve just changed my mind, on a day like you’d had I’d have the choice of 100s books, paints, jigsaws, sewing, Xbox games or piano playing to choose from. I love my stuff!

DH is rarely away, this weekend is a bit of a one off.

I would usually do jobs at home maybe, go to shops, gym, saturday can usually be spent running around to different places sorting out what I haven't been able to do in the week while working. But no gym atm as gym wear currently too tight, trying not to spend cash, got everything done yesterday, no one around today, got loads of phone calls to make but places are not open today so those call will wait for tomorrow.

I actually feel like crying. Having a very long cry.

You're so lucky. Seems ages since I've had a day all alone. Last time once I'd cleaned up a bit I had a long bath and general pamper, listened to an a audiobook while doing some colouring, went out for lunch by myself, had a walk in the park, came home curled up with a cup of tea and read a book for an hour or so, went through the house and filled a charity bag and then put on clean pyjamas and watched a film (and yes it was raining but I have a coat which I put on the walk)

So when dh is here - you don’t actually seem to do anything with him then either

Bless you OP. I think I may understand what you mean.

I have hobbies I can do alone that I am often utterly absorbed by - I love to read, bake, and have an allotment I am borderline obsessed with. I also have a lovely dog I can walk; close family nearby; some wonderful close friends I am in touch with every day; and I live somewhere with superb public transport links and also have gorgeous countryside practically on my doorstep.

Nonetheless, sometimes when DH has been away working and DD with her dad recently, I have felt horribly, crushingly lonely. I don't think it's exactly boredom. At other times I love my own company!

It's just that I get stuck in a mental rut somehow. I only happens sometimes. I actually think it's hormonal. I don't remember feeling like this when I was younger, and I think it tends to happen (or certainly be worst) in the lead up to my period.....

Hope you feel better soon OP!

Posts like this make me realise how comfortable I am in my own company. I don't think I could ever be bored in my own home.
I've spent the weekend alone as DH has been working. I forgot to even think about trying to see any friends. I've pottered at home, watched TV, sat at the kitchen table drinking coffee and surfing the net - it's been pretty lovely.

Awe, I'm sorry op 💐. Tomorrow's another day. Do you have something to look forward to on your 3 weeks off?

I think being alone is an important skill, some people have it naturally, others need to learn it.

Sounds great to me but I get a bit like this if I have a rare day or few hours to myself sometimes, it’s like I don’t know what to do with myself or what to do first!

I was going to say the same myself, although I was never bored as a child either, not just as an adult. I hardly ever have enough time to get everything done thst I need to, but if I find myself on my own, work up to date, and housework / gardening up to date, I really relish having some time completely to myself to do nothing apart from watching carry on films, reading, or exploring a new place or country on the internet.

You need to get a queue of projects- I have about 4 in my queue - 1 making 2 Christmas presents for my nieces, 2 - re-upholstering 6 dining chairs, 3 - a painting for my sister for her birthday, 4 - a possible saleable idea with my son - to develop and devise approach and actually execute it. And then a few others but I have enough to go on

I would have exercised in some form - you don't have to go to the gym if you have no leggings ! YouTube yoga session or something in joggers at home .
Then I would have taken myself to the cinema .

I should have planned my day today. Going for a lunch alone could have been an option (1 of the DC night have come) but would have meant money spent

My and DH will have friday and saturday nights together. In day on a sat he is happy to watch sport and me do jobs (usually returning parcels, picking up food bits, sorting random things).

I have just felt in a right funk today. Really, really unlike me.

Just poured myself a martini while i cook dinner. I am then going to get wine !

I'll have a soak later and maybe a pampering session - nails & legs
Dishwasher needs emptying LOL

@maddening what christmas gifts are you making

Well, first thing this morning, i discovered that rum still gives me a horrible hangover. Got up, had a shower and DP made me a massive cooked breakfast. He works every other weekend, so Sunday breakfast is our nice thing to do at the weekend when he isn't working.

Then went to the DIY shop and bought sand, built a gazebo and moved some plants around in the garden. Now doing a roast dinner for everyone and drinking the bonus wine I found in the cupboard.

I certainly wouldn't call it an exciting day, but not boring. OP, do you not like gardening or walking, or just pootling about?

Replicas of the box from "the box of delights" - which light up inside when you open them and play the theme song

I don't do reading and don't own any books.

What? 😱😱😱 How do you live without reading? Serious question.

@Growlybear83 you've pretty much just summed me up! I'm an only child so am used to filling my own time, my mum and dad would never have let me say I was bored! When I was a lot younger I was shipped off to some sort of activity almost every day but I've learned to fill my time with adulting now... luckily I've always been an avid reader since I could actually read so that helps!

I live alone when my daughter is at her dads and often spend whole weekends in alone (don’t worry I have lots of friends too!). I’m rarely bored - films, TV, books, video games. Nothing better than a ‘do nothing’ weekend

Vow never to waste a day like this again.

Get up and go out. If you don't have a decent raincoat, look for one on Vinted.

I got fed up of 'being stuck in the house when the weather is crap' so I bought decent coats so I could still go out without getting cold and wet. Which I do.

Today I've been to York. I walked all the way around the wall and also went into the city and around the Minster/Shambles area. I had a coffee and an amazing custard donut in a little Italian cafe and an arancino at the street food market.

If you don't like being outside, do you like museums, galleries etc? You could do that instead.

Vow never to waste a day like this again

why is doing nothing wasting a day?

Make a Spotify playlist OP, you’ll lose hours and forget you’re on your own

Because the OP says she felt like she wasted a day, was bored and is upset by it. She doesn't want to do nothing.

I understand that for people who have some sort of limitations, like health limitations, or perhaps if you live somewhere exceptionally dull, but I do really struggle to understand it otherwise.

Life is full of stuff. Surely most people with time, have time to find out what interests them?