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When you have time for hobbies, what do you do?
fishingmum
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I find a good way of coping in my situation is finding time for hobbies and interests I can do that I enjoy, it relieves stress, gives me a time out and much needed breath.
My youngest is autistic and can not cope around people at all. I find my hobby of fishing very helpful as he can join in, it is quiet and relaxing and gets us out of the house. However when I do get time for my own hobbies and interests that I get time out with, mostly I enjoy arts and crafts. I knit, I make candles and soaps, I make candle holders and recently started making garden planters. Most recent was a canon shaped strawberry planter. Which I have pointed to a neighbours house that happens to be rude and often shows signs of idiocy and foot in mouth action.
What do you guys do to relieve stress and tension, and little things that can give you a smile on a daily basis. I am just away to look at my canon planter
My youngest is autistic and can not cope around people at all. I find my hobby of fishing very helpful as he can join in, it is quiet and relaxing and gets us out of the house. However when I do get time for my own hobbies and interests that I get time out with, mostly I enjoy arts and crafts. I knit, I make candles and soaps, I make candle holders and recently started making garden planters. Most recent was a canon shaped strawberry planter. Which I have pointed to a neighbours house that happens to be rude and often shows signs of idiocy and foot in mouth action.
What do you guys do to relieve stress and tension, and little things that can give you a smile on a daily basis. I am just away to look at my canon planter
life is too short to let others make you miserable.
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I enjoy crochet, reading, cinema and gardening, I think it's so important to make time for hobbies.
We have a group where members can share their art and craft work if you are interested? It's the Kaleidoscope post here.Β We'd love to see some of your work!
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Where do you live? 4 1/2 hours from a cinema??!Β
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The is why call me @thespiceman My pleasure is adapting and creating recipes using what I have.Β Always have loads of ideas for recipes. Cheap eats.
So time for hobbies think is a good question. Especially things like herbs because they are low maintenance. If you forget to water then it does not matter for a few days.Β As long you have the time to do that.Β Be out in the garden and water one or two days or in the fresh air helps.
Where you live sounds remote.Β Understand have to be creative and use what you have to recycle or make things with.
Would your son be interested in growing herbs. Being disabled myself and haveΒ mental health issues.
Just a suggestion. Lot of it is simple planting and watering. Taking care. Focused on trying to look after plants. Once I have got an interest. Helps me.
For relaxation is the garden or my music. Northern Soul and Motown. Also this forum as support and helps be not to be lonely.
Great picture looks idyllic now but when Winter comes. Understand that part of the Scotland remote. Have to be self sufficient.
Take care great to meet you
Anytime for a chat if you wish to.
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When winter hits here we can have power cuts for days no access as roads are blocked, it can look very depressing out the windows some days, but amazingly fish like to eat then so still find food.
thanks
I was cut off in my village thank you to my friends on the forum. They helped me get through it all.
Had food but run of meds so had to get a friend call to collect.
Had no way of getting out. Car covered and driveway.Β @Victoriad one of my friends here helped with loads of positivity and friendship.
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Us gentlemen may I say might rule the world but it is you ladies who pull the strings. Have guidance and information from certain ladies on this forum. They know who they are.. Us gents do need help from you ladies.
Have two packs of meds most months now. Great for advice very grateful.
Lovely to meet you . Understand am old fashioned gent.
So you know just being kind and considerate.
Have dry sense of humour see my posts.
Have a shaft of wit, mean wit.
See the word game.
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The local school teacher here keeps bees, might go and have a word, besides the fact I use honey I also use bees wax for candles, it is expensive so not often do I buy it. I never even thought it would be possible for a garden thanks for the info.
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Do not go too near might get angry. I am always having this. So open a window and they should fly out.
Very careful to open windows just a crack. So bees and bugs can not get in.
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All you have to do is call. Being a super hero to save you from being harmed.lol
Or if not that desperate plenty of patience and tolerance.
Sorry my super senses can here another lady in distress off I goΒ
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Meant to say hear .Β Off I go again.
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From a hobby point of view I recently decided at 70 to try and re-live my youth to some extent. I realised that there are many retired people like me and after a bit of searching in and around the town I have found three other guys just like me who want to get involved in getting a band up and running. When I look at our total ages they add up to the grand figure of 289yrs!!!
It started as a dare in our local community centre that there was no way I would do it.
So here we are a bunch of geriatric semi pro rockers going to give them what for every Saturday night.
Mind you the set has had to be modified somewhat, no longer are there any ACDC, Zepplin, Sabbath numbers just good old 60', 70's and whole bunch of other music to dance to. As the drummer I have a good supply of WD40 in a box on stage!Β