just don't know what to do with myself

[cosmolinguist]

I'm so glad I took Friday off work. It was so good for me it was starting to feel like a medical necessity.

And it meant yesterday felt like Sunday already.

Today I've rested enough that I feel good. Well, I feel bored, but that's because I still haven't learned how to have hobbies.

Last year the physio, making small talk, asked me what my hobbies where and I was like "...I have a dog?"

It made sense in my head: the time and energy most people could devote to hobbies were devoted in my case to Gary.

Now I have energy for hobbies and a dog. But acquiring either is not easy.

(I have been missing him a lot today, perhaps because there is time and space. V said they got bored when we were in the Canaries and I chuckled but also I totally understand.)

I am extroverted enough to feel drained by my relative lack of social interactions lately, but also lately when I try to be around people I am immediately exhausted by it, go quiet, and don't get the recharge that I hope for.

Comments

[silveradept]

Oh, that's rough, having all the time and none of the inclination. But also, it's no fun when the batteries are supposed to be recharged by things and instead they play dead.

[otter]

I'm glad you got some rest. Is your interest in lawn care/gardening enough to consider it a hobby? or does it land as a chore.

[cosmolinguist]

I'd say it's a chore: V is the hobbyist; they have the knowledge and the enjoyment. I don't have that understanding and just do the physical stuff: lifting heavy things, mowing the lawn... I do it cheerfully, but I wouldn't say it's a hobby, it's a chore.

Excellent question though, thank you for the suggestion. :)