do you ever get bored??

affordmylife

i am so bored with my life right now.

i go to work. i come home and cook tea. in the evening i watch tv, knit and go on the laptop. then i go to bed and read for an hour before i go to sleep.

im very fortunately i have a lovely family. a lovely home. a lovely lifestyle.

i admit my job is boring. im a teaching assistant. but other than that i have nothing to moan about so why am i soooo bored???

Seanymph

because you have no challenge there. No ambition. No goals you are working towards.

Have you a 'wish list' you can work towards? Anything you've 'always wanted to do?'

Caroline73_2

Never.

I don't understand boredom as a whole. I can understand a task being boring, but not everything.

I agree with Seanymph about you needing a challenge. I have new hobbies all the time. In the past two years I've taught myself lots of crafts, my current hobbies are cooking and jigsaws.

When I'm bored with those I'll do something else!

fluffnutter

Mainly because life is pretty boring. I like boring though. It's stressful and full of misery that gets me. Find pleasure in the little things. Exciting is over-rated.

fluffnutter

One other thing... are you bored or unfulfilled? There's a difference...

Seanymph

ah see fluff - I took it as unfulfilled.

an9i77

I guess the bright side to boredom is at least you have stability. I used to have quite an unstable life, I moved around a lot, both geographically and my jobs (I was a contractor), lots of new friends/ dates etc but although I wasn't bored, I wasn't happy. Too much stress and change - I was a real change junkie but it got too much.
Now I am older and a little more settled, permanent job, permanent relationship and family, live near some friends I've known for years, don't go out much (have a baby), and I love the stability and permanence.
What I'm trying to say is, maybe the grass ain't greener. Be glad that you are bored!

fluffnutter

Seanymph wrote: »

ah see fluff - I took it as unfulfilled.

And gave great advice accordingly.

fluffnutter

an9i77 wrote: »

I guess the bright side to boredom is at least you have stability. I used to have quite an unstable life, I moved around a lot, both geographically and my jobs (I was a contractor), lots of new friends/ dates etc but although I wasn't bored, I wasn't happy. Too much stress and change - I was a real change junkie but it got too much.
Now I am older and a little more settled, permanent job, permanent relationship and family, live near some friends I've known for years, don't go out much (have a baby), and I love the stability and permanence.
What I'm trying to say is, maybe the grass ain't greener. Be glad that you are bored!

+ 1. My point exactly.

elisamoose

Have broken wrist.Signed off until next x ray. BORED!

affordmylife

thanks everyone. i am unchallenged and unfullfilled.

i have loads of hobbies craftwise and rotate them.

i am settled and happy and love that. i feel stable and comfortable.

i cant think of anything i want to do or achieve at all - maybe im whats boring x