What to do?

[mkendrick]

I am finding myself extremely bored and uninterested lately. Things just seem to be too routine without anyone else living here now. Even when my 2 daughters moved away my son and I would watch hockey together fairly often. I find myself even missing our arguments about him wanting to stay up all night and throw parties. At least then I had something to do! I tried going down to the local pub but that's just not for me anymore.


What activities or hobbies did you start after your kids left?

[MaryB]

Oh yes, we are social creatures and do not do well alone (at least I dont).  Yep you will have to find something to get involved in..  do you play cards?  What about church?  I am busy busy with church, and I know there are Euchre games here too.  Ah we'll find something that works.  I mentioned to another poster  www.pogo.com  that has games and such, where you can play with other people for some chit chat.. 

[Layla]

I am struggling with that, too. Things seem so mundane now that my daughter has gone off to college. I keep thinking about trying to join some local groups, but I haven't done it yet. I think I'm in a bit of a rut.

Is there a hobby you've always wanted to start? Or maybe a language you've always wanted to learn? My local community college offers a lot of classes for adults - things like knitting, learning how to network, animal communication, etc. I may check out a class or two and see if that sparks my interest.

[mkendrick]

Thanks for the suggestions. I have always wanted to learn how to speak French but was never very good at it during school.  Perhaps I will take a look at some local classes and see what speaks to me. Church is another option for me to consider. I've never been very active in the church community but I'd imagine they are very welcoming of volunteers. Not to mention there might be some study groups geared towards people my age. I will look into these and get back to you!