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Discussion Boards => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Cbsteffen on May 07, 2019, 03:16:34 pm
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I used to like reading, but now it feels like a chore. Have you ever felt the same way about any hobby?
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I kind of feel the same about reading. Loved to read as a kid, but school kind of made it seem like a chore to the point where I barely ever sit down and read an actual book anymore.
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I rarely sit and ready anymore who has the time with so much going on in life but I do and have been known to listen to audio books in my car while driving or with headphones when doing chores
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Uh life in general. I don't know I don't enjoy much of anything anymore since my mom and husband passed away. I have two grown sons but not that close to them anymore I don't know. Like a lot of you I was an avid reader when young but have trouble with my eye sight now so it makes reading difficult to enjoy. Ooooh I am feeling way too negative now so lol guess I will leave this well enough alone.
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I like reading...what I do not like is lengthy and boring books. I just do not waste my time that way.
I love to read because it is the only way be informed and acquire knowledge. I usually read summaries
because they are more effective than long books.
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I like reading, but lately I have not gotten into it. I really do not enjoy long trips in a car, i used to love them and did not care always was an adventure, but now I find them long and tiring
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I used to love to play the piano but now practicing the piano seems like a real chore and so I just don't do it anymore. Of course, I am gradually losing my ability to play well by not practicing, but that's just the way it is.
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I used to love watching television before but now no. All reality shows and commercials . SO now I just read and sleep.
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It doesn't seem like I ever have the extra time to read. I do read my Bible every morning during my personal devotionals and catch up on the news on the internet but that is about all I read.
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I use to enjoy a lot of things, now everything seems so blah. maybe it'll change.
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Uh life in general. I don't know I don't enjoy much of anything anymore since my mom and husband passed away. I have two grown sons but not that close to them anymore I don't know. Like a lot of you I was an avid reader when young but have trouble with my eye sight now so it makes reading difficult to enjoy. Ooooh I am feeling way too negative now so lol guess I will leave this well enough alone.
I feel the same. Although my hubby is still living, I'm alone from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. He's in his garage all day doing "things." People bring their stuff to him to fix while a lot of personal stuff isn't fixed. I quit asking for gutters and downspouts for the house long ago(never had them on this place) so the porch walkway and the wood siding is rotted or slick with green "algae" halfway up the walls. So I don't care anymore. I'm not close to the boys either. They'll visit at the garage but never come in to say hello. I never know when they're here. I can't see the garage from here and the only way I know is when hubby tells me. I love genealogy but haven't been able to keep up on it because I need to keep trying to find a job and/or make some money on sites like this.
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I used to enjoy exercising but as I've gotten older it's just not something I enjoy, it's more of a chore now.
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I used to be an avid bowler as a kid. I absolutely loved it until I started competing in college bowling. Then team politics took away my enjoyment of it. I've gone a few times since I quit, but it isn't the same as it used to be and I don't know if it ever will. :'(
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I used to enjoy exercising but as I've gotten older it's just not something I enjoy, it's more of a chore now.
I think I know what you mean. When you force somebody to get involved in something, you make him/her hate such a thing. I was so close to hating taking stairs in school when my father wore me out by making me do so!
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I used to thrive on walking. I was into counting steps before it was cool. However, the internet age has consumed me and I find myself content to sit for hours at a time. Actually, doing these surveys has made me realize the trade off of time-for-money surveys versus breaking up the day with regular movement, especially a commitment to walk at least five evenings a week.
This is a good forum topic because it's thought-provoking to me. :moneymouth:
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I'd have to agree with others that have said reading. The books I want to read seem to be in small print and my eyes have difficulty reading.
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I guess I would have to say spending the day at the beach. I have to be so careful about skin cancer, its kind of off my list. I will walk on the beach early in the day and in the evening!
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Same here, been to school so I can say hay if you read the same book we can talk about it lol. fingers aren't as they were.
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I don't really enjoy going out and partying like I used to. And I don't like to bake as much as I used to.
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I have a lot of things I dislike doing now that I really enjoyed doing when I was younger. I'm not sure if it's just that I am getting older or what?
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I love to read and just got 5 books from library today I guess I still enjoy mostly everything I do and have done in the past
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I don't like driving anymore. What's crazy about that is it really isn't the driving that bothers me - I actually like driving but I hate sharing the road with others who just don't have any respect for life - theirs or mine. >:(
It seems like almost every time I'm in a car, either alone or with my husband, some idiot does something totally stupid and we come close to having an accident.
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Still love to read but not much time for that anymore. Life keeps me so busy.
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I used to enjoy reading books but not anymore. I read some magazines and do most of the reading online now.
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I used to like going to concerts and the movies. However now I don't have the time or money to go.
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i don't do as many crafts anymore. i used to knit and cross stitch etc. lack of time, eye sight and an inability to sit for long periods of time are the main reasons :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
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I can't really think of anything like that.... everything seems like a chore anymore when you just don't have time.
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I used to like going Christmas shopping, but now it just feels stressful trying to pick the perfect gift and not trying to spend too much money. It also seems like things get sold out fast.
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I don't like going out to clubs and not putting salt in my food, health requires me not to do that anymore, but getting use to it.
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I don't enjoy social events anymore such as cookouts, holiday parties although I went to a get together last night only because I was invited. It was kinda fun.
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For me it would be playing football, I have not touched one in years yet I played so much back when I was a teen.
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I do not like going to the movies anymore...
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I used to enjoy reading a good book and playing videos. But the stresses of finances, school, and work are making these activities less enjoyable. Hopefully, someday soon, I will be able to find some joy out of them again.
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Talking on the phone
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I have gone through that with reading but have recently picked it up again. I slowly started to enjoy it again with the right books. You have to find what works for you and know that you are not being forced to read at certain times.
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I used to enjoy just watching tv. Can't do it anymore. I have to be doing something else while I'm watching.
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I used to like watching NFL and Nascar, but I can't watch them any more. Lost all interest in these sports.
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I used to love Disney, but grew jaded because of how they're basically buying everything. It's a little too much.
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Reading, writing, and occasionally photography.
I could read 15 books a month, write endlessly, and take a million pictures (ok, maybe not a million). Now it's just... ugh. I never read. I think it's been a year since I finished a book. I have about 10 started though. I rarely write on my blog. It's about 1 post every 3 months. And photography... I always wanted to turn it into a freelance job. I'm at the point where I could go, make it legal, buy insurance, and do it full time. I've only worked with family and friends, but through word-of-mouth and previous inquiries... I could do it. But keeping track of every single expense and source of income for taxes... scheduling and sticking to it... it just sounds exhausting for me right now.
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movies and some social events. I have diabetes so i dont feel motivated anymore like i used to
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Doing surveys..... :P
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I used to love scrapbooking. I was diligent about my photo's. My 2 older children have pristine photo scrapbooks of there first year. My youngest doesn't have anything tangible. Everything is on a memory card these days. The idea of sitting down scrapping now seems so mundane, wasteful and time consuming. Although she would probably enjoy the activity so maybe I'll suggest we work on it together before she gets to old and doesn't enjoy it either.
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I use to love watching the Atlanta Braves when they were on their way to the World Series for the first time. I was so into it that nothing else existed. Now I can not stand to watch them anymore. Maybe it is because they always throw their good chances away when they are so close to being on top.
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I used to like to run at least 15 miles a week. In fact, I did that for over 10 years. But now I have difficulty even getting myself out the door for a 2 mile walk. I think up all kinds of excuses not to do it.
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I still enjoy most of the things I ever did reading, playing piano, walking What I really hate is shopping
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the heat..i am hypothyroid so i have always enjoyed the heat..even cold sometimes in our muggy humid south carolina heat..but getting older and health conditions now, i just cannot take it anymore
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Going on wild crazy rides at amusement parks; when I was younger I would hop on most rides for the adventure; now that I am retired, I just want something mild that stays on the ground, the merry go round is fine for me : :)