Please give me ideas on how to fill my time

Now that I’m on disability I can only work at most 20 but I’ve been doing closer to 15.

I haven’t had this much free time in yearsss. I have hobbies, guitar art and video games, but those get old too.

I’m going to buy a cello with disability back pay and that will help.

But what else can I do? I’m also trying to add in exercise slowly.

What do you do in your free time? This forum is nice but still bores me sometimes. I’m bored super easily.

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I paint miniatures and read. Although, I have not been doing much of either of them over the last few days.

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Do one of those reverse coloring books @Pandy does.

When I’m bored,

I play the sims.

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I’m reading a book a little at a time. Are you able to read?

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An online class fills my time.

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I sleep ha. Clozapine making me sleep about 11 hrs a day. Got it down from 12 yay.

I go for a jog once in a while.

I work for 16 hours a week as a cashier.

I like some nightlife I visit the bar to socialize.

Sometimes I get bored and I take my car for a spin. I kept driving past the high school football games down the road almost went and watched one once.

For a little while I was practicing piano at the church.

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Not really unfortunately. I was thinking of trying an easier book I’ve already read though. Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

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I play video games to pass time but its an expensive hobby.

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I fill my time with Rubik’s cubes. It’s my only real hobby but I love it

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My dad can solve one. I learned how to do 2/3 of it but never got to that last layer (of a typical one)

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I follow courses, walk, exercise, browse this forum, listen to music, chat to family,…

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its not expensive if you play one game

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i find working on a old car to be rewarding. boating or fishing, or if you don’t have money work for the church doing hand man things.

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Learning to cook/bake has been very grounding for me. It also helps with my sensory eating issues. Having a good setup of basic staples is a largeish initial investment, but once you have the basics, it only costs about $3 a month to keep replacing things as you run out. You can experiement with different spice/flavor combinations and invent some really cool and delicious things. Being an active part of the cooking process makes it much more likely that I will enjoy eating the food.

It is a good way to make new friends/show you care. There are lots of volunteer groups around that make home cooked meals for people in need. Friends usually get very excited if you make them a batch of cookies. But you can also just cook/bake for you and for fun.

If you want, I can make a list of basic food staples to keep in stock while learning to cook.

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It sounds like you have plenty to fill your time already. You can learn a new language by CD or computer app or a book. I need to exercise and clean my apartment, but I get by doing no real hard work. I mean I had jobs where I’d wash dishes all night or pots and pans and clean the restaurant kitchen. Those jobs sucked but I was young and able and in time I got used to it. Nowadays I don’t want to mop my kitchen floor or dust and vacuum and clean my bathroom. I’m waiting for management to tell me to. I need a woman around to keep me company while I clean. That would be nice!

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That’s a good idea. I might try to learn how to cook first, seeing as I can only cook simple things. Normally don’t have the spoons to cook but I have been lately

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I spend time to budget my money. Listen to the radio and read up things on the internet. I try to be more active like walking. Quit smoking and better myself.

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Maybe you find pleasure in construction. Maybe landscaping your garden, car,plane ship models to build, puzzles, brainteasers.

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Isn’t it amazing how much more energy you have once you are no longer pouring every ounce of it into survival?

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Yes exactly! I’m so excited to finally be getting my place cleaned up (slowly)

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