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combating boredom

today i took the kids to the library hoping the change of scenery might help to break up the monotony of my life a bit.  it didn't really work but the kids had a reasonably enjoyable time. 

when play money is limited, when the ground is frozen and the air barely breathable, boredom is inevitable.  how do you combat it?

i need some ideas and they must not include "craft-time" with kids.  the kids are perfectly capable of entertaining themselves.  there's grafitti all over the basement to prove it.   brooklyn and gavin are especially good friends lately and this comes in handy. 



oh, i miss the sun.  i'd like to start planning for a vegetable garden but i know zilch about such things.  any tips?  maybe i should take up sewing?  though that would require a sewing machine and talent.  i need a hobby.

thank goodness brooklyn needs a ride to dance and the car needs gas.  this gives me a couple of things to look forward to for the remainder of today.  oh, and dinner.  i'm planning on cooking dinner.  that will be fun.

hope your day is more exciting than mine.
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Laura Kaplan said…
What did people do to entertain themselves before electricity? I have the vague impression that they read out loud to each other, sang songs, played musical instruments, put on plays, played games like chess or checkers...Little House on the Prairie stuff. :) When I'm bored, I read, exercise, cook, do housework, make beaded jewelry, bounce aimlessly around the internet...I've also gotten pretty good at playing hearts on my cellphone. Have also done word puzzles & sudoku, and am trying to learn sign language. All that and I haven't done the one thing I really would like to do with my time - write a book.
January 26, 2010 at 10:28 PM
Chris said…
knitting is less expensive than sewing by machine. There's a great organisation that sends hand-knit bears to kids with HIV. Email me and I'll fill you in. I imagine you can find lots of washable, acrylic yarn and supplies at second hand shops.
Chris
February 5, 2010 at 9:36 AM
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