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Post by Zee on Dec 14, 2022 20:48:14 GMT
For me, it's sleeping most of the day, then suddenly coming alive and feeling a violent need to be PRODUCTIVE.
If I can get two or more things done at once, even better. (Like cleaning while making an important phone call, or walking on the treadmill while taking a Spanish lesson.)
Right now my dollhouses are mostly in storage (but, basement is almost finished and I can start moving my craft stuff back in, woo hoo!) and I don't scrap anymore though I'd like to again one day. I'm currently pouring candles and learning all about wicking, FO ratios, various wax blends, etc.
I made over 150 candles in tins to give to staff in their stockings. (Insane, but I'm calling it "research")
Every once in a while I put together an artsy shadow box filled with things I found like bones, shells, feathers, seeds, rusty metal, wasp nests, dead insects, etc. I love those.
I may open up a craft booth at next year's fall festival, timing it before Halloween so my creepy artwork seems normal and might sell 😂🤔
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Post by cindyupnorth on Dec 14, 2022 20:50:57 GMT
I read 2Ps, facebook. I scrapbook but mainly on the wkends. I work full time, so I like to just relax on wkdays, and do more on the wkends. I read quite a bit, mainly fiction. Play games and watch tiktok on my phone. During the summer I will flower garden.
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Post by ~summer~ on Dec 14, 2022 20:53:37 GMT
Is downtime anything that isn’t working, exercising, chores or errands?
If so then I waste time online (ahem 2peas), watch tv, read, and I see my friends a lot. But I also run and walk a lot in “free” time - and I do a barre class now every day after work (hello empty nest I love you)
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Post by disneypal on Dec 14, 2022 20:54:39 GMT
I tend to do multiple things at once...for example...in my downtown, I will watch TV, but I can't just sit and watch. I have to be crocheting, knitting or coloring while watching.
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RosieKat
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Post by RosieKat on Dec 14, 2022 20:54:42 GMT
I've been having a really mentally and emotionally draining year, so my down time is largely trying to get my brain back to normal and get some introverting done in an environment where it's not really possible. This means I spend way too much time Facebooking or Peaing or the similar. At night, I try to cocoon and read a lot. Up until now, I've been very productive and interested and learning and doing.
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 14, 2022 23:51:42 GMT
My normal weekend starts off with a couple of cups of coffee, reading 2 Peas. If the weather is nice, DSO and I will sit outside listening to our favourite weekend radio programs, and I will Pea and scrapbook on my MacBook. If the weather is cold and wet, I will Pea and scrapbook on the couch while watching TV.
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Post by myboysnme on Dec 15, 2022 0:13:57 GMT
I love to read, watch my DVR shows, surf the net and nap.
If I have any time and opportunity I like to scrapbook.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Dec 15, 2022 0:27:37 GMT
Online......reading social media & message boards, pinterest, looking something up, doing bills, etc...
Scrapbooking or organizing my scrapbooking stuff.
Reading ebooks on the Library website.
Chores.
Puttering around my little home.
Going out and about.
Errands.
Occasionally napping.
I go to the gym, not as much as I should. Not my favorite thing to do, but necessary.
Devoting time and attention, to my well being-emotional and mental health.
Socializing with others (although since covid started, that has been infrequent).
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Post by lisae on Dec 15, 2022 1:03:44 GMT
Mostly in my craft room. I quilt, paint watercolors, make cards, and occasionally scrapbook. I've started doing YouTube videos again. I also stream shows. I knit while watching regular TV. I talk to a couple of friends on the phone once or twice a week. I visit here regularly when I check email and news online.
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 15, 2022 1:11:22 GMT
Driving kids to soccer? That is pretty much my non-work time.
But if I'm actually gifted with free time, I read, exercise, and knit, mostly.
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Post by peasapie on Dec 15, 2022 1:13:51 GMT
I love new crafting things. This year I've been on a seashell bent -- decoupaging them, making Christmas ornaments from them, painting with pearlized paint and making napkin rings, etc. I love doing new things - and after a while I wear myself out with the novelty of that and move on to something else.
For a while I was on a reading binge, but lately I feel like I've read almost all of the recent (past 3-4 years) books that I'm interested in reading.
And I spend too much time playing a game called Kings Ransom. I'm going to need an intervention...
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Post by stingfan on Dec 15, 2022 1:20:44 GMT
Seems like I've always got a home renovation project going. Next up is re-staining dining chairs that dh just stripped and rebuilt. I like to listen to audiobooks or podcasts while working.
Baking
Hiking
Playing piano
Working out - I take lots of group exercise classes. So I get in some social time then too.
Watching TV and TikTok 🤣
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Post by janeliz on Dec 15, 2022 1:32:39 GMT
If I’m feeling the need to really power down and recharge, I read, listen to a podcast, or stream something on my iPad. I rarely do any crafts these days.
If I have some free time, but feel a need to be productive, then I usually do what I call “puttering around”. I turn on the tv to something mindless, and I rearrange the coat closet or sort coins or something kind of mindless like that. Take a little break, watch some tv, then get back to “work”.
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Post by anaterra on Dec 15, 2022 1:39:52 GMT
I work 4 on n 4 off... my 1st off day i am off my phone and tablet and spend the day doing chores... laundry, kitchen, bathroom n floors!!!
The other 3 days... i have several message boards i catch up on.. i go to the throughout the week but really really catch up on my days off..
I diamond paint, scrapbook, read (tablet) and bead on felt... during my days off i do a step work out or walk treadmill...
Last day off i prepare our breakfast n lunches for the next 4 days
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Post by paget on Dec 15, 2022 1:44:42 GMT
Look at my internet stuff on my phone
Scrapbook - actively or sitting in my room watching you tube videos about it or planning/organizing
Work out- I do a combo of stuff daily (yoga, strength, spin, barre, walk)
Play with my dogs
Do things with dh- make plans for house we are building, try new restaurants, play games
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 15, 2022 1:49:24 GMT
I read, play crossword puzzles, exercise, study French and meet friends for lunch and/or happy hour. I have a lot of free time now that I am retired and the kids are grown.
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Post by Mystie on Dec 15, 2022 2:02:21 GMT
I read, cross stitch, look at Reddit and other social media, listen to podcasts, organize things, look at vintage cookbooks, have coffee with friends. I've fallen out of the walking habit but want to get back into it in January and maybe do a walking journal to make it more fun.
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Post by greendragonlady on Dec 15, 2022 2:04:21 GMT
Playing World of Warcraft
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Post by chaosisapony on Dec 15, 2022 2:50:27 GMT
I nap a lot. My down time is really re-charge time so that means I spend a lot of it sleeping and in general just relaxing. If I have enough time that I get to the point I feel rested I like to do various crafts, acrylic painting, reading, and gardening.
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Post by Zee on Dec 15, 2022 4:02:07 GMT
I've been having a really mentally and emotionally draining year, so my down time is largely trying to get my brain back to normal and get some introverting done in an environment where it's not really possible. This means I spend way too much time Facebooking or Peaing or the similar. At night, I try to cocoon and read a lot. Up until now, I've been very productive and interested and learning and doing. I'm 😔 sorry. Didn't want to hit "like" for this but didn't want to skip you ❤️ |
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Post by dewryce on Dec 15, 2022 4:04:26 GMT
I read and watch sports.
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Post by bc2ca on Dec 15, 2022 4:21:20 GMT
Depending on my mood, I read, craft, meander the internet looking at recipes, home decor and/or crafting projects (knitting, crossstitch, scrapbooking), go for lunch/coffee with a friend or pick a neighborhood to poke through little stores and junk/antique shops.
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Post by tanya2 on Dec 15, 2022 5:07:07 GMT
I read a lot, I watch way too much tv, spend a bunch of time online on fb insta peas etc, playing games on my iPad while watching tv, hang out in the pool sunbathing & reading when at our vacation house, and in the summer I golf as much as I can. Actually in the winter I golf indoors once a week too. And this year I spent a lot of time renovating & redecorating the main floor of our house, next year the focus will be on the upstairs. And we like to travel a lot so I spend a bunch of time online researching stuff for that.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 15, 2022 5:21:36 GMT
I spend a good bit of time reading about current news/political stuff online, dropping in here when I’m bored but don’t have enough time between tasks to actually accomplish something, watching YouTube tutorials for sewing, Procreate, cookie decorating or 3D printing, collecting recipes I may or may not ever make, actually sewing something, or doing the occasional craft project. I also read a little bit every night with my DD. I haven’t done any scrapbooking in a long time but eventually want to get back into it when I have more free time and my studio is more organized. I’ve been working on that a little bit too.
I don’t really watch TV or movies all that often but my DH does and I sit in the same room while he watches. I only halfway pay attention to it.
ETA: We spent a LOT of time this year finishing projects at our cabin. It will be nice to be able to go there and not have a laundry list of things that still have to be done!
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Post by pantsonfire on Dec 15, 2022 5:36:46 GMT
Snuggling with Toby.
Playing a mind strategy game.
Word search.
Crafting - scrapbooking, card making, stamping, mixed media.
Photography - trying to get out more again with ds in school to take nature photos.
Watching cooking videos.
Listening to and watching ASMR videos. Recently got into that and enjoy 1 particular channel.
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Post by ntsf on Dec 15, 2022 5:45:17 GMT
scrapping, sewing (though I want to do more) a lot of household management and person management (I handle the money for my sister, arrange all her appts, etc problem solve, etc and I also do the same for my adult child) organize photos and genealogy, watching hgtv, and taking care of my husband. I also read a lot, mostly history, and plan the next travel trips.. and waste too much time on news.
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Post by mikklynn on Dec 15, 2022 12:28:55 GMT
I read, play games on my phone, scrapbook, or putter around the house. I have a lot of time spent waiting for my grandson to get done at hockey practices.
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Post by sawwhet on Dec 15, 2022 13:27:09 GMT
I have too many hobbies.
Wintery months: crochet, puzzles, reading, walking, photography, general crafts, hiking, snowshoeing, yoga
Warmer months: hiking, kayaking, camping, reading, photography, bird watching, cycling, MLB games on tv, attending MLB games, travelling
The only tv that I watch is the news and sports. My friend and I spend about time each week hiking and looking for owls to photograph.
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Post by Linda on Dec 15, 2022 14:45:18 GMT
FB/TwoPeas; scrapbooking, cardmaking, sewing, genealogy, reading, organising my mum's and mil's photos and documents, hanging with the kitties, walking
if it's time with the family? we like jigsaw puzzles, card games, board games, I'll occasionally watch a show with them but they're the TV people not me (last I watched was Andor)
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Post by Merge on Dec 15, 2022 14:55:03 GMT
Time online, reading, playing guitar and/or bass, walking (usually listening to audiobooks while doing so). TV once in a while. During baseball season we do watch a lot of that. I also mess with my plants.
I ordered a bunch of seeds and plan to start my own plants during the winter, and do more gardening in the spring.
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