Michelle T Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I'm sure some of you have very little! But in those rare moments you are not actively involved in child care, housework, schooling, or cooking, what do you do with yourselves? Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Good question. Whenever I get free time I don't really know what to do with it anymore.... Here's what I end up doing, but there are other things I wish I would do instead. Really do: Read a book Watch a movie Play a computer game Wish I would do: Make a walking stick Write stories or poems Draw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Sit here, you silly goose:D! Sewing a little project is something I enjoy if the kids will let me. They always want to help, and then it becomes more like school, and less like down time for me.:001_huh: I love to cook, when I can, again, do it alone :001_smile: I really do like my kids, it just isn't downtime for me if I am teaching them along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Computer, TV, Bible Study, exercise. Usually in that order. :glare: Every once in a while I will move furniture, clean out a drawer, cupboard, or mend clothes. Oh, I left out pray, read, and tap. Edited January 26, 2009 by Lovedtodeath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Play on the computer (lol) Exercise (don't like that one necessarily, but I do it) Read Chat w/ my dh Go to the movies Go to Starbucks Meet a friend Talk on the phone to my sister Watch the birds in the backyard Sit & think (in silence -- no radios or tv or ...) Pet the cats Try to spend a few minutes decluttering Go for a drive (I love driving) w/ my favorite cds in the car Send a note or silly card to a friend Hang out w/ my mom One in awhile -- go shopping (clothes, shoes, or makeup) Research even more hs curriculum choices (haha -- don't we all do this one?) I'd like to take a class of some sort -- maybe an art class of some sort, or beginner tennis or another language or ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I read and knit. I enjoy cooking, too, so that's not really a chore for me. I enjoy sewing as well, but don't have a place right now to set up my machines. Things I'd like to do: Take a knitting class/learn a new technique Take a sewing class/learn a new technique Learn how to play chess Go to a movie - and see something I want to see Spend an afternoon in a book store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Get on the computer, and check 1) my e-mail, 2) Pioneer Woman, and 3) the boards. Edited January 26, 2009 by Suzanne in ABQ What I wrote initially didn't make any sense. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 In my free time...I'm here:-) This is considered doing research for homeschooling, right?? Carrie:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhabelly Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I practice my tai chi, I sing with my local choirsters (two nights/week), I meditate, I practice yoga, and I read. But I never really feel like I have free time because I never do as much of those things as I would like. For example, today I practiced yoga and meditation but never got to my tai chi practice and I didn't read any of "War and Peace." Things I wish I would do: practice piano, learn knitting, practice guitar. Those things RARELY happen these days. What is this "free time" of which you speak? :glare: Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSDCY Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I'm sure some of you have very little!Michelle T When I read the title of your post, I ask myself, "What free time? Do I have free time?":) But when I do have some free time, I: Read magazines, usually cooking/health related, when I need to unwind Read books, when I want to educate myself Come here, when I need ideas Crochet, when I have some emotion to work through (usually hs related) Bake, when I feel like giving dh and ds a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Come here, read books, walk, sing in a choir. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Right now it is the end of summer holidays here, and I have suddenly become absolutely crazy about fermented drinks and foods. I have made real ginger beer, grape cooler, apple cider, sauerkraut, baked capsicum pickle and lots of kefir. Oh, and I have a big jar of mead brewing away too. The book Nourishing Traditions has been my main inspiration but I have also joined lots of Yahoo groups on the topic. Other than that, I play on the computer, read, go for walks, and play on the computer some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runninmommy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I make stained Glass, Mosaics, paint, and draw when I have time. I also love to read and Garden. I am learning about companion gardening right now. I can't wait to try it this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 This has been an issue with me right now. I am finding myself with more free time as my kids have gotten older. My problem is that I don't know what to do with my free time. I exercise but I don't consider that an enjoyable use of my time. I read and I enjoy that but that is all I do. I wish I could do something creative. I just haven't found any thing that I am good at plus find pleasure in. My identity crisis continues. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becca Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Work-out Shop Hang out with friends Read Play on the computer - message boards, facebook, surf Watch Fringe or 24 with my husband Occasional movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia in Tx Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Exercise Knit (very relaxing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 or surf the net, check the boards/blogs I follow. between semesters I read novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jenny Flint Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Things I do daily, or very nearly: practice yoga (more than I used to) read (again, more often) computer time on these boards and facebook (less than I used to) walk with the kids and have a little tea time Things I do weekly, or when I get the chance (planning on developing more real intention to do these things): knit or make something (draw, write, cook, scrapbook etc.) I am also kicking myself much less when I don't get around to doing any of these things. Anything I am doing to develop the habits I find pleasing, is pleasing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmkclscroggins Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 When I have some free time, I like to do this: quilting crocheting read come here and lurk What I'd like to do if I had more time: take a knitting class taking a sewing class melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Because my sons are older, I find I have lots more free time. It is an amazing thing after years of involved homeschool mommy duty. Having drivers in the family and especially ones involved in outside classes and regular sports practices means I have lots more time to myself. At first it was odd. What exactly am I supposed to do now, I thought. Clean house? Ugh. No way. ;) I'm a passionate gardener. In the spring and summer, gardening takes up enough time to become a part time job. I love it. I also write (hopefully will be my new career post homeschooling) and blog. Quilting and sewing are old pleasures I've recently renewed. It is fun to have a machine and craft area all set up. My dh and I recently took a stained glass class and loved it. We are gathering our pennies for the purchase of needed equipment. Dh and I enjoy long fitness walks in our neighborhood and longer hikes at a nearby nature center. Reading is an always and forever pastime. Who could live without reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I like to read, write on our blog, learn German (to speak to my German nieces), take long baths, look on the WTM boards and blogs, listen to Rachmaninov, Sibelius and other romantic types, swim and knit. Most of all I like to curl up with my husband when he isn't working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 If I just have a few moments to steal away then I pop in here or check one of the few blogs I frequent. If I have a few hours I load up the kids and we make an afternoon of thrifting or head to the library or bookstore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Watch movies, read, play online, take pictures, hike, quilt, garden If I had the money and the time, I'd go to more book readings, concerts, and plays, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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