Anyone just kinda do nothing?

[herofan]

Compared to other people, I guess I'm the most boring guy in the world. I read and hear about stuff that other people do, which seems normal to them, but about all I do is go to my job, do some farm work, do the things that need doing, like mowing the lawn, and then just kick back and relax. I don't even own a grill.

I might grill out once a year with my brother and a buddy or two, but then I have to borrow a grill. I don't own a boat, go to the lake, go to the beach, hunt, like sports, or anything else. I've done all these things at least once in my life, but apparently none of them floated my boat enough for me to take them up regularly. What I enjoy in my typical spare time is just relaxing, watching a movie on tv, eating out once in a while, and my extra thing that I do on occasion is go to concerts. I saw the Oak Ridge Boys recently, and I'm seeing Josh Turner in a few days.

Maybe part of it is inherited, so to speak. My grandparents wouldn't have given a plug nickle to do anything but stay on the farm. This wasn't so unusual when I was a kid, but it seems everybody these days has to be involved in something all the time, so I guess I'm a little different.

I'm not a workaholic either, but it just seems like a typical life is full of stuff that has to be done, and when it's done, I just like to relax. The thing is, however, I feel like the most content, happiest guy in the world, but I'm not involved in all the stuff that seems to make everybody else happy.

Is anybody else like this, or am I just a happily boring person.

 

[highgrit]

You don't kids, and probably aren't married either. A family keeps a lot of folks on the go. Enjoy it while you can. Maybe you should try wearing shorts once in awhile, might get lucky.

 

[LRTX1]

I don't get overly involved in much. I like to fish and watch ballgames but, that is a very small portion of my time. Mostly a home body. Seems there is always something that needs to be done. I work with some folks that are always on the go doing something. Kind of like their hair is on fire. Must not have many responsibilities away from work.

 

[cowboy43]

I was raised that way, never went on a vacation, school holidays and week ends were to work on the farm, we would go in to eat Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner then back to the pecan orchard to pick up pecans till dark. I never ate in a restaurant till I was about 21 years old. That work ethic was passed on to me, kinda been a problem with the wife, after 47 years of marriage she told me I did not know how to have fun, It dawned on me she was right, the only thing that has slowed me down is age and health, I am who I am and and have enjoyed living my life as I do.

 

[herofan]

You don't kids, and probably aren't married either. A family keeps a lot of folks on the go. Enjoy it while you can. Maybe you should try wearing shorts once in awhile, might get lucky.

Actually, I'm divorced(not proud of that at all), and have two teen kids, a girl and a boy. My son is like me, he just likes hanging out at home. My daughter is involved in a few things at school, but not to extremes.

When people say that someone doesn't know how to have fun, that might be true if they yearn for something more but don't know how to achieve it, but as I said, I'm happy without my hair being on fire all the time.

This may be a little morbid, but an old timer told me once that when we're all in the ground 100 years from now, it really won't matter who saw New York City and who just hung out with their cows.

 

[Aaron]

No different here. Don't do anything but punch cows. Couldn't be bothered going to beach, bars, restaurants, concerts, sport events or much any social outing...minus auction sales - I am a regular at those. As highgrit said, wife and kids might change that, although I would likely pick a woman who is no different. I don't have to worry about that anyways, as I am one of those guys that women get tired of and call 'boring' - even the true farm girls have a cutoff point as to how much time they can spend smelling the back end of a cow. I like some kind of routine, day in, day out. I see guys like me who have picked very outgoing women and there is tension on both ends once there is kids involved, hubby wants to work 24/7 and wifey wants to get out and do things.

So I am boring, predictable and happier than a pig in sh!t.

 

[skyhightree1]

I work 7 days a week somewhere some how... But I have 2 small kids and take them places and do things with them on weekends. I travel some and kids travel more than I do. I typically am always near home but I am rarely just sitting inside doing nothing. Its not about just going to a place and seeing it. I like going to different places and seeing how other people live experience trying new restaurants and foods. I think getting off the farm now and then is a great thing to do personally. To each their own my kids have been to Disney world and sea world more times than I care to admit as well as 6 flags when they have share time in their class many of the kids never have left the state or went more than a hour from here.

 

[greybeard]

Used to have a hobby of sorts, we both drove Pontiac Fieros and that led to going to car shows 2-3 times a year but we got tired of that. Took a vacation this year for the first time in I can't remember but other than that, it's work right here, or work at one of my sisters' places. My kids are all grown, have kids of their own and all live out of state--suits me fine too.

 

[hillsdown]

Boring is not normal, your life should not be boring because boring will lead to unhappiness and unfulfillment. So I think some of you are using the word " boring " out of context . :tiphat:

You can have a routine but your life should be full. If you are happy with your life then who is to say what is boring and what is not . I like routine , I do best with a routine but my life is far from boring and I challenge a lot of so called "jet setters" to spend one week in my shoes . It is not boring ,quite the contrary ;-) It may not however be their cup of tea and 20 years ago if someone told me that I would be home most of the time operating a cattle ranch and my favorite shoe was a pair of runners not stilettos, I would have told them they were nuts . :???:

If you are happy then that is really all that matters at the end of the day, each life is different and it would be boring if we were all the same . ;-)

 

[herofan]

Boring is not normal, your life should not be boring because boring will lead to unhappiness and unfulfillment. So I think some of you are using the word " boring " out of context . :tiphat:

You can have a routine but your life should be full. If you are happy with your life then who is to say what is boring and what is not . I like routine , I do best with a routine but my life is far from boring and I challenge a lot of so called "jet setters" to spend one week in my shoes . It is not boring ,quite the contrary ;-) It may not however be their cup of tea and 20 years ago if someone told me that I would be home most of the time operating a cattle ranch and my favorite shoe was a pair of runners not stilettos, I would have told them they were nuts . :???:

If you are happy then that is really all that matters at the end of the day, each life is different and it would be boring if we were all the same . ;-)

I agree about the word boring; I just threw that out, but I'm actually not bored at all; I'm not sure I ever experience the feeling of boredom. I just realize that most people have to be on the go or involved in something all the time to not be bored, whereas I don't. I've seen some people that get bored if they are idle for 15 minutes. I'm glad I'm not like that.

I suppose the reason I don't do a lot of stuff is because I don't require it, I don't get bored.

Like I said, I'm not even sure I know what bored is. I know that most people equate it with low activity or being involved in something they don't care for, but as far as experiencing it, I don't think about it.

 

[Aaron]

Boring is not normal, your life should not be boring because boring will lead to unhappiness and unfulfillment. So I think some of you are using the word " boring " out of context . :tiphat:

You can have a routine but your life should be full. If you are happy with your life then who is to say what is boring and what is not . I like routine , I do best with a routine but my life is far from boring and I challenge a lot of so called "jet setters" to spend one week in my shoes . It is not boring ,quite the contrary ;-) It may not however be their cup of tea and 20 years ago if someone told me that I would be home most of the time operating a cattle ranch and my favorite shoe was a pair of runners not stilettos, I would have told them they were nuts . :???:

If you are happy then that is really all that matters at the end of the day, each life is different and it would be boring if we were all the same . ;-)

I agree about the word boring; I just threw that out, but I'm actually not bored at all; I'm not sure I ever experience the feeling of boredom. I just realize that most people have to be on the go or involved in something all the time to not be bored, whereas I don't. I've seen some people that get bored if they are idle for 15 minutes. I'm glad I'm not like that.

I suppose the reason I don't do a lot of stuff is because I don't require it, I don't get bored.

Like I said, I'm not even sure I know what bored is. I know that most people equate it with low activity or being involved in something they don't care for, but as far as experiencing it, I don't think about it.

That's how I usually define it. I get bored by sports and being around most people talking about the downfalls of their occupation.

 

[greybeard]

If you just kinda do nothing all the time, how do ya know when you're finished?

Am I overthinking this--again? A relapse.
Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life? It was mine, and the life of all those I thought about......................................................

"It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then just to loosen up. Inevitably, though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker.

I began to think alone, "to relax," I told myself -- but I knew it wasn't true. Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time.

That was when things began to sour at home. One evening I turned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent that night at her mother's.

I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don't mix, but I couldn't help myself.

I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau, Muir, Confucius and Kafka. I would return to the office dazed and confused, asking, "What is it exactly we are doing here?"

One day the boss called me in. He said, "Listen, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your thinking has become a real problem. If you don't stop thinking on the job, you'll have to find another job."

This gave me a lot to think about. I came home early after my conversation with the boss. "Honey," I confessed, "I've been thinking..."

"I know you've been thinking," she said, "and I want a divorce!"

"But honey, surely it's not that serious."

"It is serious," she said, lower lip aquiver. "You think as much as college professors and college professors don't make any money, so if you keep on thinking, we won't have any money!"

"That's a faulty syllogism," I said impatiently.

She exploded in tears of rage and frustration, but I was in no mood to deal with the emotional drama.

"I'm going to the library," I snarled as I stomped out the door. I headed for the library, in the mood for some Nietzsche. I roared into the parking lot with NPR on the radio and ran up to the big glass doors. They didn't open. The library was closed.

To this day, I believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that night. Leaning on the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra, a poster caught my eye, "Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life?" it asked.

You probably recognize that line. It comes from the standard Thinkers Anonymous poster.

This is why I am what I am today: a recovering thinker. I never miss a TA meeting. At each meeting we watch a non-educational video; last week it was "Porky's." Then we share experiences about how we avoided thinking since the last meeting.

I still have my job, and things are a lot better at home. Life just seemed...easier, somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking.

I think the road to recovery is nearly complete for me."

 

[torogmc81]

To most people I come off as boring, but I don't care about most people. I'm probably not as boring as you describe hero. Vacations are my big question mark. Why do I want to spend money on going somewhere to relax? I don't get it. Relaxing at home costs 90-95% less than traveling somewhere to do pretty much the same dang thing. My wife and I butt heads on that subject matter.

Only been to one concert, Aerosmith, it was ok, but don't see why I can't listen to the same dang thing on the radio.

We go to a few Cardinals games a year. PBR in STL in Februray is a date tradition for me and the wife.

But I agree with ya. I see nothing wrong with wanting to be home and at the farm a majority of the time. That's why they call it HOME. Call me a homebody, boring, whatever, fine by me, to each their own.

 

[Bigfoot]

There is nothing wrong with enjoying leisure time. I wish that I had done more of it over the years. I wouldn't say I just relax on my free time, but a person is the last thing I want to see on my time off. My grandfather went to town 2 or 3 times a year. I retire in about 5 years. I'll probably adopt that philosophy.

 

[TexasBred]

Watched my dad work like a dog all his life and even he told me to make time for the family and enjoy life. We made sure we took the kids on vacation every year, and still do some traveling with my wife and we love it. Being retired I have a lot more time for those things now. I thoroughly love being at home doing things but never anything I consider "work". It's just something needs doing or I want to do. If I don't do it the world won't end. We eat out 2-3 night a week but nothing exotic. Only grill I have is a gas grill and it works fine for me. No boats, no campers, no big ass smokers and no debt. I see a lot of folks with all that shyt parked out beside their single wide mobile home and their big car. Of course I see a lot of big house, big cars, and big operations also so deep in debt they'll never have time to relax.

Life is short and time flies. Enjoy it doing what you enjoy.

 

[cow pollinater]

I'm doing nothing today. I bred enough cows this morning that I'll allow myself to sit and vegetate for a while. I do have irrigation water running in the trees though so I'm being passive in my productivity.

 

[slick4591]

My MIL calls it laziness, and definetly includes me in that category. I do what I want, when I want and don't give a rat's butt what anyone thinks. My place doesn't lack attention nor does the farm. I build fence and do farm clean up work when the opportunity is there, but because I'm not out there in the trenches 5 days a week, I'm lazy. Oh, I have two smokers and a grill. :mrgreen:

 

[M5farm]

It depends on the definition of nothing.
I love being at home . I spend a majority of my time outside working building stuff and it never gets old.I will travel and do stuff but it does not give me the peace I get from being on the farm. I spent yesterday from 630 to 7 pm working in the shop. I was hot tired and wore slam out but my mind was clear and I was happy. Being happy is what's most important. I find if I slow down and read or relax I fall asleep and wake up regretting what I didn't get done.

 

[Hook]

My idea I doing nothing is screwing around with stuff around the house when I want to. Nothing pressing has to be done so I do the stuff that's been on the back burner. Today it's this

Been riding the backhoe since 9am and it was time for a beer break

 

[backhoeboogie]

Y'all need a hobby to keep you from being boring. Ever think of getting some cows!