Do you LIKE being busy?

Wilko · Jun 28, 2017

Random one for the good folk of NSC here. Yesterday I finished my job before a long, long summer holiday, what I have noticed however is that fill up my free time with loads of stuff whether that be gym, extra work, sorting stuff out for the flat, meeting friends, day trips whatever but I am finding it increasingly difficult to chill and do nothing! I got offered extra work today and snapped it up rather than enjoying my first day of holidays.

I either find myself feeling guilty if I try to sit down and watch a film (like I am wasting my life) or my mind starts to wander into worry. I do genuinely like being busy and have little tasks and hobbies to complete but also wonder if I am keeping busy to stop the mind wandering.

Anyone else experience this?

BNthree · Jun 28, 2017

Nope, I'm a lazy sod.

banjo · Jun 28, 2017

Sorry &#55357;&#56848; can I tell you later, I'm busy.

Thunder Bolt · Jun 28, 2017

I like wasting time, but I like doing trivial things to waste it. I can't just sit and daydream.

AmexRuislip · Jun 28, 2017

Wilko said:
Random one for the good folk of NSC here. Yesterday I finished my job before a long, long summer holiday, what I have noticed however is that fill up my free time with loads of stuff whether that be gym, extra work, sorting stuff out for the flat, meeting friends, day trips whatever but I am finding it increasingly difficult to chill and do nothing! I got offered extra work today and snapped it up rather than enjoying my first day of holidays.

I either find myself feeling guilty if I try to sit down and watch a film (like I am wasting my life) or my mind starts to wander into worry. I do genuinely like being busy and have little tasks and hobbies to complete but also wonder if I am keeping busy to stop the mind wandering.

Anyone else experience this?

You lucky sod, I'm looking forward to retirement.
You could take up an allotment, if green fingered, join National Trust as a volunteer or some sort of charity work.
The world's your..... :thumbsup:

whitelion · Jun 28, 2017

AmexRuislip said:
You lucky sod, I'm looking forward to retirement.
You could take up an allotment, if green fingered, join National Trust as a volunteer or some sort of charity work.
The world's your.....

Don't know about round your way but there's waiting lists for allotments in Sussex.

My other half and I applied for one in Eastbourne 2008 and there were more than 200 waiting.

Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee · Jun 28, 2017

Chuff chuff
Busy busy
Work work
Bang bang

AmexRuislip · Jun 28, 2017

whitelion said:
Don't know about round your way but there's waiting lists for allotments in Sussex.

My other half and I applied for one in Eastbourne 2008 and there were more than 200 waiting.

Up here (Hillingdon), there are waiting lists for allotments.
But, as with my allotment site, there are unused plots with grass hip height.
Some have people still paying for them and others vacant.
The council's answer is to send a non cultivation order, if no response after a month, another form goes out giving them a months notice to vacate. It's just mad.
If I were you, keep on the local allotment department toes, to let them know you're interested in a plot, it's the only way.
My mate did this when he used to live in Hangleton, kept on at the council, and eventually got one.

carteater · Jun 28, 2017

I'm out of work at the moment and I'm bored out of my mind. It's not even been two weeks...

neilbard · Jun 28, 2017

Nope I'm a lazy Southern Rail train driver on 60k pa why work when you can strike! #bitter :laugh:

Herr Tubthumper · Jun 28, 2017

Yes. I'm totally the same. I really like my work and working, and always fill my non work time with one of my numerous hobbies. Also, and I only came to realize and understand this a few years back, but I always need a bigger over-arching project to provide a bit of purpose and direction to my life. I have a lot of excess energy :smile:

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Stumpy Tim · Jun 28, 2017

Yep I'm the same. Started an MBA last January as a new job and two young kids wasn't enough going on.

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Alba Badger · Jun 28, 2017

I love being busy, just not busy working at my job. Would rather be out walking the dog!

Wrong-Direction · Jun 28, 2017

Christ some of you want to try plumbing, you'll soon want to give that up!

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Badger · Jun 28, 2017

Wilko said:
Random one for the good folk of NSC here. Yesterday I finished my job before a long, long summer holiday, what I have noticed however is that fill up my free time with loads of stuff whether that be gym, extra work, sorting stuff out for the flat, meeting friends, day trips whatever but I am finding it increasingly difficult to chill and do nothing! I got offered extra work today and snapped it up rather than enjoying my first day of holidays.

I either find myself feeling guilty if I try to sit down and watch a film (like I am wasting my life) or my mind starts to wander into worry. I do genuinely like being busy and have little tasks and hobbies to complete but also wonder if I am keeping busy to stop the mind wandering.

Anyone else experience this?

I try and keep busy for just that reason. Unfortunately I find it difficult to find enough things to keep me busy all the time, so inevitably end up worrying about everything.

So my suggestion is: stay busy!

Eeyore · Jun 28, 2017

I'm always busy answering questions like this.

whitelion · Jun 28, 2017

AmexRuislip said:
Up here (Hillingdon), there are waiting lists for allotments.
But, as with my allotment site, there are unused plots with grass hip height.
Some have people still paying for them and others vacant.
The council's answer is to send a non cultivation order, if no response after a month, another form goes out giving them a months notice to vacate. It's just mad.
If I were you, keep on the local allotment department toes, to let them know you're interested in a plot, it's the only way.
My mate did this when he used to live in Hangleton, kept on at the council, and eventually got one.

That was then unfortunately when I was loved up - didn't last much longer. Don't really have the inclination now - that reminds me I must get out in the garden and chop the grass and weeds back - not done since October last year.

AmexRuislip · Jun 28, 2017

whitelion said:
That was then unfortunately when I was loved up - didn't last much longer. Don't really have the inclination now - that reminds me I must get out in the garden and chop the grass and weeds back - not done since October last year.

That's a shame as it's great fun.
We reap all our hard work in trying to win competition :thumbsup:

whitelion · Jun 28, 2017

AmexRuislip said:
That's a shame as it's great fun.
We reap all our hard work in trying to win competition

I was planning retirement and settling down. Got the cat etc. The allotment would have been the icing on the cake as we'd already cultivated her overgrown back garden and wanted to get extra growing area as we're both into fresh veg etc.

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