I totally plan on just kicking around the house all weekend. A little cleaning, a little yard work, a lot of eating!

It's to be our first sunny weekend in ages! Will walk to the farmers' market Saturday morning, maybe take the dogs to their favorite park in the afternoon. No Sunday plans yet.

Little bit of work and little bit of cleaning. Got a new puzzle laid out. So, looking for a stress-free weekend.

A town close to me is having a town wide yard sale. They do it twice a year. My sister and I always go. I just checked the website-113 sales!!!!!!

I rented the movie Red Sparrow to watch 2-nite.

Volunteer! You can find something you love whether it’s a thrift shop, Humane Society, food bank, and volunteer. As for this week, get a jigsaw puzzle.

I am retired and never bored.

Socks, I have a jigsaw puzzle, rolled up in one of those puzzle savers. The puzzle is new and hasn't been touched for 2 or 3 years now. lol

I'm feeling a little bored as well.

last fall I had a company out to blow insulation in to my outside walls. This spring, while getting my back splash tiled I had an electric switch/switches changed, the garage and the outdoor light to the garage side of the wall, and the kitchen ceiling light higher on the same wall that all three were. That is when I found out, there was at least one part of the wall not insulated.

Today they came, and blew some in.

Yikes, what a mess in the garage after. I totally cleaned it out, mounted a shelf up high, organized stuff that had accumulated on the floor, and finally got done around 5.

Made the mix for ice cream, and then went out and mowed the lawn.

All I really had wanted to do was work in my yard.

I am really just about never bored... something always needs doing.

Moni

Sorry about your tree Iris. Socks, I thought about delivering meals to the elderly for years now...so I got the phone number of the organization here and will call them Monday to find out how to volunteer.

Choose two interesting cities or touristic places to go visit that you haven't been to before or recently. No closer to your house than a drive of 3 hours. Go to one for at least 3 days, have fun, go home, then go to the second either before or after the concert. Grab a friend or go by yourself.

I think you've said your daughter is an adult. She can take care of herself or can learn how to. Don't squander your time off, do something for yourself, give yourself a change of scenery to recharge your batteries.

Cleaning the house or working in the yard aren't vacation activities.

Good luck and have fun!

Kathsdgrn, I am feeling for you though. I hate being stuck inside on rainy days. There was a whole week not long ago. Every drawer was organized, every pen tested if it still works and sorted by color. Heck, by the end of that week you could walk around the house with the UV light. Not a droplet of dog slopper left on a wall. No vacation activities, but I was honestly feeling too restless to sit down and do a puzzle or do some cross Stitch

Siting around, bored! Genealogy!! Start researching your family to see how far back you can trace. You'll find connections to history, and you'll learn interesting tidbits of history as you search. This can burn up a lot of time especially when you begin to distrust the data because you found errors.

I second Elmer's suggestions! Since you have so much time, is there anywhere around your area you can take a class is something that interests you? Cooking? Some sort of art or craft? Check your local library to see what they have to offer.

i agree with Elmer, go somewhere where u always wanted to go. visit family, friends. have lunch for friends, make it really nice, "tea party"??!!

if u are involved in your church, see what they have going on.

see what your township has, maybe a bus trip..

I am another one that likes, nope, loves Elmers advice. I only told you about me, cause that sure wasn't what I had wanted to do.

Moni

I love Sock's advice and would add you might consider volunteering for a "get out the vote" organization. They always love to get volunteers and will give you a script if you want to work at a phone bank.

No trips, was supposed to be in Japan right now visiting relatives I've never met in person, but with other stuff going on this year, that didn't happen. I'm now saving for next year. Sjerin, I work answering phones and don't want to do anything with talking to people on the phone. I get enough abuse at my job trying to help people, don't need it when I'm on vacation.

For some reason,Jemdandy, didn't see your comment the first time around.... I did the geneology thing some years ago before coming to a dead end on my father's side. Mother's side impossible to do from the states as they are from Japan. Went out today to take my daughter those cookies I made. Glad I don't have a whole batch left at the house for just me to eat! She was getting ready for work so is feeling somewhat better, still has a cough, though. Went to the library and picked up a book on CD and went back on my way home after taking my daughter the cookies but the book sale was closed already.

Going to spend tomorrow cleaning up the gardens and yard as it will be nice and dry and warm out. Thanks for all the suggestions. Monday I'm calling the food delivery for elderly program for the area.

Take up quilting! You’ll never have enough hours in the day. I’m sorry you’re bored.

Kaths, I think we are missing an important piece to this post. As a matter of fact, it gave me pause, thinking about it.

I hope you can find things to do that you enjoy. Please don't take this the wrong way but, although it is virtuous delivering meals, is this really something you will actually enjoy?

My personal example: I had my Golden certified as a therapy dog. Our job was in the psychiatric unit at a local hospital. I received accolades. My dog was great at this. But.....when I was honest with myself, I didn't enjoy it.

I volunteered for twelve years leading both DD's Girl Scout troops. I really did enjoy this and was also active in the organization taking on many of the chair person roles. I became friends with other leaders, who I am still friends with today.

I think the underlying truth here is that you need to build a better support system and social life for yourself. If you start the process now, it will be in place when you retire.

Eld6161, yes, I think I would like delivering the meals. I miss the interaction with my patients, a lot of them elderly.

Flamingo, sewing machines and me don't get along. My mom was great at making things with her sewing machine, all our clothes, curtains, etc...I didn't inherit her abilities.