I read, color, surf, cook, and plants. I used to make a lot of jewelry and do sewing but my hands don't necessarily cooperate these days. I also do some craft stuff like the garden totems and wreaths etc.

When the weather is nice, I like to ride my horse, Mariah, or work with my rescue horse, Bane. I enjoy feeding my fish. I also like to cook, like plants, sometimes go to the flea market or out to eat with a friend. Sometimes I like to just be by myself and go for a walk in the woods or on a day trip with my husband.

Gardening, bicycling, pets. And recently my new, first grand baby has been staying over with me about once a week, she is such a joy, those are really happy times for me.

Mawheel, I hope your surgery goes well.

Mawheel, I've been known to admit that brevity is not my long suit. :) I liked reading your post, including the "loquaciousness" at the end. :)

Free time? I pop in to GW to chat!

I consider cooking and sewing to be doing things. Both of which I do. And entertaining, which is a major suck of time, energy and production, but worth it. Casual socializing is also good, in moderation, and that's what this (GW) is. Well, I started in Appliances, then Kitchens, and did get an awesome kitchen out of it, so also useful. :)

I haven't been reading much of moment recently, just trying to keep caught up with the newspaper, so haven't been reading any non-fiction for awhile. Some not bad but non-literary (i.e., not "improving") novels. OTOH, I've seen quite a lot of literary quality TV recently. I just haven't been up for crochet or embroidery with the TV lately, though, so have been doing puzzles, iPad games and that kind of thing. The literary stuff is too engrossing to watch while doing actual work work. The puzzles, et al., are not what I consider "doing things". Total time wasters. :)

I like to surf the web, read, garden (especially my roses), craft projects, and spend quality time with my 14 year old dog. Her health had been declining and I want to spend as much time as I can just being with her.

I play games on Facebook.

I walk an hour every day, spend 30 minutes at the gym, read books, watch TV and come to my different forums on the computer especially Facebook.

There is never enough time in a day to do all that I want to do. I am somewhat like marilyn c.. I could stay all day in my yard working on plants and yard art or just walking in the woods. But I have to also do stained glass, interior decorating, cooking, reading, sewing, crafting, garage saling, visiting friends, garden clubbing, and work in a little computer time.

I always thought that after one retires, there would be so much time! I like to garden when weather permits, and belong to our local garden club, read a lot, work on quilts for our church group, but really spend way, way too much time on the computer....always have to check something out, and, before I know it, a couple of hours or more, have passed. I used to sew a lot, but don't do that, except for the quilts, now.

If the weather works in my favor, I garden (veggies & flowers) at home. I also do the flower gardens at the county nursing home, when the weather works in my favor. I have been a volunteer for many years and put in lots of hours doing this and that.

Kitchen Table takes at least 30 seconds out of my day. I do some reading (fiction) when I feel like it. I also read long stories on the Web. Particularly like the site Longreads. My office chair is comfortable and I spend lots of time here.

I watch only one hour of TV a week and that is PBS on Friday evenings.

I do photography, walk, exercise, read, listen to music, watch Jeopardy daily and a few other tv shows weekly. I don't like shopping really but I love a bargain so I check out the thrift stores every now and then.

I run or go to the gym everyday, walk my nieces dog 3 days a week, go to the library and read, spend time here, do crosswords, have coffee with girlfriends once a week, research recipes on the internet, and take care of my mom's affairs and drive her to a couple of places a week, She has early stages of Alzheimers but still lives independently because I make sure that she can.

I spend way too much time surfing the net, Facebook, on here, or watching TV! When you live alone and the weather is cold, I have no problem just staying in and keeping warm!

I used to spend an enormous amount of time reading, but have cut back substantially and listen to lots of audiobooks since I got my Fitbit pedometer. I love walking and try to do 10,000 steps a day. I prefer walking outdoors even though it requires a lot of gumption now that we are in the very depths of winter. I also enjoy going to various sites on my computer (including KT), taking granddaughters to their programs, and socializing. I have researched and done a couple of presentations on a local family, a member of which was involved in giving women the right to vote, in 1916. Manitoba was the first province in Canada to do so.

I work on genealogy for my family and my husband's family, as well as doing genealogy research for several friends. I read a lot and I also knit a lot. I have been writing/publishing knitting patterns, too.

This is a fun post! I love to crochet, hang out with my daughter, spend time training our lab and running her, doing projects in our house with my husband. The planning part is my favorite, right now I'm designing the layout for our walk in pantry/utility room. Going to antique and consignment stores for home furnishings or the outlets. I also spend a lot of time in the GW forums, especially Home Decor.

Right now I'm doing yoga 3x a week. One instructor ends her classes with a neck massage and scented oils.....oh my!

I have so many different things I like to do. I love sewing, my flowers, cooking and baking. I also enjoy my church ladies ( some of them anyway). I used to craft a lot but my hands won't let me much anymore.

I'm addicted to 'free cell' game on my computer. I can kill a couple of hours with it. I have to limit my time on it else I'd get nothing done.

I do surf the web at times, and late in the day, I visit 'kitchen table' plus a couple of other forums on gardenweb.

I recently had cataract surgery and plan to fire up "Gem Cad" to design a new gem cut and then cut the same. I haven't 'cut' a gem in the last 2 years. you have to have good eyes to do a good job on the polishing steps.

If I have the motivation, I will search for, and enter more data into my family tree.

I usually go to the gym 5 times a week for Aqua Boot Camp - it's great exercise and a lot of fun too. I also walk, bake, read, visit GW, work on my genealogy, garden (in season), do crosswords and jigsaw puzzles, volunteer at the local library, browse antique and vintage stores, go out to lunch with my girlfriends, go to the movies, drive into Philly and met my kids for dinner - sometimes we'll go to a show afterwards, take the train up to NYC. DH an I enjoy watching TV together - especially a 'good' film.

Geocaching, hiking and playing games (card, board, computer and Nintendo style, usually). I also enjoy photography, birding and butterflies, and a host of other interests that have to be set aside to keep up with whatever current activities hold the most fascination. Gardening has had a hold from my youth, but since many aspects of it are related to my work too, I've decided it doesn't really count as off time. ;)

I'm busy from 3 a.m. until 9 p.m. Even though I'm retired, my whole day is filled with what I laughingly call "make work programs" which contribute to our healthy food sources (sprouting, growing wheatgrass, micro-greens, fermenting, a WindowFarm and an AeroGarden - for off-season indoor gardening), and I spend time researching food and food science on-line and working on lesson plans for classes I teach at different venues (Food Bank, Extension Office, Senior Center, 4-H Clubs, Women's Shelter). I make time each day to knit or crochet and for reading. I participate in two message boards on-line, and that's enough for me.

I do bulk food preparation - cook once for many meals - so meals don't take much time to prepare, and our home food storage takes some time each day to make sure I track rotation, use, and inventory. I like to try three new recipes each week and like to try new foods and ingredients.

The great outdoors takes a big chunk of time during garden season. At least an hour of exercise 5 mornings a week from 4-5 a.m. - in our basement and/or outdoors.

I've finally cut back on my volunteering so I can spend more time at home doing things I enjoy.

jemdandy - My last PC was a reconditioned business model and I got it inexpensively through hubby works. NO GAMES!!!! If I want to play solitaire I have to find a deck of cards now..... No more time-sucking "free cell" (LOL), but I did love it so.....

I'm either online or colouring.