Why am I so bored??!

I hate the word bored.

I hate thinking it, I hate saying it, I hate being it.

Lately I've said this word out loud, and I regretted it immediately. Its like saying an awful curse word in front of your sweet ol' gran and feeling completely shameful after.

I find myself asking others how their weekends were and they are CONSTANTLY saying "oh really busy!" Then listing off all the things they did that weekend, that I would probably do over several months.

This weekend I was sick, so that's a legitimate excuse for not doing anything. BUT on most weekends, I have no response to "how was your weekend" normally I say "relaxing" but what I really mean is "sorta boring".

We don't know what to do with ourselves.

We rent a basement suite, so we don't have really any "household" things to take care of other than the weekly dishes, laundry, and cleaning. But really how long does that take when you live in a basement suite? A lot of people "work in their gardens" or "paint rooms". They keep busy, making their home "homey".

A lot of people have family in the City. Sons and daughters, grand-kids....siblings. That can keep you busy, and it can give you something to pass the time with. We don't have that.

A lot of people go out with their buddies. We don't have too many here and some of my pals work weekends! So its tough to get together sometimes.

Is there just stages in your life that are meant to be boring? Parts in your life when you go to work, and go home and that's your life? I had a little cry in bed confessing this to my loved one last night, and was shocked when he agreed that he was bored too.

I guess you get bored when you don't have much to look forward to. Work can eventually just become work, and home can just become home. Sometimes you need to mix it up a bit.

OR maybe you become bored when you have something BIG to look forward to, but its too far away and you're waiting for it to come. Like vacation in 58 days, as my mum kindly texted me this morning!

Either way it stinks.

SO a few ideas to get over the boredom hump (easier said than done) :

- Get involved in your community.

- Find new hobbies.

- Get more active.

- Join a club.

- Adopt several animals so that they can entertain you and lick away your tears when you are sad.

If you have any ideas for me....feel free to comment and help a sista out!